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Chris Packham tells the miraculous story of how plant life turned the Earth from a barren rock into a vibrant green world.

Chris Packham tells the miraculous story of how plant life turned the Earth from a barren rock into a vibrant green world - a 4.5-billion year-saga of extraordinary highs and lows that almost wiped out all life on the planet.

The Earth began as a water world without land masses. Then, a giant asteroid bombardment triggered its plate tectonics, leading to huge fungi, soil and giant swamp forests. But the early plants locked so much carbon dioxide that global temperatures suddenly plunged.

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Role Contributor
Presenter Chris Packham
Director James Tovell
Line Producer Raewyn Dickson
Composer Paul Saunderson
Executive Producer Andrew Cohen
Executive Producer Rob Liddell

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An Interview with Planet Earth

If the Earth could talk, what would it tell us?