Earth
Inferno
Season 1 Episode 1 of 5
Chris Packham presents this four-and-a-half-billion-year history of the planet, with each episode taking viewers on a journey through a pivotal moment when the Earth's future hung in the balance. The story begins with one of the darkest periods in the planet's history 252 million years ago - the worst mass extinction it has ever seen, when as much as 90 per cent of all species died
Earth airs on RTE2 at 6:00 PM, Sunday 19 January. (Subtitles, repeat.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment
Chris Packham
Presenter
Tom Hewitson
Producer
Imogen Ashford
Director