Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
5 episodes
E01
Inferno
Chris Packham explores one of the darkest periods in Earth's history: the worst mass extinction the planet has ever seen, when as much as 90% of all species died.
E02
Snowball
800 million years ago, the giant supercontinent Rodinia breaks up. Earth's tectonic forces rip the land apart, kicking off a series of events that sends temperatures plummeting.
E03
Green
Chris Packham tells the miraculous story of how plant life turned Earth from a barren rock into a vibrant green world.
E04
Atmosphere
When Earth first formed from clouds of dust and gas, it was devoid of an atmosphere. But as the young planet is pummelled by asteroids, a period of extraordinary upheaval begins.
E05
Human
How dramatic twists in Earth's story enabled humans to go from being part of nature to controlling it and what can be learnt from this tale before it's too late.
Chris Packham
as Presenter
