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The ERA Video Streaming Platform | Geography | Tectonic Processes: Hazards and Geology

Geology and the rock cycle

3: The Big Freeze | Men of Rock

3: The Big Freeze | Men of Rock

Geography | BBC Two | 2010 | 58'52''

In the final episode of the series, Iain Stewart finds out about daredevil scientist Louis Agassiz, who first imagined the world had been gri...

2: Moving Mountains | Men of Rock

2: Moving Mountains | Men of Rock

Geography | BBC Two | 2010 | 58'54''

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: Deep Time | Men of Rock

1: Deep Time | Men of Rock

Geography | BBC Two | 2010 | 59'05''

Iain Stewart tells the story of James Hutton, the founding father of geology. This Scottish thinker overturned ancient beliefs about how and when ...

Swallowed by a Sinkhole | Horizon

Swallowed by a Sinkhole | Horizon

Geography | BBC Two | 2014 | 59'05''

Professor Iain Stewart travels to Florida to investigate sinkholes, and why the geology of this state makes it the sinkhole capital of the ...

Deep Down & Dirty: The Science of Soil

Deep Down & Dirty: The Science of Soil

Geography | BBC Four | 2014 | 58'31''

Documentary in which gardening expert Chris Beardshaw delves into the micro-world of soil to reveal what it is, how it works and ...

4: Highlands | The Great British Countryside

4: Highlands | The Great British Countryside

Geography | BBC One | 2012 | 58'32''

Hugh Dennis and Julia Bradbury are in the Highlands of Scotland, Britain's wildest and oldest landscape. They explore a landscap...

1: Avalanche | Dangerous Earth

1: Avalanche | Dangerous Earth

Geography | BBC Four | 2016 | 29'21''

Dr Helen Czerski looks at the anatomy of an avalanche. From shocking eyewitness footage from within an avalanche to detailed CT scans showing ...

Coastal Erosion | From Above

Coastal Erosion | From Above

Geography | BBC News | 2024 | 9'32''

Crumbling into the sea - the Isle of Wight, from above.

Giant Ravines | From Above

Giant Ravines | From Above

Geography | BBC News | 2024 | 10'48''

Giant ravines are swallowing whole neighbourhoods. Watch the dramatic impact from above.

1: Building Britain | Britain Beneath Your Feet

1: Building Britain | Britain Beneath Your Feet

Geography | BBC One | 2015 | 58'06''

Dallas Campbell reveals how we can only understand the world around us by discovering the hidden wonders beneath our feet.

S1E7: The Living Earth | Earth Story

S1E7: The Living Earth | Earth Story

Geography | BBC Two | 1998 | 49'39''

Aubrey Manning travels to the jungles of Indonesia, the Rocky Mountains in Canada, the gorges of Western Australia and the African plain...

S1E1: The Time Travellers | Earth Story

S1E1: The Time Travellers | Earth Story

Geography | BBC Two | 1998 | 49'20''

Aubrey Manning finds out how old our planet is and what it looked like when it was newly formed.

S2E7: Landslides | Fierce Earth

S2E7: Landslides | Fierce Earth

Geography | CBBC | 2014 | 28'22''

The team explore the threat of landslides in the UK. Leah travels to the Isle of Wight to discover why it's under the constant threat of erod...

5: Human Planet | How Earth Made Us

5: Human Planet | How Earth Made Us

Geography | BBC Two | 2010 | 58'16''

Series in which Professor Iain Stewart looks at how geology has shaped human history. He explores the newest force, humans, whose impact ...

2: Deserts, Dinosaurs and Volcanoes | British Isles: A Natural History

2: Deserts, Dinosaurs and Volcanoes | British Isles: A Natural History

Geography | BBC One | 2004 | 48'20''

Alan Titchmarsh uncovers how the British Isles were formed and looks back to a time when dinosaurs roa...

1: Three Billion Years in the Making | British Isles: A Natural History

1: Three Billion Years in the Making | British Isles: A Natural History

Geography | BBC One | 2004 | 58'49''

Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse, peeling back the layers o...

Sussex gypsum mining | The Great British Countryside

Sussex gypsum mining | The Great British Countryside

Geography | BBC One | 2012 | 4'38''

Hugh Dennis visits a gypsum mine under the Sussex Weald.

