

Birth of Europe
Crushed, flooded and exploded into life – Europe is a battlefield of Nature. Discover the extraordinary and shocking geological story of how Europe was created by nature’s most titanic forces.
Cast

Mark Halliley
Narrator
Seasons

E1Water
Apr 17, 2012
Discover how the colossal fury of water and ice have shaped and molded Europe over thousands of years.

E2Collision
Apr 24, 2012
Climb to the top of erupting volcanoes and relive the devastation caused by earthquakes to discover how they created the Europe we know today.

E3Fire
May 8, 2012
Volcanoes may have shaped Europe, but they could also destroy it. Find out how ticking volcanic time-bombs threaten the continent's existence.
Storyline
Crushed, flooded and exploded into life – Europe is a battlefield of Nature. Discover the extraordinary and shocking geological story of how Europe was created by nature’s most titanic forces.
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