How to Grow a Planet
GenreNature documentary
Directed byNick Shoolingin-Jordan
Nigel Walk
Presented byIain Stewart
ComposerPaul Leonard-Morgan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producerMark Hedgecoe
ProducerAndrew Thompson (series producer)
Running time59 minutes
Production companyBBC Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release7 February (2012-02-07) 
21 February 2012 (2012-02-21)

How to Grow a Planet is a 2012 television nature documentary series produced by the BBC on and originally broadcast on BBC Two. It is presented by Professor Iain Stewart[1] and ran for three 60 minute episodes in February 2012. It covers the role of plants in shaping the planet, altering the atmosphere, the evolution of ecological relationships and their role in shaping human evolution.

Episodes

No. Title Director Producer Original air date (UK)
1 "Life from Light" Nick Shoolingin-Jordan Nick Shoolingin-Jordan 7 February 2012
2 "The Power of Flowers" Nigel Walk Nigel Walk 14 February 2012
3 "The Challenger" Nick Shoolingin-Jordan Nick Shoolingin-Jordan 21 February 2012

Merchandise

A single-disc DVD set of the series was released on 16 April 2012.

References

  1. Simon, Jane (7 February 2012). "How to Grow a Planet – BBC2, 9pm". mirror.


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