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The Day The Earth Nearly Died

20027.0 / 1049 min
Documentary

Overview

Some 250 million years ago, all but five per cent of life on Earth was wiped out in the greatest disaster our planet has ever experienced, yet the cause of this event has long remained a mystery. Palaeontologists in Greenland explain the answers.

Cast

Jack Fortune

Jack Fortune

Narrator

Adrian Jones

Adrian Jones

Self

Vincent Courtillot

Vincent Courtillot

Self

Gregory Retallack

Gregory Retallack

Self

Peter Ward

Peter Ward

Self

Paul Wignall

Paul Wignall

Self

Michael Benton

Michael Benton

Self

Michael R. Rampino

Michael R. Rampino

Self

Crew

Matthew Barrett

Matthew Barrett

Producer

Nick Davidson

Nick Davidson

Writer

David Baillie

David Baillie

Director of Photography

Russell Belter

Russell Belter

Director of Photography

Malcolm Flynn

Malcolm Flynn

Sound Director

Davie Van Rensburg

Davie Van Rensburg

Sound Director

Alex Marcou

Alex Marcou

Sound Editor

Max Bygrave

Max Bygrave

Sound Designer

Neil Patience

Neil Patience

Editor

Anna Mishcon

Anna Mishcon

Production Manager

Sacha Gregson

Sacha Gregson

Production Manager

Victoria English

Victoria English

Production Coordinator

Jenny Foster

Jenny Foster

Archival Footage Research

Alicky Sussman

Alicky Sussman

Assistant Production Manager

Paul Carlin

Paul Carlin

Editor

Nick Davidson

Nick Davidson

Director