Cottage Life schedule

As the four-month assessment approaches, the handlers test different ways of connecting with their pups; one naughty kelpie gets a devilish new name.

Re-evaluating what we know about evolution, extinction, and animals' sacred roles. Dig up a Canadian dinosaur that sparks questions about fossilization, meet a prehistoric survivor in China, and see the religious parts crocodiles played in Egypt.

Determining if exotic dancer Mata Hari was a spy or just a wartime scapegoat; solving the riddle of Kaspar Hauser, the boy who appeared from nowhere; trying to identify the Man in the Iron Mask, who died in a French prison without revealing his face.

Coming face to face with a superpod of dolphins in New Zealand and examining swirling spirals beneath the surface of the Pacific; learning why the turquoise Strait of Georgia suddenly turns white; spotting a structure that sneaks around the ocean.

Deal with heartbreaking cases, including a bald eagle that has mysteriously lost its ability to fly. Watch over a chilled fawn that won't eat, a hummingbird with dangerously sticky wings, and a snapping turtle that got caught in a city reservoir.

Check in with the Holmes team as they make upgrades to Linda and Stuart's home that will help Linda get back to life after a surprise leg amputation; feel the relief as they create wheelchair-accessible spaces and remove barriers to her independence.

Greeting a stay-at-home mom who's ready to rumble; a pep talk turns around a player's performance; take on mythology, strictly come dancing and literature trivia before one lucky finalist unleashes another 10,000-pound jackpot win.

Coming face to face with a superpod of dolphins in New Zealand and examining swirling spirals beneath the surface of the Pacific; learning why the turquoise Strait of Georgia suddenly turns white; spotting a structure that sneaks around the ocean.

Check in with the Holmes team as they make upgrades to Linda and Stuart's home that will help Linda get back to life after a surprise leg amputation; feel the relief as they create wheelchair-accessible spaces and remove barriers to her independence.

Sandi Toksvig looks at animals that start with the letter P with guests Alan Davies, Phill Jupitus, Danny Baker and Teri Hatcher.

Sandi Toksvig takes a look at the topic of peril with panelists Aisling Bea, Lee Mack, Jason Manford and Alan Davies.

Chase a child carried away by a wave that appeared out of nowhere; feel the shock when a hiker encounters a living, slithering slime ball in the desert; watch a plane's close encounter with a fire-spitting cloud 20,000 feet above the Earth.

A 17th-century Dutch shipwreck, identified as a fluit, is discovered in the Gulf of Finland, offering rare insights into 1600s maritime trade and naval architecture.

Checking out this alien hot spot, where UFO sightings stoke conspiracy theories; analyzing persistent claims of hidden spacecraft, alien autopsies and extraterrestrial technology.

Billy Crystal talks about his psychological drama series,

Racing the clock with cops trying to save a woman in a sinking car; cheering on a marine who pulls a young woman from a burning car; running into an unexpected gatecrasher at a family meal and swimming with some extremely curious locals in Thailand.

Shining the spotlight on an actor who's ready to get in the game; getting wild with an animal-themed question; a geography test.

Check in with the Holmes team as they make upgrades to Linda and Stuart's home that will help Linda get back to life after a surprise leg amputation; feel the relief as they create wheelchair-accessible spaces and remove barriers to her independence.

Chase a child carried away by a wave that appeared out of nowhere; feel the shock when a hiker encounters a living, slithering slime ball in the desert; watch a plane's close encounter with a fire-spitting cloud 20,000 feet above the Earth.

Navigate crushing pressure and unstable geology beneath the Alps as crews carve the world's longest railway tunnel; tag along as engineers use 2,300-tonne tunneling machines and explosives to create a 57-kilometer rail link between Lyon and Turin.

Volunteers unearth tunnel systems, and a sealed burial tomb is found.

Checking out this alien hot spot, where UFO sightings stoke conspiracy theories; analyzing persistent claims of hidden spacecraft, alien autopsies and extraterrestrial technology.

Elevated highways fall, a bridge collapses, and houses plunge into the ocean.

Racing the clock with cops trying to save a woman in a sinking car; cheering on a marine who pulls a young woman from a burning car; running into an unexpected gatecrasher at a family meal and swimming with some extremely curious locals in Thailand.

Determining if exotic dancer Mata Hari was a spy or just a wartime scapegoat; solving the riddle of Kaspar Hauser, the boy who appeared from nowhere; trying to identify the Man in the Iron Mask, who died in a French prison without revealing his face.