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Genesis

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The chronicle of the shaping of the continent of Europe goes back 3 billion years to witness dinosaurs, tropical seas, desert sands and the birth of the Mediterranean Sea.

Sean Pertwee narrates a series chronicling the events which shaped the continent of Europe as we now know it. This edition goes back 3 billion years to witness dinosaurs roaming in Oxford, the Jura mountains of France swallowed by tropical seas, St Petersburg buried by desert sands and the birth of the Mediterranean Sea.

50 minutes

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Tue 30 Jul 201316:15
BBC Two

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Credits

ProducerAdrian Gray
NarratorSean Pertwee

Broadcasts

  • Sat 28 Apr 200719:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 29 Apr 200702:05
    BBC Four
  • Tue 30 Jul 201316:15
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire