who else has this as geology homework?

POV- your watching this for homework

Just rewatched this and I love how Hutton put his view of deep time: "No vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end". I remember hearing that in my 30s and renewed my love of geology. This era when the foundations of the science were being laid down by men like Hutton, Kelvin, and Lyell is incredibly fascinating to me. And I love Iain's guiding us--his obvious enthusiasm makes any presentation by him even more delightful. Thanks so much for uploading!

The bit about being told to stop talking about rocks on vacation is very accurate. Geologist curse. Best to go hiking with nerds. Also I love the guy hiking in a suit.

I can't believe it has taken me so long to discover this 3 part series. A fascinating and informative insight into Geology that is so well presented and sheds light on the unsung heroes that put their theories and reputation on the line. We all know about Darwin and his greatness but James Hutton is up alongside him as one of the greatest thinkers of his age. I only wish as a boy spending so many holiday's in the highlands during the 70's with my brothers and sisters i had paid a bit more attention of the amazing countryside.

I love Iain Stewart's enthusiasm.. and his strong scottish accent, too! :D

Many thanks for uploading this. I am slowly working my way through all the bbc geology stuff I can find. Most of it is presented by Iain Stewart who I enjoy listening to. Last month I also watched a tv series from the states called "Nature of the planet - an introduction to geology" which was fantastic. I also plan to study Geology at University next year. At 40 I will be a mature student, I am a little afraid I will be older than the lecturer however I am passionate about this subject. Thanks uploader you have great content on your channel .

Thanks very much for posting this series. I'd more or less forgotten it which is close to being a sin! When I studied geology as part of a degree, Iain Stewart's programmes were so helpful in putting dry words into technicolor in my mind that it turned an arts student into an arts/science one. It's a shame that this and the Journeys series don't appear to have been released on DVD. I fully recommend those series of his which have been to anyone with curiosity in geology or the world in general. Remember that the geology a region has affects the culture, science and trade it developed, so if your interest is human history, these programmes give valuable "back stories" for you to work with. Sit back, watch, listen and enjoy!

My old Geology teacher was friends with Stewart!! Some of the people from that class actually get taught by him now at whatever Uni he lectures at XD What a legend man, hope I get to meet him one day lol

Thank you so much xMatx4 for uploading this wonderful series for us to watch.

I love anything with Iain Stewart in it. I would have loved to be able to sit in on some of James Hutton's talks with like minded friends. He is truly one of the seminal figures in geology--especially Scots geology.

i was supposed to watch the first 30 minutes of it for school, but i ended up watching the whole thing. It really is mesmerizing

one of my fav BBC docs, have watched it numerous times, learned so much.

I'm about to lose it with the amount of homework I have to do.

Who else wants to go melt some granite rocks after seeing this awesome documentary?😁

A absolutely great documentary. Love the professor who narrates it and the history is just fascinating! Thank you for making this!

I saw Ian Stewart in Glasgow city center about 8 years ago, i shouted at him 'hey Ian...you rock mate'

Absolutely mind-blowing. As an amateur who wonders about the age of rocks and appreciates the beauty of geology, paleontology, evolution... This is so deep and beautiful ( I can't find other words...).

Brilliant. He has a way of looking at the camera which totally engages the viewer. Also he explains some complex theories very simply which is perhaps his genius. The accent is great too so well done to the erstwhile professor! And then of course we must give all due credit to the cameraman(woman) and the editors who put this together, and the BBC for giving the airtime that geology deserves. Scotland's scenery is spectacular and this is coming from a geologist who lives in South Africa - a place known for its magnificent landscapes. Well done to all involved!

It is amazing that one person's greatest idea is just the beginning of another's idea.

I remember watching this a few years ago, now I'm majoring in Geology, what an amazing career I chose, videos like this helped me make the choice.

Wow! Haven't seen this kind of teaching anywhere! Now I can recall the slowly cooled, large crystals of molten glass and the fast cooled, small crystals formed in the translucent glass! It was not clear before why the fast cooled rock has smaller crystals! Thanks! Thumbs up #1,176. Iain, you remind me of a 'Rock Star'

The genuine display of excitement by Ian when he sees the pink granite intrude into the the gray sandstone for the first time gave me a feeling that that is how James Hutton may have reacted when he saw it for the first time! It really is hard to explain to others.

