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[#164534] Written by: artistharry [04/08/11, 20:07]
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Catastrophe Series One
Presented by Tony Robinson and featuring scientific experts, this spectacular five-part series
investigates the history of natural disasters, from the planet s beginnings to the present, putting
a new perspective on our existence that we are the product of Catastrophe. From planetary collisions
to the Ordovician Silurian Ice Age, from massive volcanic eruptions to asteroid impacts, Catastrophe
pieces together the extraordinary events that gave birth to our unique and beautiful planet. 99% of
all the creatures that have ever lived, no longer exist. They were wiped-out in a series of global
catastrophes. Each disaster changed the course of evolution on earth. Without them mankind, nor any
of the life we see around us, would be here today. For out of catastrophe comes rebirth. Since the
earth was created 4.5 billion years ago the planet has been struck by a series of catastrophes. Each
one pushed life to the edge of extinction but from disaster comes new life. While the dominant
species on the planet were wiped out hardier creatures survived and moved into the vacuum left by
the extinction. These creatures then themselves took over the planet until they themselves fell to
another mass extinction. Evolution is a savage, imperfect and violent process. It s survive or
perish. The earth s history of catastrophes has both moulded the planet and determined evolution.
For each disaster led to another leap forward on the evolutionary trail form single celled bacteria
to humankind itself.

Part 1: Birth of the Planet
Tony Robinson investigates the cataclysmic events that profoundly changed planet Earth and allowed
life to appear in such abundance and variety. Using the expertise of astronomers, biologists and
scientists, he explores the hypothesis that the collision of a Mars-sized planet with Earth
four-and-a-half-billion years ago was the most defining event in history because it created the moon

Technical Specs
Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Video Bitrate: 1727 kbps
Video Resolution: 720 x 416
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.731 (16:9)
Frames Per Second: 25
Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3)
Audio Bitrate: 128 kb/s AC3 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime Per Part: 48.Mins
Number Of Parts: 5
Part Size: 640 MB
Encoded by: Harry65
Source: DVD
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