Earth: The Power of the Planet

Earth: The Power of the Planet is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 20 November 2007. The five-part series is presented by geologist Iain Stewart.

In the United States, the series was broadcast in 2008 on the National Geographic Channel as Earth: The Biography.

During filming in Madagascar, a new species of ant was discovered by Brian Fisher and named after Stewart: Cerapachys iainstewarti.

Merchandise
A two-disc DVD of the series was released on 14 January 2008, followed by a two-disc Blu-ray set of the series being made available on 15 September 2008.

A 240-page hardcover book written by Iain Stewart and John Lynch (ISBN 978-0563539148) covering the topics seen in the episodes was released prior to the series being broadcast on 18 October 2007.