Synopsis
Aubrey Manning travels to the jungles of Indonesia, the Rocky Mountains in Canada, the gorges of Western Australia and the African plains to illustrate that geology has a direct impact on evolution.
- Programme: Earth Story
- Episode: The Living Earth
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1998
- Geography
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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