The Day The Earth Nearly Died (2002)
Some 250 million years ago, all but five per cent of life on Earth was wiped out in the greatest disaster our planet has ever experienced, yet the cause of this event has long remained a mystery. Palaeontologists in Greenland explain the answers.
Director: Nick Davidson
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Jack Fortune as Narrator |
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Adrian Jones as Self |
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Vincent Courtillot as Self |
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Gregory Retallack as Self |
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Peter Ward as Self |
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Paul Wignall as Self |
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Michael Benton as Self |
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Michael R. Rampino as Self |
| Writing | Nick Davidson | Writer |
| Camera | David Baillie | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Russell Belter | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Malcolm Flynn | Sound Director |
| Sound | Davie Van Rensburg | Sound Director |
| Sound | Alex Marcou | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Max Bygrave | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Neil Patience | Editor |
| Production | Anna Mishcon | Production Manager |
| Production | Sacha Gregson | Production Manager |
| Production | Victoria English | Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Jenny Foster | Archival Footage Research |
| Production | Alicky Sussman | Assistant Production Manager |
| Directing | Nick Davidson | Director |
| Production | Matthew Barrett | Producer |
| Editing | Paul Carlin | Editor |