Catastrophe (2008 TV series)
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Tony Robinson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
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| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Original release | 24 November – 22 December 2008 |
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Catastrophe is a five-part British documentary television series telling the story of the catastrophic events that shaped planet Earth. It is presented by Tony Robinson and was first aired on Channel 4 on 24 November 2008. The series producer was Stephen Marsh with researcher Dr Rhodri Jones.
The first episode explores the most violent event in the history of the Earth when, four and half billion years ago, it collided with another planet, Theia, helping create the unique circumstances for life on Earth. It includes contributions from Bill K. Hartmann who first convinced the scientific mainstream that the Giant impact created both the moon and the Earth's 23° tilt.
This episode considers the events over the last 75,000 years that wiped out many of our ancestors. Super-volcanos, ice ages and cosmic impacts have all had a malign affect on the development of the human race and the evidence is that such events will continue to be a threat in the future.
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