Dartmoor granite tors | The Great British Countryside

Dartmoor granite tors | The Great British Countryside

Geography | BBC One | 2012 | 2'10''

Hugh Dennis explains the geological processes that caused the granite tors on Dartmoor.

Oil in the Sussex Weald | The Great British Countryside

Oil in the Sussex Weald | The Great British Countryside

Geography | BBC One | 2012 | 4'54''

Hugh Dennis explains the geology of the Sussex Weald using a sandwich and investigates the oil field that has been di...

Geology of the North and South Downs | The Great British Countryside

Geology of the North and South Downs | The Great British Countryside

Geography | BBC One | 2012 | 1'13''

Geological demonstration of how the North and South Downs were created over millions of years.

Chalk cliffs | The Great British Countryside

Chalk cliffs | The Great British Countryside

Geography | BBC One | 2012 | 3'35''

High Dennis climbs the chalk cliffs on the South East coast of England.

Tintagel coast | The Great British Countryside

Tintagel coast | The Great British Countryside

Geography | BBC One | 2012 | 3'52''

Hugh Dennis explores the odd mix of rocks that are brought together at Tintagel.

Wolf Rock Lighthouse | The Great British Countryside

Wolf Rock Lighthouse | The Great British Countryside

Geography | BBC One | 2012 | 1'36''

Wolf Rock Lighthouse is built on an outcrop of igneous rock left over from a volcanic eruption over a hundred million ye...

Beneath the Yorkshire Dales | The Great British Countryside

Beneath the Yorkshire Dales | The Great British Countryside

Geography | BBC One | 2012 | 5'25''

Hugh Dennis ventures into Gaping Gill, a cave produced by limestone erosion.

Hardraw Force | The Great British Countryside

Hardraw Force | The Great British Countryside

Geography | BBC One | 2012 | 2'52''

Hugh Dennis visits a waterfall in the Yorkshire Dales that has created a gorge in the landscape.

Malham Cove | The Great British Countryside

Malham Cove | The Great British Countryside

Geography | BBC One | 2012 | 4'43''

Hugh Dennis visits Malham Cove and explains the geology of how it was created.

Geology of the Yorkshire Dales | The Great British Countryside

Geology of the Yorkshire Dales | The Great British Countryside

Geography | BBC One | 2012 | 4'33''

Julia Bradbury explores the geology of the limestone pavement in the Yorkshire Dales.

Tar sands | How Earth Made Us

Tar sands | How Earth Made Us

Geography | BBC Two | 2010 | 3'40''

Professor Iain Stewart discusses tar sands, one of the more complicated ways of extracting oil.

Human interventions in the water cycle | How Earth Made Us

Human interventions in the water cycle | How Earth Made Us

Geography | BBC Two | 2010 | 2'32''

Professor Iain Stewart investigates the ways that humans have intervened in the water cycle.

Sediment and plastic | How Earth Made Us

Sediment and plastic | How Earth Made Us

Geography | BBC Two | 2010 | 3'37''

Professor Iain Stewart explains how sediment becomes rock and thus how plastic waste will impact future rock.

Disruption to the ice age cycle | How Earth Made Us

Disruption to the ice age cycle | How Earth Made Us

Geography | BBC Two | 2010 | 4'36''

Professor Iain Stewart explains how humans prevented the next stage of the ice age cycle.

Mud volcano, Indonesia | How Earth Made Us

Mud volcano, Indonesia | How Earth Made Us

Geography | BBC Two | 2010 | 4'38''

Professor Iain Stewart investigates a mud volcano in Indonesia that was caused by human interactions with the earth.

Hinduism in Bali | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Hinduism in Bali | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Geography | BBC Four | 2006 | 4'10''

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

Cliffhanger | Men of Rock

Cliffhanger | Men of Rock

Coasts and Oceans | BBC Two | 2010 | 2'05''

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

Pavement Knowledge | The Trip

Pavement Knowledge | The Trip

Geography | BBC Two | 2010 | 2'23''

An explanation of the geological conditions that produced the limestone pavement in the Yorkshire Dales.

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