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

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
Contact: Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email: 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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