Earth a 4.5 billion year old planet which is still very much evolving and as continents shift and clash due to tectonic plate movement volcanos erupt and glaciers grow and recede, the Earths crust is carved in numerous and fascinating ways, leaving a trail of geological mysteries behind.In this film we explore the Mariana Trench, it is the deepest place on Earth, its sheer walls cut 7 miles
We like to think that humans are special, and we are but we are not one of a kind. The past thirty to frothy thousand years in human history have been really unique in the sense that we are alone on our planet. Earlier than this and there were always different types of humans around, those that we met and mixed with.Thanks to well preserved DNA we now know that there were at least four
Over the past 4 billion years, life has evolved from simple single celled organisms into the tremendous variety of plants and animals that exist today. As scientists learn more about the Earth’s history, they are realizing that the forces which have shaped the planet have also had a profound effect on the course of evolution. The movement of the tectonic plates has rearranged the continents, provi
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link, tells the story of an important scientific development that could tell us more about where we come from.The fossil, known as Ida, could be an indication of one of the roots of anthropoid evolution -- the point at which our primate ancestors began first developing the features that would evolve into our own.Is David Attenborough set to reveal the Miss
David Attenborough presents a ten-part insight into the evolution and behaviours of birds. In this first programme, computer graphics recreate the period 150 million years ago when small, fast-running dinosaurs evolved feathers and took to the air. In New Zealand, David examines the environment required by birds which have survived without recourse to flight, and enjoys a midnight encounter with a
Constructed and established in the 3rd century BC, The Royal Library of Alexandria located in Alexandria, Egypt was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. It was dedicated to the nine goddesses of the arts known as the Muses.Throughout the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty the ancient library flourished and became a major center of scholarship and
James Landale retraces the steps of his ancestor, a well respected merchant who met his adversary at dawn in a field just outside of Kirkcaldy in southern Fife on August 23, 1826.The challenge was made over a bank loan and against a soldier-turned-banker that spread malicious rumours and lies.James takes us on a journey as he uncovers what really happened and delves in and investigates the
A Discovery Channel documentary about the Hawaiian warriors and their founding of the Hawaiian kingdom.
