Season 1
5 episodes · Nov 24, 2008
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- S1E1
Birth of a Planet
Nov 24, 200848mThe first programme is the story of Earth's difficult birth and how the formation of our moon set us on a unique course to being a planet ripe for life.
- S1E2
Snowball Earth
Dec 1, 200848m650 million years ago Earth froze, pushing life to the edge of extinction.
- S1E3
Planet of Fire
Dec 8, 200848mScientists believe that evolution has been shaped by major catastrophes that have almost extinguished all life on earth. Using the latest CGI and featuring scientific experts, Tony Robinson investigates these theories. 250 million years ago, 95% of life was wiped off the face of the Earth in the biggest extinction event ever. But what was responsible?
- S1E4
Asteroid Strike
Dec 15, 200848m65 million years ago, the planet was rocked by yet another massive event when, seemingly out of nowhere, the mighty dinosaurs were suddenly wiped off the face of Earth.
- S1E5
Survival Earth
Dec 22, 200848mSo far, humans have been lucky to not experience a catastrophe on a global scale. Though they are the most powerful species on this planet, it's easy to forget that the forces that wiped out many successful species in the past are still at work.