04: Oceans | Earth: The Power of the Planet

01: 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 deve...

02: Atmosphere | Earth: The Power of the Planet

Dr Iain Stewart reveals the natural forces that shaped the earth. He traces the history of the atmosphere, from the ozone lay...

03: Ice | Earth: The Power of the Planet

Documentary series in which Dr Iain Stewart tells the story of the earth's development. Ice isn't just something to put in a gin and...

05: Rare Earth | Earth: The Power of the Planet

Life on Earth prospers because it enjoys the right amount of heat from the sun, and the atmosphere prevents meteorite bombard...

How glaciers form | Earth: The Power of the Planet

Dr Iain Stewart explains how snow is transformed into glacier ice.

01: 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 ro...

05: Rare Earth | Earth: The Power of the Planet

Life on Earth prospers because it enjoys the right amount of heat from the sun, and the atmosphere prevents meteorite bombard...

Episode 1 | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World

From the moment we first drilled for oil, we opened a Pandora's box that changed the world forever. It transfor...

04: Eurasia | Rise of the Continents

Professor Iain Stewart shows that where the south of Eurasia is today there was once an ocean and how, in 250 million years, all of the ...

Iceland Erupts: A Volcano Live Special | Volcano Live

Kate Humble heads to Iceland and meets the scientists monitoring the country's most dangerous volcanoes. She also inves...

02: The Power Of Flowers | How To Grow A Planet

In the second episode, Iain discovers how flowers have transformed our planet. He journeys to the remote islands of the South...

04: Scotland's Water | Making Scotland's Landscape

Professor Iain Stewart reveals how Scotland's unique landscape was shaped. Here, the story of how Scotland's waters became...

03: The Big Freeze | Men of Rock

In the final episode of the series, Iain Stewart finds out about daredevil scientist Louis Agassiz, who first imagined the world had been gr...

Lake Nyos, Cameroon | 10 Things You Didn't Know About...

In 1986, people and animals living around Lake Nyos in Cameroon suddenly died, due to carbon dioxide released by a l...

Mount Merapi erupts and is followed by an earthquake | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Mount Merapi erupts, followed by an earthquake.