Blog 10. Catastrophe Series 1 of 5 ‘Birth of the Planet’

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The Birth of the Planet is one of the five British documentary series telling the story of the catastrophic events that shaped planet Earth. The presenter is Tony Robinson and this first episode explores the most violent event in the history of the Earth when, four and half billion years ago, it collided with another planet named Thea. According to Bill Hartman, this collision created the Earth 23° tilt. The last Lunar Surface experiment from the Apollo programme is also being mentioned and that the moon moving away from the Earth’s McDonald Observatory, which is measured by the Lunar Laser Ranging.

This documentary is extremely interesting. Knowing more about how the earth was formed and the catastrophe that came thereafter, I find it remarkable that life forms were developed from two planets that have collided. The way Tony tells the story is very intriguing and after watching this first of five series, I want to watch the other four as well. This is done by a Brit and the pronunciation and accent that is used is very clear and understandable, like most British accents. I have also learned that the moon is moving way from our mother earth and that will eventually have a negative effect on our beautiful planet.