Title:
Our planet : the past, present and future of earth / The History Channel.
ISBN:
9781422992517
Publication Information:
[New York?] : A&E Television Networks, [2011]
[New York?] : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
©2011
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (4 hrs., 40 mins.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from disc label.
Documentary.
Originally broadcast on television in 2007 and 2008.
Special features: Bonus documentary "Inside the volcano"; Additional scenes.
DVD; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Contents:
Disc 1. How the earth was made / produced by Pioneer Productions for the History Channel ; written and directed by Peter Chin. Disc 2. A global warning? / written & directed by Alex Hearle ; produced by Pioneer Productions for the History Channel. Disc 3. Life after people / written, produced and directed by David de Vries ; produced by Vincent Lopez ; produced by Flight 33 Productions for History Television Network Productions.
Summary:
Disc 1: How the earth was made. Examines the origin and geological evolution of the earth, focusing on the various cataclysmic transformations that occurred through time.
Disc 2 : A global warning? The History Channel answers the question: After 650 million years of climate change, is global warming simply a naturally occurring phenomenon, or the result of human activity?
Disc 3 : Life after people. What will the world be like when mankind is extinct? The pyramids may stand forever, but the cities will disappear. Our greatest masterpieces will fade and crumble. How long would it take before the last remnants of mankind completely disappeared?
Geographic Term:
Subject Term:
Added Title:
Inside the volcano.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Production Credits:
Disc 1. Narrator, Edward Herrmann ; camera, Jason Elison ... [et al.] ; editor, Huw Jenkins ; music, Justin Nichols. Disc 2. Narrator, Demetri Goritsas ; camera, Jason Ellson and David Swan ; editor, Chris Roberts ; music, Neil Maccoll and George Taylor. Disc 3. Narrator, James Lurie ; editors, Motoshi Wakabayashi, Kyle Yaskin, Kevin Browne.
OCLC Number:
ocn707942496
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
