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An Optimist's Guide to the Planet

Factual, Sustainability, Natural World • 1 Season
Thought-Provoking, Informative, Wholesome

Humanitarian, explorer and Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau embarks on a round-the-world adventure, meeting visionary activists and scientists, to discover the brighter side of climate change.

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Big Adventures into Thailand with Sue PerkinsThis Is UsGuy Martin: Proper JobsCooks on FireEndangered Species AotearoaMammalsEarth EmergencyAttenborough's Wild LondonThe Iris AffairExperience AustraliaKid SisterWonders of the Human BodyBuilding SuperhomesFresh EggsPaddy and Chris: Road TrippingRobin HoodAlarmMaking Life on Earth: Attenborough's Greatest AdventureJamie's Money Saving MealsOur Guy in JapanRiot WomenNashvilleThe Other Bennet SisterVoltaire in LoveAttenborough's ParenthoodMission to Space with Francis BourgeoisUnder His CommandThink Like a ForestBig Cats 24/7A Remarkable Place to DieStrange Journey: The Story of Rocky HorrorTedTribe with Bruce ParryJANET JACKSON.The AccidentRomulusDMVGoodbye A.I.Our Guy in ColombiaAfter the PartyIs Your Smartphone Spying on You?Nuclear ForeverStumbleMoko the WorldMake It at MarketBlues On Beale The WivesAdventure Gold DiggersTitanic Sinks TonightDear Beautiful BelovedLaidJamie's Cook-Ahead ChristmasA HoleBird's Eye ViewA Postcard From PyongyangWill AI Take My Job?New Zealand SpyRogue HeroesJames Blunt: One Brit WonderRanginui: Call of the IceLive Aid: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the WorldOur Guy in ChinaDear EnglandAlison Hammond's Big WeekendsFractures

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