地球造人

BBC最新纪录片，讲述地球的力量如何改变了人类的历史。2010年1月19日首播，共播出了5集：'Water'，'DeepEarth','Wind','Fire'，'HumanPlanet'。节目中，IainStewart教授带领观众探究几个世纪以来，地质学、地理学和气候是如何影响人类生活的。我们的星球拥有惊人的力量，但却很少在教科书中被提起。这个系列节目第一次通过电视展现地球的神奇力量对人类发展的影响。节目将历史故事的讲述和炫目的摄影镜头紧密结合，给我们呈现一幅原汁原味的人类历史图景。IainStewarttellstheepicstoryofhowtheplanethasshapedourhistory.Withspectacularimages,surprisingstoriesandacompellingnarrative,theseriesdiscoversthecentralroleplayedinhumanhistorybyfourdifferentplanetaryforces.Episode1:WaterProfessorIainStewartcontinueshisepicexplorationofhowtheplanethasshapedhumanhistory.Thistimeheexploresourcomplexrelationshipwithwater.VisitingspectacularlocationsinIceland,theMiddleEastandIndia,Iainshowshowcontroloverwaterhasbeencentraltohumanexistence.Hetakesaprecariousflightinamotorisedparaglidertoexperiencethecycleoffreshwaterthatwedependon,discovershowvillagersinthefoothillsoftheHimalayashavebuiltalivingbridgetocopewiththemonsoon,andvisitsEgypttorevealthesecretofthepharaohs'success.Throughouthistory,successhasdependedonourabilitytoadapttoandcontrolconstantlyshiftingsourcesofwater.Episode2:DeepEarthIainStewarttellstheepicstoryofhowtheplanethasshapedourhistory.Withspectacularimages,surprisingstoriesandacompellingnarrative,theseriesdiscoversthecentralroleplayedinhumanhistorybyfourdifferentplanetaryforces.Inthisfirstepisode,IainexplorestherelationshipbetweenthedeepEarthandthedevelopmentofhumancivilisation.HevisitsanextraordinarycrystalcaveinMexico,dropsdownaholeintheIraniandesertandcrawlsthroughseven-thousand-year-oldtunnelsinIsrael.Hisexplorationrevealsthatthroughouthistory,ourancestorswerestrangelydrawntofaultlines,areaswhichconnectthesurfacewiththedeepinterioroftheplanet.Thesefaultlinesgaveaccesstoimportantresources,butalsobroughtwiththemgreatdanger.Episode3:WindProfessorIainStewartcontinueshisepicexplorationofhowtheplanethasshapedhumanhistory.Iainsetssailononeofthefastestracingboatseverbuilttoexplorethestoryofourturbulentrelationshipwiththewind.TravellingtoiconiclocationsincludingtheSaharadesert,thecoastofWestAfricaandtheSouthPacific,Iaindiscovershowpeoplehaveexploitedthepowerofthewindforthousandsofyears.Thewindisaforcewhichatfirstsightappearschaotic.Butthepatternsthatliewithintheatmospherehaveshapedthedestinyofcontinents,andlieattheheartofsomeofthegreatestturningpointsinhumanhistory.Episode4:FireProfessorIainStewartcontinueshisepicexplorationofhowtheplanethasshapedhumanhistory.Iainexploresman'srelationshipwithfire.Hebeginsbyembarkingonanextraordinaryencounterwiththisterrifyingforceofnature-awalkrightthroughtheheartofaragingfire.FirehaslongbeenourmainsourceofenergyandIainshowshowthismeantthattheplanetplayedacrucialroleinBritain'sindustrialrevolution,whilstholdingChina'sdevelopmentback.AlongthewayhedivesinamysteriouslakeinOregon,climbsaglacierofsalt,crawlsthroughanextraordinarycaveinIranandtakesatherapeuticbathincrudeoil.Episode5:HumanPlanetSeriesinwhichProfessorIainStewartlooksathowfourgeologicalforceshaveshapedhumanhistory.Heexploresthemostrecentlyestablishedforce,humans.It'seasytothinkofthehumanimpactontheplanetasanegativeone,butasIaindiscovers,thisisn'talwaysthecase.Itisclearthathumanshaveunprecedentedcontrolovermanyoftheplanet'sgeologicalcycles;thequestionis,howwillthehumanraceusethispower?