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

How to Grow a Planet

How to Grow a Planet

2012

Baboons with Bill Bailey

Baboons with Bill Bailey

2011

Seven Worlds, One Planet

Seven Worlds, One Planet

2019

Earth

Earth

2023

Earth Moods

Earth Moods

2021

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

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

2013

Lost Land of the Volcano

Lost Land of the Volcano

2009

Darwin's Dangerous Idea

Darwin's Dangerous Idea

2009

Kingdom of Plants

Kingdom of Plants

2012

History of the Earth

History of the Earth

2020

Final Chance to Save

Final Chance to Save

2005

Cities: Nature's New Wild

Cities: Nature's New Wild

2018

Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature

Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature

2012

The National Geographic Guide to Birding in North America

The National Geographic Guide to Birding in North America

2017

Dark Side of the 90's

Dark Side of the 90's

2021

Un monde nouveau

Un monde nouveau

2022

The Living Planet

The Living Planet

1984

David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies

David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies

2015

Monsters We Met

Monsters We Met

2003