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How to Grow a Planet

Episode 1: Life from Light

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

How plants have driven the greatest changes to the Earth. Prof Iain Stewart shows how they first harnessed light from the sun and created our life-giving atmosphere. Show more

How to Grow a Planet

Episode 3: The Challenger

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Documentary series. Professor Iain Stewart explains how grass fought its enemy, the forests, how it transformed ocean life and how it triggered human civilisation. Show more

How to Grow a Planet

Episode 2: The Power of Flowers

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Documentary series. Professor Iain Stewart explains the role of the earliest flowers in sculpting the earth and driving the evolution of all animals. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Iain Stewart
Producer:
Nigel Walk
Director:
Nigel Walk
Series Producer:
Andrew Thompson
Executive Producer:
Mark Hedgecoe