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- StarsPhilippe Cousteau Jr.Delaney ReynoldsTracy FanaraPhilippe Cousteau Jr., grandson of the legendary Jacques Cousteau, explores the most spectacular places - on the earth, inside the earth, and above the earth - in this riveting earth science series.
- DirectorJennifer Anafi-AcquahChris PittStarsRika AndersonMercer BoffeyJames DottinEarly Earth was a hellscape of molten lava and barren rock, bombarded by meteors, with no atmosphere at all. How did our familiar blue sky - the thin, life-giving band of gasses protecting our planet - come to be?
- DirectorKiki LawranceStarsMercer BoffeyPeter Girguis700 million years ago, Earth was a giant snowball cloaked in ice from pole to pole. How did life manage to hold on through this deadly deep freeze, find ways to bounce back, and thrive in the dramatically different world that emerged?
- DirectorKiki LawranceStarsMercer BoffeyFor billions of years, life teemed in Earth's oceans while the land was desolate and inhospitable. See how life made the leap to land, transforming a barren, rocky landscape into the lush, green world we call home.
- DirectorImogen AshfordStarsMercer Boffey252 million years ago, a devastating mass extinction wiped out about 90% of all species on Earth. Follow scientists as they piece together evidence to discover how life survived and set the stage for a new dominant life form: the dinosaurs
- DirectorSophie WalshStarsMercer BoffeyHow did Earth give rise to humans? With stunningly realistic animation, witness the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs, the spread of primates across the planet, and the geologic events that made our species' existence possible.
- DirectorDoug HamiltonStarsJeffrey L. BadaRuth BlakePeter CoveneyMineralogist Robert Hazen explores the role that rocks may have played in the creation of life on Earth.******************************************************
- CreatorDoug Mackay-HopeNick Smith-BakerStarsChiwetel EjioforLilian PinteaJoseph SekarCameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective, revealing new discoveries, incredible colours and patterns, and just how fast it is changing.
- DirectorIain RiddickEarth from Space takes you on an epic quest to discover the invisible forces and processes that sustain life on our planet and, for the first time, see them in action in their natural environment in vivid detail. These truly unique images will explore the deepest mysteries of its existence, raising profound questions and challenging the old assumptions of how Earth's system works.
- StarsDan NachtrabEarthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and extreme weather. Has Earth always been this way? Featuring footage of top geologic hot spots on every continent, the film traces the scientifically-based story of the 4.5 billion-year-old Earth, from the core to the crust and up into the atmosphere.
- StarsRichard HammondJulia DavisRydell DanzieJoin host Richard Hammond on the ultimate engineering project. How to Build a Planet uses stunning interactive CGI to reveal step-by-step how a world is put together. With a little help from the world's top scientists and engineers, Hammond will build the Earth and Solar System piece by piece.
- StarsEzra KnightMichio KakuAlex FilippenkoHumans may think they know about Earth, but there's a lot about the third planet from the sun that most don't. This series takes a look at some of its aspects -- with which the average person may be unacquainted. Computer graphics and scientists reveal new facts about Earth that include rain triggered by cosmic rays, and canyons of gravity that warp space and time. "Secrets of the Earth" explores this world, providing data and inspiring a sense of awe that people usually feel about other celestial bodies.
- DirectorYavar AbbasStarsReg E. CatheyPaul EssiembreAnimated film showing the making of Planet Earth from rocks and dust to our current home, beginning 4.5 billion years ago. Explains the clash with planet Thea, creation of oxygen, initial life underwater and stromatolites. Initial plate tectonics, Snowball earth and the first continents of Rhodinia and Gondwana.
- DirectorYavar AbbasStarsMatt VaskoHow the earth evolved and man's minuscule place in it. Excellent to understand what we know today as our earth's evolution.****************************************************
- StarsIain StewartAli HaleyalurIn each episode, geologist Iain Stewart describes how a certain geological force played a determinant part in human history. Culture may render people less dependent on nature, it still interacts with it, and actually increases the importance of such natural resources as minerals and fossil fuels.
- StarsCorey JohnsonJonathan KeebleTony PraveThe natural wonders of the world are being explained.****
- DirectorPeter ChinnStarsEdward HerrmannGeoffrey BoultonGary StevensA brief account of the Earth's geological progression, from its creation 4.6 billion years ago to scientists' predictions of its demise more than 2.5 billion years in the future.****
- StarsPatricia ClarksonA stunning documentary series about planet Earth.
- StarsMaurice LaMarcheKen CarpenterThe Faces of Earth is a four-part exploration of the Earth's dynamic systems and our connection to them. The planet we live on is a complex system of elements, processes, and interactions that, over the vast expanses of geologic time, have produced the world we know today. The key to understanding Earth is that our planet has not always been like it is today, nor will it remain so in the future; in fact, the only constant on Earth is change.