When I grow I will be a geologist

I adore Iain Stewart. His energy, passion for this subject is infectious.

Ian you are an amazing narrator, I love the strong genuine scott accent and the excitement in your videos, you and nick zentner from central Washington University would be the greatest duo ever, I've been studying geology, siesmology, volcanology and geophysics for over 10 years now, not counting the work I did in school, at some point I'm planning on moving to Washington to continue my studies, I know more about the pacific northwest and Scotland and britian than I do my own region. I live in ky we have some amazing geology in the red River gorge, hope you all are well, best wishes, prayers for you all, thanks Ian

Came here for the homework, stayed because this is actually a good documentary.

Who here for geology, science or chemistry?

I didn't know Jason Plato was doing geography documentaries now!

Iain Stewart is possibly the best presenter anywhere anytime for this type of thing. Warm Intelligent and low key, he is a complete natural. He knows how it works and he just gets on with it. Top man!

"We stand on the shoulders of giants." Gorgeous land, Scotland is. Lovely people too, can't wait for my next visit. Scotland and Geology, what's not to love?

Professor Iain Stewart the Poet of Geology

My history teacher made us watch this, and, to be honest, I thought it would be boring, but turns out I was wrong! Thank you very much for posting this!

We're back and enjoyed the documentary even more this time as we have educated ourselves a bit. This is an excellent documentary and you Limeys sure do know how to do excellent work! Thanks so much for your efforts and don't forget to give your camera people the credit they deserve as is appears they were actually the first one at each place you went!!! LOL

Hutton came up with his theories 250yrs ago, wow look how far we’ve come since then Scrolls Down Thru Comments Faceplant . . .Reading Flatearther’s comments . . .

too much music and backround noise

This should be mandatory viewing for creationists

Excellent, truly inspired production, a testament to some of the true heroes of our species.

Its hard to understand geology sometimes because it is quite complex (but really simple really). Its the greatest science ever to me yet I'm unable to verbalise myself sometimes. Nobody knows rock like J Hutton... truly my rock hero (get overwhelmed by the environment sometimes- sily really)!

This makes an excellent break from studying for my degree (in Geology!) and reminds why I do it :P

Bravo dear Professor Ian Stewart! I would like to rename the title of this very good video: a brief history of the rock cycle concept

This guy is a very good presenter, really natural clear style I saw another documentary he made about James Clerk Maxwell that was also excellent

Great documentary - the Scottish accent makes it even more intriguing to me :) Thanks a lot for the upload, mate!

I really like this guy's voice lol. I bet he's a cool ass dad

Now I see why our ( and your) John Muir who came from Scotland was such a great explorer and field geologist who figured out so much of our Sierra Nevada mountains and western USA geology he probably knew about Hutton

Fantastic series! Thank you!

I was forced to watch this for my geology class and wasn't looking forward to taking notes on a hour-long documentary about rocks, but this was actually really well made and had some great cinematography

Really good documentary, thank you for sharing. James Hutton and Lord Kelvin, what an interesting lives and science achievements.

Thank you for the upload. Scotland's a beautiful place. Geology is so amazing. Learned quite a bit.

50:00 A lost opportunity here; Lord Rutherford - the father of nuclear physics and the first, with radioactive decay, to date the Earth - is the son of a Scottish immigrant to New Zealand.

The best explanation of geology for an interested lay-person that I have yet seen. I will recommend this to anyone who has an interest in the science of our planet. Our kids love it, especially the accent !!

Bbc creates some of the best content. It’s great to learn and see things you’ve only read in books.

Thanks for uploding this. You changed a boring day into an interesting one

Thank you for uploading.

At 50:00 Granite also contains potassium-40 in the feldspars so I'd imagine the geiger counter is picking up K-40 and not uranium.

Many thanks, been dying to see this series for ages :)

watching the series for my 5th time - i love these, learn so much and the scenery is nice, too.

Who are the 41 fools that disliked this? Who? Because whoever they are someone needs to keep an eye out for them that they don't have educational domain over others. This documentary was fascinating

I’ve just sat with my year 7 and increased her understanding of geology to that of a year 10

Watching this to understand geology and rock formation to find lost Norman castles

Excellent video. Thank you.

Not homework, just love rock.

I m here for Geology and the lovELY ACCENT.

