Earth Story
1998 British TV series or programme
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Earth Story is a 1998 documentary series on geology, co-produced by the BBC and The Learning Channel.[1] Produced by David Sington, the series was narrated by Aubrey Manning.[1][2][3]
GenreGeology documentary
Narrated byAubrey Manning
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
| Earth Story | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Geology documentary |
| Narrated by | Aubrey Manning |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Richard Reisz |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 1 November – 27 December 1998 |
A number of filming locations were used around the world including Alaska, India, and Barbados.
Episodes
A total of eight episodes were produced with each episode having a runtime of 50 minutes.[4]
- The Time Travellers (1 November 1998)
- The Deep (8 November 1998)
- Ring of Fire (15 November 1998)
- Journey to the Centre of the Earth (22 November 1998)
- The Roof of the World (6 December 1998)
- The Big Freeze (13 December 1998)
- The Living Earth (20 December 1998)
- A World Apart (27 December 1998)
Merchandise
A two-disc DVD of the series was released on 7 August 2006.
A book entitled Earth Story: The Shaping of Our World (ISBN 978-0563387992) was written by Simon Lamb and David Sington.[5][2] It contains 240 pages and was released on 29 October 1998.
