BBC Earth Podcast
Close your eyes and open your ears
Intimate stories and surprising truths about nature, science and the human experience in a podcast the size of the planet.
The astonishing four and a half billion year story of the planet we call home: Earth.
1. Inferno
1 hour
Explores one of the darkest periods in Earth’s history: the worst mass extinction the planet has ever seen, when as much as 90% of all species died.
Explores one of the darkest periods in Earth’s history: the worst mass extinction the planet has ever seen, when as much as 90% of all species died.
2. Snowball
1 hour
800 million years ago, the giant supercontinent Rodinia breaks up. Earth’s tectonic forces rip the land apart, kicking off a series of events that sends temperatures plummeting.
800 million years ago, the giant supercontinent Rodinia breaks up. Earth’s tectonic forces rip the land apart, kicking off a series of events that sends temperatures plummeting.
3. Green
1 hour
Chris Packham tells the miraculous story of how plant life turned Earth from a barren rock into a vibrant green world.
Chris Packham tells the miraculous story of how plant life turned Earth from a barren rock into a vibrant green world.
4. Atmosphere
1 hour
When Earth first formed from clouds of dust and gas, it was devoid of an atmosphere. But as the young planet is pummelled by asteroids, a period of extraordinary upheaval begins.
When Earth first formed from clouds of dust and gas, it was devoid of an atmosphere. But as the young planet is pummelled by asteroids, a period of extraordinary upheaval begins.
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