season 5 episode 17 deep space nine cast

#Season 5 episode 17 deep space nine cast series#

But what the series exposes is that it's fragile.” Earth - is there a trailer? It’s the only place we know that there's life. “We’re a unique species on a unique planet and when you look at its history, we're lucky to be here, it’s a matter of chance, and we didn't ought to squander that. That should spur us into doing something. We look at previous climate change events millions of years ago, and the scientists now have the capacity to understand what it could mean to us. “It’s not a climate change series but we draw comparisons. Then in Chile, it's incredibly hot, dry and high and it parallels early hostile environments where species didn't only survive, they prospered.” Are there any similarities between Earth’s previous challenges and the ones we are facing now? I also liked the historical nature of a temple complex in Mexico, which was in a biosphere reserve with brilliant wildlife. “We went to Iceland to see volcanic regions, that was spectacular. They created a vortex as they spiralled out, it was like they turned on the air conditioning.” What locations did you visit? On a cliff in Chile, there were Andean condors, and one pooed on me – I was elated to be pooed on by such a magnificent animal! We also went to a Mexican cenote inhabited by millions of bats. “It was never going to be a wildlife series but we were drawing parallels with previous life. We saw important fossils such as the first flower fossils, and when I put my hand where a dinosaur once put its foot, the romantic in me was easily stirred.” Were you able to see wildlife too? “When you pick up a meteorite from another part of the universe, there’s immediate euphoria. There's constant fluxing.” Did you have any favourite moments from filming? Physical, planetary forces have changed life but life has had an impact on the atmosphere, the climate, the sea and the Earth’s surface. It's a rollercoaster, things do well, things do badly. “This is a biography of a special planet, which has had some extraordinary events shaping its life. (Image credit: BBC) What was your thinking behind the series? In Earth, Chris Packham investigates how life on our planet has survived.

Season 5 episode 17 deep space nine cast