Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Of all the continents on Earth, none preserves a more spectacular story of our planet's origins than Australia. NOVA's four-part Australia's First 4 Billion Years takes viewers on a rollicking adventure from the birth of the Earth to the emergence of the world we know today. With help from host and scientist Richard Smith, we meet titanic dinosaurs and giant kangaroos, sea monsters and prehistoric crustaceans, disappearing mountains and deadly asteroids. Epic in scope, intimate in nature, this is the untold story of the land "down under," the one island continent that has got it all. Join NOVA on the ultimate Outback road trip, an exploration of the history of the planet as seen through the window of the Australian continent.

Series details

• Title: Australia's First 4 Billion Years
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2013-04-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-05-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32262
• TVDB ID: 269772

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-04-10; final listed air date 2013-05-01; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Australia's First 4 Billion Years on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.