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A look at how the giant supercontinent Rodinia broke up 800 million years ago. Earth鈥檚 tectonic forces ripped the land apart, kicking off a series of events that sent temperatures plummeting.

How Earth鈥檚 terrifying journey into the deep freeze started with fire, not ice. 800 million years ago, long before the age of the dinosaurs, indeed any animal life, the giant supercontinent Rodinia broke up. Earth鈥檚 vast powerful tectonic forces ripped the land apart, kicking off a series of events that resulted in huge amounts of carbon dioxide being sucked from the atmosphere and sending global temperatures plummeting.

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Presenter Chris Packham
Director Ben Wilson
Producer Catherine Gale
Line Producer Raewyn Dickson
Composer Paul Saunderson
Executive Producer Andrew Cohen
Executive Producer Rob Liddell

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An Interview with Planet Earth

If the Earth could talk, what would it tell us?