The San Andreas Fault | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Earthquake proof buildings and liquefaction | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart investigates how Japanese buildings have been designed to withstand earthquakes.

El Niño | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart explains the causes and impacts of the warmer waters created by the El Niño effect.

Hinduism in Bali | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart tours the Pacific Rim to discover how the rocks beneath our feet have shaped history. He visits awesome volcan...

Inca Earthquake proof buildings | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart visits the Inca ruins of Ollantaytambo, which was designed to resist earthquakes.

Landscapes created by glaciation in Japan | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart explains how Japan's mountainous landscape was carved by glaciers.

Monitoring Mount Merapi (Part 1) | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart visits the team that is constantly monitoring the biggest volcano in Indonesia, Mount Merapi.

Monitoring Mount Merapi (Part 2) | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart climbs Mount Merapi and demonstrates the process of monitoring the volcano's activity.

Mount Merapi erupts and is followed by an earthquake | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Mount Merapi erupts, followed by an earthquake.

Mount Tambora | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

In 1815 Tambora erupted, it was the largest known eruption of the last millenia. Dr Iain Stewart views Tambora from the sky.

The 2003 Wildfires | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart explains why Southern California is the perfect landscape and climate for wildfires.

The effects of eruptions from Mount Sakurajima and the management strategies in place | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart investigates how people living in the sha...

The Geology of Japan | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart explains the geology of the tectonic plates that make up the landscapes of Japan.

The worst earthquake-triggered landslide in recorded history | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

On Sunday 31 May 1970, an earthquake shook the centre of Peru, which then trigg...

Why do people still live near the fault line? | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart discusses the psychological reasons that people still live on the San Andreas Fau...

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...

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami | Volcano Live

Demonstrations of what happened to cause the earthquake and then tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004.

2: The Power Of Flowers | How To Grow A Planet

In the second episode, Iain discovers how flowers have transformed our planet. He journeys to the remote islands of the South ...

Trees and carbon dioxide | Making Scotland's Landscape

The important role that trees play in clearing carbon dioxide.

Cliffhanger | Men of Rock

Dr Iain Stewart climbs a coastal sea stack and explains its geology.

WW2 Tsunami Bomb | 10 Things You Didn't Know About…

In WW2 the allies tried to develop a bomb that could trigger an artificial tsunami.

Earthquake proof buildings and liquefaction | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart investigates how Japanese buildings have been designed to withstand earthquakes.