Earth: The Power of the Planet
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Earth: The Power of the Planet DVD cover
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| Also known as | Earth: The Biography |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Iain Stewart |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Phil Dolling |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release | 20 November – 18 December 2007 |
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Earth: The Power of the Planet is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 20 November 2007. The five-part series is presented by geologist Iain Stewart.
In the United States, the series was broadcast in 2008 on the National Geographic Channel as Earth: The Biography.
During filming in Madagascar, a new species of ant was discovered by Brian Fisher and named after Stewart: Cerapachys iainstewarti.
A two-disc DVD of the series was released on the 14 January 2008, followed by a two-disc Blu-ray set of the series being made available on the 15 September 2008.
A 240-page hardcover book written by Iain Stewart and John Lynch () covering the topics seen in the episodes was released prior to the series being broadcast on the 18 October 2007.
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