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Birth of Europe
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Birth of Europe

2012-04-17 · 46 min / episode · ★ 7.3

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Crushed, flooded and exploded into life – Europe is a battlefield of Nature. Discover the extraordinary and shocking geological story of how Europe was created by nature’s most titanic forces.

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Pioneer Productions
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United Kingdom
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Mark HallileyMark HallileyNarrator

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