

2008–2008 · Channel 4 · Ended
This spectacular five-part series, investigates the history of natural disasters, from the planet's beginnings to the present, putting a new perspective on our existence – that we are the product of catastrophe. Using the latest CGI effects and featuring scientific experts, the series reveals how the evolution of life on Earth has been shaped by lethal catastrophes that have caused mass extinctions, almost to the point of wiping out life altogether.
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Last aired
S01E05 · Survival Earth
2008-12-22
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Birth of a Planet
2008-11-24 · 60 min
Snowball Earth
2008-12-01 · 60 min
Planet of Fire
2008-12-08 · 60 min
Asteroid Strike
2008-12-15 · 60 min
Survival Earth
2008-12-22 · 60 min
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