8.759 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestToday, Earth is a human world, home to eight billion people and counting. Humans now have a greater effect in shaping Earth’s surface than many natural processes. Chris Packham explores how dramatic twists in Earth’s story enabled humans to go from being part of nature to controlling it and what can be learnt from this epic tale before it’s too late.
There's nothing else like it. Chris Packham reveals the epic, four-billion-year story of our home - from its dramatic creation to the arrival of human life... and whatever's next.
Cinematography
Volcanic birth sequences that put Marvel to shame.
Score
Orchestral swells during asteroid impacts? Chef's kiss.
Writing
Packham's narration: poetic without being insufferable.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series used lidar scanning to recreate ancient continents with millimeter precision—meaning those landmasses are more accurate than most GPS maps.
Packham deliberately avoided the 'attentive parent' Attenborough tone, instead adopting what he called 'the voice of a worried uncle' to match the series' darker planetary stakes.
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