Professor Richard Fortey delves into the fascinating and normally-hidden kingdom of fungi. From their spectacular birth, through their secretive underground life to their final explosive death, Richard reveals a remarkable world that few of us understand or even realise exists - yet all life on Earth depends on it. In a specially-built mushroom lab, with the help of mycologist Dr Patrick Hickey and some state-of-the-art technology, Richard brings to life the secret world of mushrooms as never seen before and reveals the spectacular abilities of fungi to break down waste and sustain new plant life, keeping our planet alive. Beyond the lab, Richard travels across Britain and beyond to show us the biggest, fastest and most deadly organisms on the planet - all of them fungi. He reveals their almost magical powers that have world-changing potential - opening up new frontiers in science, medicine and technology.

Each year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria, Arizona explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 residents for the annual Spring Break celebration. But then, an earthquake opens an underwater chasm, releasing an enormous swarm of ancient Piranha that have been dormant for thousands of years, now with a taste for human flesh. This year, there's something more to worry about than the usual hangovers and complaints from locals, a new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria.

主持人吉米·多尔蒂走进英国自然历史博物馆的幕后，与博物馆工作人员进行近距离交流，探索该馆浩瀚藏品的秘密。 博物馆幕后是如何运作的？为何要保存7000万余件标本？馆中科学家们的研究工作，与当今世界有何关联？他们为保护生物多样性、防止热带传染病，又做出了何种贡献？ 共六集： 1. Museum in a Modern World.现代世界的博物馆 2. Digging up the Past. 挖掘过去 3. All Creatures Great and Small. 生物无巨细 4. Discovery. 发现无限 5. The Power of Insects. 昆虫力量 6. A Collection for the Future. 未来收藏