Rent Earth: The Power of the Planet (2007)
4.3 of 5 from 53 ratings
4h 55min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
Earth is an incredible, exceptional planet with an amazing life story full of cataclysmic disasters, eleventh hour coincidence that save it from extinction as an astonishing power to continually regenerate. This landmark series uses breathtaking footage and specialist imaging to tell the story of the great forces that shape the planet - volcanoes, the ocean, the atmosphere and ice. Travelling from Ethiopia's unique lava lake to an ice cave under a glacier in Greenland and a host of amazing locations in between, we examine the forces that have helped create and foster life on Earth - from the volcanic eruptions that shaped the land to the development of the unique formula of air that we breathe. We discover how these forces have not always been benevolent: the oceans belched poisonous gas into the atmosphere; encased in ice, the Earth nearly froze to death; and a great meteorite strike helped to drive the dinosaurs to extinction. Yet, through each disaster the planet, aided by lucky breaks, has steered its own recovery and sustained life. Can it continue this astonishing fight for survival or is man contributing to the Earth's inevitable destruction? - Actors:
- Dr. Iain Stewart
- Directors:
- Annabel Gillings, Matthew Gyves, Sophie Harris, Ben Lawrie, Paul Olding
- Producers:
- Jonathan Renouf, Phil Dolling
- Studio:
- 2 Entertain
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Documentaries
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 15/09/2008
- Run Time:
- 295 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Navigation (Talking Menus)
- Audio Description
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
- Volcano
- Atmosphere
- Ice - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
- Oceans
- Rare Earth
