Time Machine

S01E02: Life: The Race Against Time

How does the passage of time affect the existence of life on Earth? Discover how soldier crabs have their own alarm clocks, how plants tell the time, and why humans live far longer than we should. Plus, see hummingbirds and horses evolve before your eyes. Speeding through millennia, computer-generated images and accelerated footage reveal how plants and animals manipulate time as they strive to find food, meet a mate and fulfil their ultimate purpose - creating the next generation.

Overview

Series showing how geological forces shape our planet and how humans, other animals and plants experience and manipulate time.

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Episodes

S01E01 The World Shaped by Time

January 1, 2004 60 min
The mighty Himalayas and the Grand Canyon form before your very eyes, as Earth's evolution from the Big Bang onwards is charted by the latest film and computer-generated techniques. Why were crocodiles stranded in the...

S01E02 Life: The Race Against Time

January 8, 2004 60 min
How does the passage of time affect the existence of life on Earth? Discover how soldier crabs have their own alarm clocks, how plants tell the time, and why humans live far longer than we...

S01E03 Masters of Time

January 15, 2004 60 min
Time has increasingly become an obsession for the human race. Our internal body clocks dictate many of our actions despite the fact that we have introduced cryogenics and plastic surgery to cheat ageing and freeze...

Cast

Jeremy Vine
Jeremy Vine

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