5SELECT TV Guide — Monday, 7 September 2026

Ruins from the time before the fall of the Berlin Wall, including a covert Communist base that hid Cold War submarines for Tito and the former HQ of the Soviet Army in East Germany

Ben meets a scientist in Siberia, who gave up his urban life to work in the Russian Arctic on finding ways to reduce the impact of climate change on the permafrost. His project makes use of steam machines and monster trucks, but away from his environmental work, he is working on the idea of bringing the woolly mammoth back from extinction

Ben meets Lucy, who left Britain to start a new life with her husband Tim on New Zealand's North Island. They now live with their two daughters in a yurt beside a river in the middle of 25 acres of woodland they have transformed into a farm. Ben discovers how the forest provides the family with everything they need, getting a taste of their daily routine of chopping wood and foraging for wild foods. He also discovers how the couple are providing their children with an alternative education and the campaign of activism Lucy has embarked on from their wilderness home

The presenter sets sail across the Mediterranean in the wake of Homer's The Odyssey. This epic was written down almost 3,000 years ago, and it has been loved by generations of filmmakers, artists, authors and historians since. Now Dan re-tells the story visiting the harbours, mysterious islands and incredible ancient locations across Greece that inspired The Odyssey

A look at how, at the Battle of Stalingrad, the besieged Soviet Red Army turned the tables on the German Army

Bea tries to comfort Lizzie. Paul asks Bea to canvass the women for ideas on training and activities. During Ros's hearing, Paul recommends maximum punishment