Earth Science
What do we know of what lies on our planet's last great frontier the sea floor? What will the earth look like in 250 million years time? These and other questions are asked in our Earth films Produced by Pioneer Productions for National Geographic.
With more great titles coming soon in 2009
*** NEW December 2009
CATASTROPHE series presented by TONY ROBINSON
SNOWBALL EARTH - exploring the Earth's most extreme period in climatic history
DANGERS OF THE DEEP - what are the challenges that face us in exploring the sea floor?
THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE - the scientific marvel that is Earth's Atmosphere
Catastrophe Series Presented by Tony Robinson
From planetary collisions to the Ordovician Silurian Ice Age, from massive volcanic eruptions to asteroid impacts, Catastrophe pieces together the extraordinary events that gave birth to our unique and beautiful planet. Despatched on 15th December 2009
Price: £35.99
Runtime: 270 Mins
Dangers of the Deep
**NEW**What do we know about our own oceans that cover over 70% of our planet’s surface. Humans have explored much of the solar system, carried out studies to assess the possibility for life on Mars yet little is known about our own oceans.
Price: £12.99
Runtime: 54 Mins
Snowball Earth
**NEW**Scientists are starting to believe that in the past the Earth froze over completely for millions of years... A world frozen solid. Vast sheets of ice hundreds of feet thick encase the entire planet, a giant snowball floating through space.
Price: £12.99
Runtime: 54 Mins
The Earth's Atmosphere
**NEW**The scientific marvel that is Earth’s unique and complex atmosphere We investigate how this thin but vital blanket of air, the equivalent thickness of a lick of vanish on a model globe, came about.
Price: £12.99
Runtime: 54 Mins
Colliding Continents
What created the land we see today? Powerful forces deep below the Earth's surface are propelling the continents on a restless journey across the face of the globe.
Price: £12.99
Runtime: 54 Mins
Lightning Strike
What triggers a lightning strike? - The extraordinary journey of a lightning bolt: from creation to destruction, outer space to the inner workings of the human brain, life and death – all in less than the blink of an eye.
Price: £12.99
Runtime: 54 Mins
The Deep
The last great frontier on our planet – what lies on the sea floor? - From the surface of the sea down to the deepest part of the ocean is only 7 miles, but the extreme pressure down there means that more people have walked on the moon than have ever traveled to the bottom of the ocean.
Price: £12.99
Runtime: 54 Mins
