I have to watch shows like this to keep my perspective on current sociopolitical events....and my sanity.

Huttons story always impresses me .a truly unique thinker

Tony Robinson never lets a programme down, the guy is brilliant, really enjoyed this documentary.

Knowing that the isle of skye was possibly the largest super volcanoes ( except the trapps) is in Scotland and that the grampian mountains fault line is possibly one of the oldest mountain chains in the world makes me so proud to be a scotsman

Having already lived in our house in Cambridgeshire for twenty years, I was surprised to discover from a local history book some years ago it's actually on the lower slopes of a long extinct volcano. It doesn't look much like a volcano now as the top was sliced off during the various ice ages, leaving just a plateau where the village of Warboys is now. That's  surrounded by gentle slopes leading to the low lying areas all around it in every direction. To the north and east are the fens, which are made up of peaty soil. To the south and west where we live, are heavy clays soils made from sediment formed by glaciers depositing ground up rock dust. It's all very logical now I know how it came to be.

Interesting, the bit about the land masses that were to become Scotland and Ireland being part of what would become North America. Was watching a video on the formation of the Appalachian Mts over here--and the fact that they extend over to the Grampians in the UK and even further into northern Norway. Pretty cool, I thought.

It's pretty neat how Tony went from being an unemployed actor to presenter on Time Team to researcher and author to the face of so many documentaries as he ages.

😮 Volcanos and Britain! Two of my most favourite things! 💗

England wales forced marriage to Ireland  Scotland is a perfect explanation of why we have a very complex and contentious relationship to this day a kind of marriage of convenience.

Loved the word Pahoehoe when studying geology at school . I was told it was pronounced 'Pa hoy hoy' , after the Hawaiian volcanic descriptive word . Very thin , very hot runny lava and like 'diarrhoea' . The thicker , blocky and cooler lava is called 'Ah-ah' . A word used by my Mum when I was learning English as a toddler when going for a pooh ! When discussing volcanology we just ripped off the Hawaiian words for types of lava not realising what they actually meant . Not only did volcanoes form Britain but our language too .

In medieval China, one of the most intriguing naturalists was Shen Kuo (1031–1095), a polymath personality who dabbled in many fields of study. In terms of geology, Shen Kuo is one of the first naturalists to have formulated a theory of geomorphology.

As a geology buff and documentary junkie, I believe this is one of the best I've ever seen. Kudos for the planning and execution of this fascinating story.

I'm from California and am surrounded by Volcanoes both extinct and active. I never even imagined Volcanoes in the British Isles. 😮 Makes perfect sense. Geologically speaking.

I never knew Britain had Volcanoes, it’s always a good day when you learn something new. ❤😊

Didn’t know Baldrik was so clever and entertaining. 😜🇬🇧

A wonderful programme - Tony has the knack of taking us on an exciting journey wherever he goes

an international treasure that Tony Robinson ... there is something magical about a country that produces people like Tony Robinson and David Attenborough  ( to mention just two ) ... thank you Britain

Fascinating. I always wondered how my country formed. The footage and narrative were captivating. Thank you. I really should visit Edinburgh!

Mount Royal in Montreal is a similar eroded volcanic plug in the middle of a big city. Well, not exactly a volcano, but the eroded remnants of igneous intrusions that were part of a much larger volcanic complex active more than 100 million years ago.

Quite interesting... one doesn’t think of the UK having any volcanic past... but there you go...