Earth: The Power of the Planet
2007 British documentary TV series
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Earth: The Power of the Planet is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 20 November 2007.[1] The five-part series is presented by geologist Iain Stewart.
| Earth: The Power of the Planet | |
|---|---|
Earth: The Power of the Planet DVD cover | |
| Also known as | Earth: The Biography |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Iain Stewart |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Phil Dolling |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 20 November – 18 December 2007 |
In the United States, the series was broadcast in 2008 on the National Geographic Channel as Earth: The Biography.[2]
During filming in Madagascar, a new species of ant was discovered by Brian Fisher and named after Stewart: Cerapachys iainstewarti.[3]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Volcano" | 20 November 2007[1] |
| 2 | "Atmosphere" | 27 November 2007[4] |
| 3 | "Ice" | 4 December 2007 |
| 4 | "Oceans" | 11 December 2007[5] |
| 5 | "Rare Earth" | 18 December 2007[3] |
Merchandise
A two-disc DVD of the series was released on 14 January 2008, followed by a two-disc Blu-ray set of the series being made available on 15 September 2008.
A 240-page hardcover book written by Iain Stewart and John Lynch (ISBN 978-0563539148) covering the topics seen in the episodes was released prior to the series being broadcast on 18 October 2007.
