Message in the Rocks, The
- Synopsis
- Develops the theory that four and a half thousand million years ago the earth was formed due to the explosion of a huge star which provided the rocks, the minerals and the radioactivity from which life developed. These theories are based partly on analysis of a meteorite which dropped near a village in Mexico at the beginning of the nineteen seventies. Uncovers new discoveries about the formation of the continents and discusses the questions still to be answered about the Earth’s mechanisms. Filmed in the United States, England and Scotland.
- Series
- Horizon, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 55 min.
- Year of production
- 1978
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Uses
- Geologists.*
- Subjects
- Geology
- Keywords
- meteorites; origins of life
Credits
- Producer
- Alec Nisbett
- Writer
- Alec Nisbett
- Contributor
- Simon Campbell-Jones
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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