How to Grow a Planet: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In this TV programme Professor Iain Stewart journeys from the spectacular caves of Vietnam to the remote deserts of Africa and sees how plants first harnessed light from the sun and created our life-giving atmosphere. He describes how the plant kingdom has transformed a lifeless planet into our living world.

Series details

• Title: How to Grow a Planet
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2012-02-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-02-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8604
• IMDb ID: tt2244001
• TVDB ID: 255951

Cast and credited roles

• Iain Stewart — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-02-07; final listed air date 2012-02-21; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from How to Grow a Planet 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.