Men of Rock

Men of Rock
Genre Nature documentary
Directed by Matt Barrett, Andrew Thompson, Jeremy Turner and Nigel Walk
Presented by Iain Stewart
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 3
Production
Running time 59 minutes
Production company(s) BBC Scotland
Release
Original network BBC Two Scotland
Picture format 16:9 1080i
Audio format Stereo
Original release 30 November (2010-11-30) – 14 December 2010 (2010-12-14)

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.

References

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