Epic journey
TV & Satellite Week|July 15, 2023
Chris Packham explores key moments in the Earth's evolution 
CAREN CLARK, JUDY EWENS, IAN MACEWAN
Epic journey

NEW FACTUAL

Earth

Monday, 9pm, BBC2 (box set, BBC iPlayer)

The history of our planet is an awesome tale of dramatic changes in fortune and the survival of life against the odds. Now, in BBC2’s five-part series Earth, Chris Packham travels around the world using CGI and cutting-edge science to examine the significant turning points of the last four and a half billion years, from devastating volcanic eruptions and freezes to the evolution of plants, the creation of the atmosphere and the repercussions of human activity.

Here, Packham, 62, reveals more…

What was your thinking behind the series?

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