How the Earth Was Made

HISTORY goes to the ends of the earth to find where our world began. Forged from fire and ice, formed by floods, volcanoes, asteroids and earthquakes, our planet tells a dynamic geological story. What are mega-tsunamis? What happens when you have millions of years of rain? Visual effects, location filming and stunning aerial photography bring viewers back 4.5 billion years to enjoy a unique window on our world. How the Earth Was Made peels back time like layers of rock to reveal the origins of the place we call home.

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Eyewitness

Eyewitness

1994

Final Chance to Save

Final Chance to Save

2005

Animals Behaving Badly

Animals Behaving Badly

2018

Planet Earth III

Planet Earth III

2023

Gorilla Family & Me

Gorilla Family & Me

2015

Arctic Live

Arctic Live

2016

Hippo: Wild Feast Live

Hippo: Wild Feast Live

2011

Attenborough's Passion Projects

Attenborough's Passion Projects

2016

Gordon Buchanan: Elephant Family & Me

Gordon Buchanan: Elephant Family & Me

2016

Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature

Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature

2012

Cities: Nature's New Wild

Cities: Nature's New Wild

2018

Darwin's Dangerous Idea

Darwin's Dangerous Idea

2009

Big Blue UK

Big Blue UK

2015

Britain's Whales and Sharks

Britain's Whales and Sharks

2016

Little Big Cat

Little Big Cat

2008

Lost Land of the Volcano

Lost Land of the Volcano

2009

David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates

David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates

2013

Baboons with Bill Bailey

Baboons with Bill Bailey

2011

Kingdom of Plants

Kingdom of Plants

2012

Seven Worlds, One Planet

Seven Worlds, One Planet

2019