Earth Story:
SM Manila. Should be available everywhere soon. 2-discs. 8-episodes. I already owned the R2, so didn't buy it. I like it better that Dr. Stewart copycat update Earth - The Biography (also BBC).
I have the R1
Earth - The Biography (the American title of
Earth - The Power of the Planet). I wouldn't say Dr. Iain Stewart's series is a copycat. From a geologist's point of view, they each present different aspects of the earth's evolution. Stewart's series is more comprehensive and lively, a good introduction for students wanting to take up geology. It focuses mainly on the dynamic processes governing our planet. On the other hand, Dr. Aubrey Manning's
Earth Story (Manning, I believe is a biologist), encompasses a greater scope and is presented in a more toned down manner. The focus of this series is to tell earth's history through the evidences left behind by rocks.
OT, you should see Stewart's other geological series,
Journeys From The Center of the Earth and
Journeys Into The Ring of Fire. Highly interesting geo-society stuff. Not sure if they're available on video. I just torrented them.