The Birth of Europe: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In terms of area, Europe is the second smallest continent, but it is an amazingly diverse area. It extends from the frozen Arctic north to the shores of Africa. And it has an epic history of colliding continents, erupting volcanoes, ice ages - and even large asteroid impacts. In the three-part series Birth Of Europe, the geological past and present of Europe examined. Geology has made Europe what it is today. It has formed the coastline, is responsible for the separation between islands and the mainland, but also the shape of the Mediterranean. All these elements are in turn responsible for how countries took shape where people live and where trade routes were established. Almost all of our continent, the history, appearance and position of the cities, in one form or another...

Series details

• Title: The Birth of Europe
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2012-04-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-04-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7579
• IMDb ID: tt2125050
• TVDB ID: 258437

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-04-24; final listed air date 2012-04-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Birth of Europe 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.