An onlooker replied: "I so agree if only we could at the very least turn the volume of the music down." Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenborough's Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Cox's Universe' Guardian Many of the most fascinating parts of the natural world are beyond reach. This beautiful, informative book brings them up-close and within our grasp. This is an informative, visually arresting introduction to planet Earth. The core of the book features large, detailed photographs of single objects, many of them small enough to be held in the hand, that each speak volumes about an aspect of Earth's environments and how they work. For example, bubbles of ancient air trapped inside an Antarctic ice core reveal how Earth's climate has changed over time. A piece of pumice thrown several miles into the air by a volcano helps to explain what happens when tectonic plates collide. Over the years, she has spent many a day in a muddy field or an on-set catering bus chatting to numerous stars on location including the likes of Olivia Colman, David Tennant, Suranne Jones, Jamie Dornan, Dame Judi Dench and Sir Derek Jacobi as well as Hollywood actors such as Glenn Close and Kiefer Sutherland.

Earth: Over 4 Billion Years in the Making by Chris Packham

Did fellow students think he was a freak? “Yeah.” Did he think he was a freak? “Yeah I did, and I didn’t want to be a freak, and it made me really angry.” With himself or others? “Both. I didn’t have a lot of time for my peers at that point. There was a lot of aggression.” Was he tough? “I wasn’t particularly tough, but I wouldn’t take bullying. I wasn’t good at controlling my temper. I subsequently learned to control it. When you’re a kid and it seems it’s you versus the world, you tend to lash out.” He stares down at the table as he talks, or glances to the side. He might not be able to look me in the eye, yet he’s one of the most disarmingly open people I’ve met. Flipping for Christmas: release date, cast, plot and everything we know about the Hallmark Channel movieTraces some of the greatest eruptions, freezes and moments of sheer destruction in Earth's history ... A reminder that the planet is more indifferent to us than we care to admit' IFL Science LoveReading exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. Bridges the gap between our childish sense of wonder and a rather more professional grasp of the scale of things' Independent

The Science of the Earth: The Secrets of Our Planet Revealed

Caren has been a journalist specializing in TV for almost two decades and is a Senior Features Writer for TV Times, TV & Satellite Week and What’s On TV magazines and she also writes for What to Watch. It was never going to be a wildlife series but we were drawing parallels with previous life. On a cliff in Chile, there were Andean condors, and one pooed on me – I was elated to be pooed on by such a magnificent animal! We also went to a Mexican cenote [cave-like sinkhole] inhabited by millions of bats. They created a vortex as they spiralled out, it was like they turned on the air conditioning.” What locations did you visit?

Summary

This is a biography of a special planet, which has had some extraordinary events shaping its life. It's a rollercoaster, things do well, things do badly. Physical, planetary forces have changed life but life has had an impact on the atmosphere, the climate, the sea and the Earth’s surface. There's constant fluxing.” Did you have any favourite moments from filming? While algae originated in the sea, asteroid crashes three billion years ago caused land masses to form and plants gradually came ashore, but a freeze threatened their future. Vanished: The Search For Britain's Missing season 2 — release date, what happens, cases, how to help and everything you need to know History Makers: Female Writers Dominate the 2023 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award Shortlist