Men of Rock explained

Genre:Nature documentary
Director:Matt Barrett, Andrew Thompson, Jeremy Turner and Nigel Walk
Presenter:Iain Stewart
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:3
Runtime:59 minutes
Company:BBC Scotland
Channel:BBC Two Scotland

Men of Rock is a 2010 TV series produced by the BBC about pioneering geologists working in Scotland. It is presented by Professor Iain Stewart.[1] [2]

Episodes

Deep Time 1/3 The story of James Hutton, the founding father of geology.

Moving Mountains 2/3 An examination of how geologist Edward Bailey discovered Scotland once had super volcanoes.

The Big Freeze 3/3 The story of Louis Agassiz, who first proposed that the earth had experienced an ice age.

Notes and References

  1. Daily Record (2013) TV scientist Professor Iain Stewart slams Scottish Government over plans to drop geology Higher in state schools, 25 May
  2. Fotheringham, Ann (2012) I don't get recognised much, I'm not in the same league as Brian Cox, Herald , Monday 16 January