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Horizon

1990-1991

The Day the Earth Melted

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

A series of volcanic eruptions 65 million years ago created the landscape seen on the west coast of India today. Horizon relates the 20-year search that has led to a new theory on how the Earth's crust was built. Show less

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