“One planet. Many lives.”
There's nothing else like it. Chris Packham reveals the epic, four-billion-year story of our home - from its dramatic creation to the arrival of human life... and whatever's next.
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- Rob Liddell
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 5 episodes
Over five episodes, Chris Packham sets out a biography of our planet, revealing the most epic moments from the Earth’s history, from the first seconds of its existence to the arrival of its most incredible inhabitants: us.
S1 E1Inferno
Jul 17, 202359 min
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 252 million years ago. This extraordinary moment in Earth’s history took life
S1 E2Snowball
Jul 24, 202359 min
Earth’s terrifying journey into the deep freeze starts with fire, not ice. 800 million years ago, long before the age of the dinosaurs, before there was even animal life, the giant supercontinent Rodinia breaks up. Earth’s vast powerful tec
S1 E3Green
Jul 31, 202359 min
Chris Packham tells the miraculous story of how plant life turned Earth from a barren rock into a vibrant green world - a four-billion year saga of extraordinary highs and lows that almost wiped out all life on the planet. Beginning as a wa
S1 E4Atmosphere
Aug 7, 202359 min
When Earth first formed from clouds of dust and gas 4.6 billion years ago, it was - like so many other lifeless worlds in the universe - devoid of an atmosphere, an inhospitable rock floating in the black void of space. But as the young pla
S1 E5Human
Aug 14, 202359 min
Today, Earth is a human world, home to eight billion people and counting. Humans now have a greater effect in shaping Earth’s surface than many natural processes. Chris Packham explores how dramatic twists in Earth’s story enabled humans to
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Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Earth?
- Earth is streaming on BBC Select Apple Tv channel. It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies. Availability is refreshed weekly.
- How many seasons of Earth are there?
- Earth has 1 season and 5 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Earth?
- Earth has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on August 14, 2023.
- Who stars in Earth?
- Earth stars Chris Packham.
