History of the Earth
Season 1
S1 · E1 · May 9, 2020
How Did The Earth Form? Episode 1
S1 · E2 · May 23, 2020
What Was Earth Like 4 Billion Years Ago? Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Jun 7, 2020
The Mystery of the Late Heavy Bombardment Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Jun 14, 2020
Where Did Earth's Water Come From? Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Jul 4, 2020
How Did Life Begin? Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Jul 11, 2020
What Was The Last Common Ancestor of all Life on Earth? Episode 6
S1 · E7 · Jul 18, 2020
Were Volcanoes The Key To Life? Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Aug 8, 2020
Did Life on Earth Come From Space? Episode 8
S1 · E9 · Sep 2, 2020
What Would The Earth Have Been Like Without Life? Episode 9
S1 · E10 · Sep 25, 2020
What is the Oldest Fossil on Earth? Episode 10
S1 · E11 · Oct 11, 2020
How The Earth Got Its Magnetic Field (And Why It Might Not Protect Us Much Longer) Episode 11
S1 · E12 · Nov 22, 2020
What Was Earth Like 3 Billion Years Ago? Episode 12
S1 · E13 · Dec 20, 2020
How Bad Was The Great Oxidation Event? Episode 13
S1 · E14 · Jan 6, 2021
How Did Life Recover From The First Mass Extinction? Episode 14
S1 · E15 · Jan 31, 2021
What Would The Earth Be Like Without Photosynthesis? Episode 15
S1 · E16 · Feb 24, 2021
What Was The First Virus? Episode 16
S1 · E17 · Apr 8, 2021
What Is The Other 99.99% Of Life? Episode 17
S1 · E18 · May 16, 2021
What Was The Earth Like 2 Billion Years Ago? Episode 18
S1 · E19 · Jun 26, 2021
A Tour of Earth's Ancient Supercontinents Episode 19
S1 · E20 · Jul 31, 2021
A Tour of Earth's Ancient Superoceans Episode 20
S1 · E21 · Oct 17, 2021
What Was The "Boring Billion" Really Like? Episode 21
S1 · E22 · Nov 30, 2021
What Was The First Complex Life on Earth? Episode 22
S1 · E23 · Feb 18, 2022
What Was The Earth Like 1 Billion Years Ago? Episode 23
S1 · E24 · May 30, 2022
What Was The First Fungus? Episode 24
S1 · E25 · Aug 31, 2022
Why Did The Earth Totally Freeze For 100 Million Years? Episode 25
S1 · E26 · Dec 14, 2022
Were These The First Animals? Episode 26
S1 · E27 · Jun 9, 2023
How Far Back In Time Could You Have Survived On Earth? Episode 27
27 episodes in Season 1
From Pete, David and Leila - the creators of History Time, Voices of the Past and Something Incredible. From dust to dinosaurs; come with us as we explore the entire history of our planet. History of the Earth tells the entire story of the Earth, from its formation 4.5 billion years ago to today – covering eye-watering geology and bizarre biology along the way.
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Cast
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Leila Battison Creator · David Kelly Creator Pete Kelly Creator
Total runtime 15h 18m · Episode length 34 min · Type Documentary
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Premiered
May 9, 2020
Final episode
June 9, 2023
Status
Returning series
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Documentary
Episode length
34 min
Total runtime
15h 18m
Original language
English
Production
United Kingdom
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Spoken on screen
English
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