The Moon | 10 Things You Didn’t Know About…

2: Earthquakes | 10 Things You Didn't Know About...

Iain Stewart reveals the stories and science behind some of the world's most dramatic earthquakes, including how 1960s Co...

Cascadian Fault Line | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart investigates the Cascadian Fault Line and explains what causes super-thrust earthquakes.

Cold War Rivalry | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

During the Cold War, America's use of seismometers to record Soviet nuclear tests lead to important discoveries about p...

Deadliest Earthquake in History | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart investigates the world's deadliest earthquake that happened in China in 1556.

Earthquake Engineering | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart investigates the 1985 Mexico City earthquake and how buildings are now being engineered in Mexico to...

Predicting earthquakes in Turkey | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Scientists have developed a method of predicting earthquakes on the North Anatolian Fault.

The Cause: Plate Tectonics | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart explains how the earth is divided into plates and how movement between these plates produces ear...

The San Andreas Fault | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

Iain Stewart discusses the discovery of the San Andreas Fault and how it triggered important discoveries about wha...

1: Deep Earth | How Earth Made Us

Series telling the story of how the development of civilisation was influenced by planetary forces. Professor Iain Stewart explores the rol...

5: Rare Earth | Earth: The Power of the Planet

Life on Earth prospers because it enjoys the right amount of heat from the sun, and the atmosphere prevents meteorite bombardm...

Episode 1 | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World

From the moment we first drilled for oil, we opened a Pandora's box that changed the world forever. It transfor...

Eurasia | Rise of the Continents

Professor Iain Stewart shows that where the south of Eurasia is today there was once an ocean and how, in 250 million years, all of the cont...

Iceland Erupts: A Volcano Live Special | Volcano Live

Kate Humble heads to Iceland and meets the scientists monitoring the country's most dangerous volcanoes. She also inves...

1: Life From Light | How to Grow a Planet

How plants have driven the greatest changes to the Earth. Prof Iain Stewart shows how they first harnessed light from the sun and c...

4: Scotland's Water | Making Scotland's Landscape

Professor Iain Stewart reveals how Scotland's unique landscape was shaped. Here, the story of how Scotland's waters became ...

2: Moving Mountains | Men of Rock

Iain Stewart finds out how gung-ho geologist Edward Bailey discovered that Scotland was once home to super volcanoes. Plus the story of uns...

1: Tsunamis | 10 Things You Didn't Know About...

Iain Stewart journeys across the oceans to explore stories about the most powerful giant waves in history, including how one...

1: Indonesia | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart tours the Pacific rim to discover how the rocks beneath our feet have shaped human history. He visits the world's ...