Eurasia | Rise of the Continents

1: Volcano | Earth: The Power of the Planet

Dr Iain Stewart tells the story of planet Earth. Although they appear to be destructive, volcanoes have been crucial to the devel...

1: The Centre of the Planet | Richard Hammond's Journey To...

Richard Hammond uses a giant 3D virtual Earth, stunning CGI, the latest satellite imagery and beautiful locatio...

How Britain became an island | The Great British Countryside

Hugh Dennis explains how Britain came to be separated from Europe.

1: Deep Earth | How Earth Made Us

Series telling the story of how the development of civilisation was influenced by planetary forces. Professor Iain Stewart explores the rol...

A Day in the Life of Earth

Presenter Hannah Fry reveals how much our planet can change in just a single day and how these daily changes are essential to our existence.

Africa | Rise of the Continents

Geologist Prof Iain Stewart shows how the continent of Africa was formed from the wreckage of a long lost supercontinent.

1: Indonesia | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart tours the Pacific rim to discover how the rocks beneath our feet have shaped human history. He visits the world's ...

S1E4: Journey to the Centre of the Earth | Earth Story

Among the active volcanos of Hawaii and Iceland, Aubrey Manning uncovers events deep within the planet that have resha...

Australia | Rise of the Continents

Iain Stewart explores how the Earth's continents have transformed evolution. He shows how Australia's journey has affected everything from...

Great Glen Fault | The Great British Countryside

Hugh Dennis and Julia Bradbury explain the movement of the Great Glen Fault in the Scottish Highlands.

Highland Boundary Fault Line | The Great British Countryside

Julia Bradbury explains the continental collision that produced the Scottish Highlands.

Plates | World Physical

Vivid examples of how our land and atmosphere behave, with a look at earthquakes, glaciation, rivers, coasts and deserts.

S1E2: The Deep | Earth Story

Aubrey Manning follows a submarine dive to the world's longest mountain range, a mile underwater, to see how volcanoes shape the continents.

S1E3: Ring of Fire | Earth Story

Billions of years ago Earth was covered by a single ocean. Today nearly a third of the land is dry. Aubrey Manning follows a trail of clues ...

S1E5: The Roof of the World | Earth Story

Mountains are among the most spectacular features of our planet. Aubrey Manning looks at an extraordinary theory about how they ris...

The Americas | Rise of the Continents

Series in which geologist Iain Stewart explores how the Earth's continents have transformed evolution. In this edition, he reconstructs...

S1E2: You Could Dig Through the Earth? | Hey You, What If?

The deepest hole humankind ever dug only got one thousandth of the way through the earth. But what would happen if...