Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

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1995
1995x1
Planet Earth, On the Edge of the World
Episode overview
The first of five daily science lectures which are intended to be of particular interest to children. Dr James Jackson, a geologist from Cambridge University, looks for clues in what .. show full overview
1995x2
Planet Earth, Secrets of the Deep
Episode overview
Dr James Jackson reveals that the key to understanding how the Earth moves lies not above the sea but deep in the oceans.
1995x3
Planet Earth, Volcanoes-Melting the Earth
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Dr James Jackson investigates how solid rock is turned to molten lava and explains how volcanoes are a planet's way of keeping cool. The lectures continue tomorrow and Sunday.
1995x4
Planet Earth, The Puzzle of the Continents
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Dr James Jackson draws on evidence from sunken cities and sea shells found high in mountain ranges to explain what happens when continents stretch and collide.
1995x5
Planet Earth, Waterworld
Episode overview
In his final lecture, Dr James Jackson describes how water has affected the history of Earth and looks at the moon, Venus and Mars to imagine what life would be like without it.

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