The Living planet. - Part 1: the building of the earth

United Kingdom, 1987

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Part One of a two part series. From the sub zero temperatures of the polar ice-caps to the baking heat of the deserts, from the ash-strewn sides of a volcano to the dense vegetation of a tropical forest, the environments on Earth are no less remarkable than the variety of life itself and almost nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Narrated by David Attenborough.

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Credits

producer

Richard Brock

production company

BBC-TV

Duration

02:00:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324452

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Evolution (Biology)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Evolution (Biology)

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geology

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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