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How to Grow a Planet

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: February 7, 2012
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 3
  • Networks: BBC Two
  • Genres: Documentary
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How to Grow a Planet(2012)

TMDB Rating: 8.4 (10 votes)

Overview

Geologist Iain Stewart explain in three stages of natural history the crucial interaction of our very planet's physiology and its unique wildlife. Biological evolution is largely driven bu adaptation to conditions such as climate, soil and irrigation, but biotopes were also shaped by wildlife changing earth's surface and climate significantly, even disregarding human activity.

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Season 1

3 episodes • 2012Avg: 8.0

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Life from LightFeb 7, 20128.0
2The Power of FlowersFeb 14, 20128.0
3The ChallengerFeb 21, 20128.0

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