Rise of the Continents

Released: 2013-06-09

Runtime: 50 minutes

Episode Overview

Charting the formation of Africa through its pyramids, diamonds and wildebeest.

Series Overview

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.