- StarsIain StewartLeo HouldingVictor BakerIn each episode, geologist Dr. Iain Stewart explains the effects and importance of a specific force of nature, such as wind or volcanism. He also examines the various ways in which it shapes planet earth itself and influences life on it, often in conjunction with other natural forces, and sometimes with lifeforms, as in the 'apocalyptically' grave case of global warming.****
- StarsJeremy VineSeries showing how geological forces shape our planet and how humans, other animals and plants experience and manipulate time.
- StarsChristopher PlummerTsutomu YamazakiJean-Philippe PuymartinOver its more than 4-billion-year history, Earth has been home to repeated violent climactic changes, which have caused mass extinctions. And yet, life has survived.****
- StarsAubrey ManningGeorge PlafkerVincent CourtillotA BBC documentary series on geology presented by Aubrey Manning.****
- StarsRichard Kiley
- StarsMark BazeleyScientists who are experts in natural disasters identify the most extreme catastrophes that have hit the Earth and piece together exactly what happened from the clues left behind in their wake.****************************************************************
- StarsHelen CzerskiDr Helen Czerski presents a new series which shows how new camera technology is revealing the inner workings of some of the Earth's most spectacular natural wonders.
- StarsLeah GoodingLeo HouldingDougal JerramWhat happens when the ground shakes, the seas rise up and the air tears itself apart? The Fierce Earth team move in, taking on the most powerful forces on the planet.
- DirectorKeisuke HatateTomohiro InoueTaro IshiiStarsCraig SechlerRonald WilliamsEarle WilliamsA high-flying weather observation plane skirts the earth-space boundary zone in a search for sprites, which are fleeting flashes that flicker upwards from thunderstorms for a split-second.
- DirectorYavar AbbasStarsJason Alan Carvell
- StarsRichard HammondCindy Van DoverRoland BürgmannUsing state of the art technology, Richard Hammond's Journey to the Centre of the Planet lifts the lid on planet Earth, peeling back its layers to reveal a hugely complex machine unique in our solar system. At first glance, the surface of our planet appears solid and unchanging - but every day there are at least fifty big earthquakes and twelve powerful volcanic eruptions. Using the latest scientific information, we see what's happening beneath our feet and beneath the oceans in a way never seen before. Along his journey, Richard takes the plunge in Iceland, travels into the abyss off the coast of California and sets eyes on bioluminescent deep sea creatures in the depths of Monterey Bay.
- StarsDavid DeKok
- DirectorMartin WilliamsStarsRichard LinternPatrick StewartA fantastical - but factual - journey to the Centre of the Earth.
- DirectorEmma HawleyStarsRob BurnettEsta van HeerdenIain Stewart
- StarsDavid AttenboroughPeter DrostGoetz BielefeldtMillions of years ago incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust creating our seven continents - each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain and its own unique animal life. From the colourful paradise of South America to the scorching heat of Africa, Seven Worlds: One Planet showcases the true character of each continent in turn and reveals just how it has shaped all life there. Be surprised by unexpected stories. Marvel at iconic landscapes. And be awestruck by spectacular wildlife. Seven Worlds: One Planet is an eye-opening journey around a world you thought you knew.***********************************************
- StarsIain StewartKevin SwainDean Ah CheeThe epic story of how the world's continents were created, featuring Professor Iain Stewart.**
- StarsDoug PaulsonStéphane J. BureauAnna Flori-LamourThis 10-part mini-series is a sweeping account of the rise of Earth's continents. They are the product of a grand waltz of plate tectonics and the continual evolution of the earth's crust, assembling and separating.
- StarsPaterson Joseph
- DirectorTom StubberfieldStarsRonald C. BlakeySamuel A. BowringPáll EinarssonThe history and a projection of the future of the Earth's land masses caused by continental drift is explain by the theory of plate tectonics.**
- DirectorAndrew GreggTraverse the Eurasian plate across Europe - from Iceland, where new land is formed - to the Alps, where old land is destroyed.
- 1960–5.9 (8)TV EpisodeFor millions of years the East African Rift has been widening at the seams, tearing the African plate in two.
- 1960–6.2 (6)TV EpisodeAs the exploration of the Pacific Rim continues, Prof. Nick Eyles will travel along the west coast of North America, in The Pacific Rim: The Americas. Following the shore, we'll travel from Alaska to California to Chile discovering how tectonic rhythms threaten the people living along the two continents' coastlines.
- The Pacific Rim of Fire stands as a living testament to the beauty and danger that powerful geologic forces can deliver. The Pacific Rim is home to half of the world's active volcanoes and ninety percent of the world's earthquakes, yet nearly 800 million people continue to live within its violent edge.
- 1960–6.0 (5)TV EpisodeDirectorAndrew GreggWelcome to the Collision Zone - the fiery unpredictability of Indonesia's volcanoes at one end, the massive Himalayas at the other and millions of years of tectonic tension in between.
- DirectorYanick RoseTells the tale of the birth of the immovable Canadian Shield, the oldest rock formation on earth. Also, how the actual mineral content of earth's has been altered through constant pounding from molten rocks from space.
