All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Genesis

    • February 15, 2005
    • BBC Four

    An epic three billion year story begins, with the unravelling of clues as to how Europe's stunning landscapes and wildlife were created. Witness Oxford roamed by dinosaurs, the Jura vineyards of France swallowed under tropical seas, St Petersburg buried under desert sands and the mightiest event of all, the birth of the Mediterranean.

  • S01E02 Ice Ages

    • February 22, 2005
    • BBC Four

    Over the past two million years Europe has been swept by waves of extreme climatic change. Two kilometre thick ice sheets carved their way across the continent, reaching as far south as London, Amsterdam and Berlin. Mammoths wandered the North Sea, and even lions and hippos roamed Trafalgar Square. Then, shortly before the last great Ice Age released its grip, our ancestors set foot on the continent.

  • S01E03 Taming The Wild

    • March 1, 2005
    • BBC Four

    In the last 10,000 years Europe has been transformed from a largely forested, virgin landscape in to the manicured continent we know today, and at an ever-accelerating rate. As culture spread its influence across the land with monumental symbols of ownership, animals were tamed, seeds were sown, forests decimated and minerals excavated. How did wildlife cope with these drastic changes, and what impact did they have on ourselves?

  • S01E04 A New Millennium

    • March 8, 2005
    • BBC Four

    Today, some 730 million people live in Europe. How is wildlife adapting to this brave new world, who are the winners and losers, and what efforts are we making to help? And ultimately, given the problems with unwelcome and invasive species on the continent through international trade, and an increasingly fickle climate, the future could bring all sorts of surprises.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Scandinavia: Lands of the Midnight Sun

    • BBC Four

    Documentary looking at the countries of Scandinavia and considering both the countryside, scenery, wildlife and the impact and lifestyles of men in the Arctic Circle areas of Sweden, Norway, and Lapland.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Scandinavia: Fresh Waters, Salt Seas

    • BBC Four

    Documentary looking at the countries of Scandinavia and considering the effects of pollution and over-fishing on the fish, birds and wildlife in the area, as well as on fishermen.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Iceland: Fire and Ice

    • BBC Four

    Few places on earth experience such violent extremes as Iceland. This program examines how Iceland's wildlife, including puffins and Arctic foxes, survive volcanic eruptions and scalding geysers.