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How to Grow a Planet

2012 1 season 3 eps TV-Y

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45 min

S1 · E1 · Feb 7, 2012

Life from Light Episode 1

In this first episode Iain journeys from the spectacular caves of Vietnam to the remote deserts of Africa. He sees how plants first harnessed light from the sun and created our life-giving atmosphere. He uncovers the epic battle between the dinosaurs and the tallest trees on the planet. And, using remarkable imagery, he shows plants breathing - and for the first time talking to each other.

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45 min

S1 · E2 · Feb 14, 2012

The Power of Flowers Episode 2

In the second episode, Iain discovers how flowers have transformed our planet. He journeys to the remote islands of the South Pacific to track down the earliest flowers. In the deserts of Africa and rainforests of Vietnam, he sees how they brought brilliant colour to the most barren landscapes and sculpted the earth itself. And he learns how they drove the evolution of all animals - kick-starting our human story.

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45 min

S1 · E3 · Feb 21, 2012

The Challenger Episode 3

In the third episode, Iain discovers the remarkable impact of just one plant: grass. On the savannah of South Africa he sees how grass unleashed a firestorm to fight its greatest enemy, the forests. He shows how cutting your finger on a blade of grass shows us how it transformed life in the oceans. In Senegal, he meets the cleverest chimps in the world. And, in the ruins of the oldest temple on Earth, he tells the extraordinary story of how grass triggered human civilisation.

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3 episodes in Season 1

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Geologist Iain Stewart explain in three stages of natural history the crucial interaction of our very planet's physiology and its unique wildlife. Biological evolution is largely driven bu adaptation to conditions such as climate, soil and irrigation, but biotopes were also shaped by wildlife changing earth's surface and climate significantly, even disregarding human activity.

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Iain Stewart

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Neville Kidd Cinematographer

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Neville Kidd

Total runtime 2h 57m · Episode length 59 min · Type Documentary

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Premiered

February 7, 2012

Final episode

February 21, 2012

Status

Ended

Network

BBC Two

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Documentary

Episode length

59 min

Total runtime

2h 57m

Original language

English

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BBC

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United Kingdom

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English

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