- StarsIain Stewart
- StarsChris BrowningChristian OhneiserMatthew WalkerFollow the experience of the close-knit communities of scientists, engineers and hardened field vets that have forged an existence unlike anything in our planet, fighting brutal conditions to conduct crucial science.
- DirectorPeter OxleyStarsKirk JohnsonDavid LoopeCameron McLeanThe shaping of North America, including palm trees that once thrived in Alaska and an eruption that nearly tore the Midwest in two.***
- DirectorPaul NelsonStarsEric Meyers
- StarsDavid FlanneryJim GehlingJohn PatersonThis four part series describes the origins and diversification of life on earth with Australia as a microcosm. This episode describes the history of Earth from its initial formation through the Cambrian explosion using Australian geological formations as examples.***
- StarsRichard SmithOf all continents on Earth, none preserve the story of the formation of our planet and the evolution of life quite like Australia. Nowhere else can you simply jump in a car and travel back through the entire history of the world. 'Australia: The Time Traveller's Guide' takes you on a rollicking adventure from the birth of the Earth to the emergence of the world we know today. Buckle up for a rocky ride down the Road of Time with series host Dr Richard Smith. Over four one-hour episodes, we meet titanic dinosaurs and giant kangaroos, sea monsters and prehistoric crustaceans, disappearing mountains and exploding asteroids. Epic in scope, intimate in nature, this is the untold story of the land Down Under, the one island continent that has got it all. So join the good Doctor for the ultimate Outback road trip: an exploration of the history of the planet as seen through the mind-altering window of the Australian continent.
- StarsMark HallileyBetween volcanic eruptions and asteroid impacts, examine the prehistoric origin, evolution and turbulent history of human civilisations in Europe. Understand how the history of Europe shaped the modern continent.
- StarsSean Pertwee***
- StarsTony RobinsonNick PetfordThe story of how Britain exploded into life.
- StarsIain StewartAn in depth look of the creation of the Scottish landscape we know today.
- StarsAlan TitchmarshThis is a compelling 8 part documentary that examines the evolution of the British Isles - its landscape and wildlife that have evolved through climatic, geological and human change.
- StarsBrian CoxThomas M. IliffeDoug AllanProfessor Brian Cox combines some of the most spectacular sights on Earth with our deepest understanding of the universe to reveal how the planet's beauty is created by just a handful of forces.
- StarsMichael BellStanley WilliamsRaging megafires that burn for months. Super eruptions with the potential of a Hiroshima bomb exploding every two or three minutes. Asteroid strikes so violent they wiped out entire species. Devastating tsunamis, tornadoes and earthquakes....Through animated graphics, interviews with scientists and stunning images, it brings these spectacularly destructive forces of nature to life.
- DirectorDiane LaMacchiaDoug ProseStarsBoris BehnckeRick BennettMartha EppesFrom PBS - Two teams of scientists explore the fascinating geologic story of Italy: the continuously erupting volcanoes, the violent earthquakes, and the clash of mighty tectonic plates. If they can determine if the northern Apennines are still alive and growing, they might better understand where future earthquakes might strike this highly unstable land.
- DirectorDeborah Koons GarciaA mini-primer on why soil is so important. PORTRAIT OF A WINEMAKER organically managed dry-farmed grapes make for great soil and award winning wine. SOIL IN GOOD HEART is a look at why good soil fertility is vital to life.**************************************************************
- The underground world is a largely unexplored universe.
- DirectorGraham RussellStarsChris BeardshawWhen young, we're told to stay away from the dirt, but the soil holds the nutrient organic material. This program tells the science of soil, which holds the secret of all life on our planet.
- DirectorDeborah Koons GarciaStarsIgnacio ChapelaDan BarberVandana ShivaDrawing from ancient knowledge and cutting edge science, Symphony of the Soil is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. By understanding the elaborate relationships and mutuality between soil, water, the atmosphere, plants and animals, we come to appreciate the complex and dynamic nature of this precious resource. The film also examines our human relationship with soil, the use and misuse of soil in agriculture, deforestation and development, and the latest scientific research on soil's key role in ameliorating the most challenging environmental issues of our time. Filmed on four continents, featuring esteemed scientists and working farmers and ranchers, Symphony of the Soil is an intriguing presentation that highlights possibilities of healthy soil creating healthy plants creating healthy humans living on a healthy planet.
- DirectorBill BenensonGene RosowEleonore DaillyStarsJamie Lee CurtisBill LoganVandana ShivaThe only remedy for disconnecting people from the natural world is connecting them to it again.
- DirectorHarvey LilleyStarsLynne BoddyJudi DenchMathias DisneyJudi Dench embarks on a mission to learn and understand more about the beautiful giants that surround us: the trees.
- DirectorRob HerringRyan WirickStarsErik CutterRosario DawsonDouglas GayetonThe Need To GROW follows pioneers of cutting edge technology as they fight to localize sustainable food systems and regenerate Earth's dying soils.