Scotland is planting more trees than any country in the UK. Trees are the perfect carbon capture mechanism. Thank you Scotland.

Hutton's revelations were transformational.

Iain Stewart, "the thinking woman's crumpet." Sooo true ;)

Disliking this shit, my geography teacher making us watch this for an hour and filling in this worksheet💀💀💀💀 I haven’t started and it’s due tomorrow😭😭😭

Cinematography/Scotland is so beautiful!

Wonderful!

i dont know why but like this guy and his scottish accent

I have a question I hope someone can answer here: The rolling chalk downs of East Sussex and Kent are exposed at the coast where you can see horizontal rows of flint exposed on the cliffs; yet the downs roll. Why? I know the flints were formed in holes in the ancient [horizontal] sea bed. I read somewhere that the Downs were the last wrinkles of the Swiss Alps as the African plate pushes north into Europe but the flints belie that explanation yet I don't see much in the form of brooks or rivers cutting into into the bottoms of the down in the landscape near the cliffs.. the adjacent land just seems to roll up and down in a very smooth (and pleasing) way.

I am from rock. I understand that now and I feel fine.

Fantastic! I was looking this interesting video for the second time. Now I grasp the meaning of time, through the understanding of geological processes that underline the history of the Earth, this blue and beautiful planet. Thank you very much dear Ian Stewart for your kind effort to popularize the history of scientific ideas. I hope that this kind of documentary film be translated into Arabic, because the Arabic societies are in urgent need to demystify the forces of nature

Great film .... I love James Hutton ...

ممتاز جدا، شكرا جزيلا. ما أحوجنا إلى مشاهدة متأنية إلى مثل هذا الفيلم الوثائقي الرائع الذي لا تتلخص قيمته في تبسيط المعرفة العلمية، من خلال إلقاء نظرة على تاريخ تطور النظريات الجيولوجية حول تاريخ الأرض فقط، بل له قيمة ثقافية تاريخية اجتماعية كبيرة. شكرا مرة أخرى Thank you very much for this interesting video film, which has not only an instructive scientific and pedagogic aspect about the evolution of geological theories concerning the age of the planet Earth, but also this lead to have a clear idea about the history of cultural and social conditions of the human ideology past

Is it porn or is it geology?

Absolutely fabulous narrative of earth geologic history.

Great job! Thanks for providing basics knowledge.

he grew up just 8 miles south of Glasgow then he studied there at Strathclyde uni but yeah he's got a nice, clear glaswegian accent that is like a music to ear :)

The opening should have been Bon Scott belting out Let There Be Rock

31:00 the Bible did never claim that the landscape never change, on the contrary

57:00 the rocks of Torridon were being formed hundreds of millions of years after the first continents.

The host sounds like an educated Arnold Schwarzenegger. Love it

It's a great documentary , but as I'm not native english speaker , I tried hard to understand the video,and still enjoyed it , but it would be great if subtitles were added.

Without James Hutton, Charles Darwin couldn't have discovered his theory of evolution. I freaking love geology and I wish I had gone to university for a career in the field (pun intended😊).

Me I watch Nick Zentner central Washington univ on line talks field trips etc probably this guy does also. Great video most interesting. I did not know about Hutton

stunning pictures of Scotland

man the Scots came up with some good stuff between 1600-1900. Science, economics, philosophy...

It is great that this guy gives Hutton so much deserved credit. From some of the previous comments it certainly is obvious that religion continues to be the cancer of the intellect of the planet.

Great great video

This should get 1 mill subs

The History of Our Planet was quite serious in its tone, quite like a textbook, but quite gripping. Google does not shoe it up, now

I want to become a geologist, will send my University application very soon, and enjoyed this interview:P Geology should be way more popular than what it is at the moment!

A passing reference to Niels Stensen (a.k.a. Nicolau Steno) and his «Prodromus» would have been a nice gesture...

this is my geology homework and when i saw 59 minutes i cringed not wanting to do it but it's actually super interesting!!

Thats really a good one and inspiring

awesome vide :) .. i love the accent of ian stewart .. he is a great presenter!! :) amazing

I am not so interested in rocks but I think it is interesting how the world is formed with some certain substances. How rocks are formed is also cool.

Well. Im not a geologist but always wonder how landscapes, especially mountains, formed.

33:55 When your phone starts vibrating loudly