SPECTACULAR SIGHTS

Earth From Space, 9pm, BBC1

THE aurora borealis, vast plankton blooms in the ocean and Greenland’s melting ice sheet are some of the events that have to be seen to be believed in this stunning penultimate episode. Focusing on the colours seen from space, scientistss assess the health of our wildlife, and also of human agricultural endeavours (including those of nomadic beekeeper Mr Dai, pictured, as he arrives in Luoping, China, as the rapeseed blooms.