Planet Earth: An Explorer’s Guide (5 Parts)

Synopsis: The 166th series of Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, delivered by earth scientist Dr James Jackson. The lectures relate phenomena on the surface of the earth to their causes deep within.
1: Explorers, meteorites, volcanoes and earthquakes all provide clues to the physical makeup of the earth.
2: The key to understanding the changing pattern of oceans and continents lies within the oceans explained by the theory of plate tectonics.
3: Investigates how solid rock is turned to molten lava and how volcanoes are a planet’s way of keeping cool.
4: Evidence from sunken cities and sea shells found his in ountain ranges is used to explain what happens when continents stretch and collide, something not explained by plate tectonics.
5: How water has affected the history of the planet. Looks at the moon, Venus and Mars to imagine what life would be like without it.
Series: Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, The: Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; 2 videocassettes. VHS. col. 5 x 50 min.
Year of production: 1996
Availability: Sale; 1996 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p) series
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 from 27 Dec 1995.
Reviewed by Eurfron Gwynne Jones in the ‘Times Educational Supplement (29 Dec 1995), p21.
Documentation: Accompanying booklet.
Subjects: Geology
Keywords: earth; oceanography; planets; plate tectonics; volcanoes

Cast

James Jackson

Title: On the edge of the world
Synopsis: 1: Explorers, meteorites, volcanoes and earthquakes all provide clues to the physical makeup of the earth.
Title: Secrets of the deep
Synopsis: 2: The key to understanding the changing pattern of oceans and continents lies within the oceans explained by the theory of plate tectonics.
Title: Volcanoes: melting the earth
Synopsis: 3: Investigates how solid rock is turned to molten lava and how volcanoes are a planet's way of keeping cool.
Title: Puzzle of the continents, The
Synopsis: 4: Evidence from sunken cities and sea shells found his in ountain ranges is used to explain what happens when continents stretch and collide, something not explained by plate tectonics.
Title: Waterworld
Synopsis: 5: How water has affected the history of the planet. Looks at the moon, Venus and Mars to imagine what life would be like without it.

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