Synopsis
Why is Earth a living planet when Mars is a deep freeze and Venus an inferno? The answer to this question reveals the intimate links between Earth and life itself.
- Programme: Earth Story
- Episode: A World Apart
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1998
- Geography
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