Earth: Over 4 Billion Years in the Making

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It was life affirming, it was perspective shifting. It was beautifully made' Fearne Cotton, The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, Radio 2 History Makers: Female Writers Dominate the 2023 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award Shortlist Many of the most fascinating parts of the natural world are beyond reach. This beautiful, informative book brings them up-close and within our grasp.

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Actually, he says, planning the future is pointless, because he can’t envisage it. Sure, his diary is full for the next few months, but beyond that he finds it impossible to make long-term plans. “Charlotte says I’m like an alien because I don’t generate an imagined future. But expectations are one of the most dangerous things you can have in life. If you have expectations of people, they will fail you. If you have expectations of yourself, you’ll fail yourself. Whenever I’ve been foolish enough to generate any expectation, I’ve always failed myself.” I don’t like looking at myself. I don’t watch myself on TV. I don’t like myself mentally, let alone physically. I can just about look in the mirror to shave While algae originated in the sea, asteroid crashes three billion years ago caused land masses to form and plants gradually came ashore, but a freeze threatened their future. Best Books Set in the 1920s — from Stories That Shimmer with Champagne and Social Change, to Rip-roaring Reads Covering Crime, Colonialism and Beyond. An onlooker replied: "I so agree if only we could at the very least turn the volume of the music down." Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenborough's Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Cox's Universe to show how their interconnectivity has created and sometimes almost obliterated life on Earth' GuardianThe obsession carried on until the mid-1980s, when he was working for the BBC, co-presenting the children’s wildlife series The Really Wild Show. “I needed to go to the graveside and I was late for one of the shows. I couldn’t help myself; I had to go.” Did he tell people on the show? “No, of course not. Nobody ever knew about that. I couldn’t tell anybody.” Fighting through the music, another viewer said: "Great programme - shame about the music - not needed and detracts from everything else." Bridges the gap between our childish sense of wonder and a rather more professional grasp of the scale of things' Independent LoveReading exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.

Earth, BBC2 — sit down and observe 4.5bn years of history Earth, BBC2 — sit down and observe 4.5bn years of history

He stares down at the table as he talks, or glances to the side. He might not be able to look me in the eye, yet he’s one of the most disarmingly open people I’ve met. Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenborough's Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Cox's Universe' Guardian This is an informative, visually arresting introduction to planet Earth. The core of The Science of the Earth features large, detailed photographs of single objects, many of them small enough to be held in the hand, that each speak volumes about an aspect of Earth's environments and how they work. For example, bubbles of ancient air trapped inside an Antarctic ice core reveal how Earth's climate has changed over time. A piece of pumice thrown several miles into the air by a volcano helps to explain what happens when tectonic plates collide. This is an informative, visually arresting introduction to planet Earth. The core of the book features large, detailed photographs of single objects, many of them small enough to be held in the hand, that each speak volumes about an aspect of Earth's environments and how they work. For example, bubbles of ancient air trapped inside an Antarctic ice core reveal how Earth's climate has changed over time. A piece of pumice thrown several miles into the air by a volcano helps to explain what happens when tectonic plates collide. We move on to a happier topic – the success of his TV series Earth. He says it was a privilege to work on it. “With those sort of productions, they’re using people at the top of their game, so I would say our success is largely down to them.” As for the talk of him being a new Attenborough, he says it’s tasteless. “I suppose the polite thing to say is I’m flattered, but we’ve currently got Sir David here so we don’t need a new one yet.”

Over the years, she has spent many a day in a muddy field or an on-set catering bus chatting to numerous stars on location including the likes of Olivia Colman, David Tennant, Suranne Jones, Jamie Dornan, Dame Judi Dench and Sir Derek Jacobi as well as Hollywood actors such as Glenn Close and Kiefer Sutherland. The documentary explores how, over its epic history, Earth has undergone dramatic changes in fortune and how life has managed to survive against the odds. Traces some of the greatest eruptions, freezes and moments of sheer destruction in Earth's history ... A reminder that the planet is more indifferent to us than we care to admit' IFL Science Does he socialise? “I remember Charlotte saying to me, soon after we met, ‘Let’s go and see so and so,’ and I said, ‘Why?’ She said it would be nice to see them, and I said, ‘But what for?’ Why would I give up my time just for the purpose of seeing them unless they’ve got something interesting to tell me or we’ve something to do. What’s the point?” His words sound callous, mercenary even, but his tone is tender. You may change or cancel your subscription or trial at any time online. Simply log into Settings & Account and select "Cancel" on the right-hand side.

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You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many user’s needs. Compare Standard and Premium Digital here. Episode one Inferno aired last night, with episodes dropping each Monday or are available now on iPlayer for bingers. Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenborough’s Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Cox’s Universe’ Guardian If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for 65 € per month. It was the lighting for another who added: "Loved the first episode, I found some of the flashing images a little much, I don't know if it would affect someone with epilepsy, but great program all the same."The extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago paved the way for the eventual evolution of early humans. But, after 11,000 years of mankind transforming Earth with technological advancements, what will the future hold? A beautiful, full colour book to accompany the 5 part BBC TV series telling the most important story of all, the deep history of our own planet.