Documentary
Touring the perilous and spectacular landscape of the Pacific Rim to discover how the rocks beneath our feet have shaped human history.
Iain Stewart tours the Pacific rim to discover how the rocks beneath our feet have shaped human history. He visits the world's most awesome volcanoes in Indonesia.
Iain Stewart tours the spectacular landscape of the Pacific Rim and questions why Californians are prepared to live with potentially disastrous earthquakes and firestorms.
Iain Stewart tours the perilous and spectacular landscape of the Pacific Rim. In Peru, he reveals how the Incas were able to build a huge and successful empire.
Iain Stewart tours the perilous and spectacular landscape of the Pacific Rim, visiting Japan to see how the huge population live on small strips of coastal plain.
Himself - Presenter
In each episode, geologist Dr. Iain Stewart explains the effects and importance of a specific force of nature, such as wind or volcanism. He also examines the various ways in which it shapes planet earth itself and influences life on it, often in conjunction with other natural forces, and sometimes with lifeforms, as in the 'apocalyptically' grave case of global warming.
The Earth’s continents are instantly recognizable. These iconic landmasses seem permanent and unchanging, yet they are merely the wreckage of a much larger long-lost supercontinent – Pangaea. In this stunning four part series Professor Iain Stewart uncovers the evidence for this ancient past. He reveals how the world around us is full of clues – in the rocks, the landscapes and even the animals. All of which tell us how the land we live on was created.
History is taking to the seas and walking in the footsteps of Captain James Cook. 250 years after Cook began his epic exploration of the Pacific, Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, The Piano) journeys in his wake uncovering stories that resonate from those times on both sides of the beach. Sam begins with a disclaimer – he is merely an actor – but the story of Cook, and the impact he has had on the Pacific in the 250 years since his first voyage, has always fascinated him.
