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The best science and technology documentaries of 2024

Our television columnist Bethan Ackerley rounds up the year’s best science television, from David Attenborough (who features more than once) to Brian Cox

By Bethan Ackerley

4 December 2024

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The Secret Lives Of Animals

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Asia (BBC iPlayer)
Covering almost a third of our planet, Asia’s biodiversity and vast range of environments were ripe for the David Attenborough treatment. He narrates this seven-part series, which touches on everything from the rocky outcrops that snow leopards call home to cannibalistic cormorants hiding out in the desert.

Social Studies (Disney+/FX)
Technology has reshaped childhood for the first generation of so-called digital natives. This five-parter was filmed in the US in 2021 as schools returned to in-person classes, following the peak of the covid-19 pandemic. It is a…

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