Raging Planet

{{Short description|American documentary television series}}

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| genre = Documentary

| runtime = 50 minutes{{cite web|url=https://www.ovguide.com/tv/raging_planet_145461.htm|title=Watch Raging Planet Free Online|publisher=Ovguide.com|access-date=December 18, 2016}}

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| starring = Randall Lee Rose (Season 1)
Robert Naughton (Season 2)

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| country = United States

| channel = Discovery Channel
Science Channel

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| language = English

| company = Pioneer Productions

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| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 18{{cite web|url=http://www.tvbuzer.com/tv-shows/Raging-Planet|title=Raging Planet|publisher=TVBuzer.com|access-date=December 18, 2016}}

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Raging Planet is an American documentary television series that originally aired in 1997 and 2009 on the Discovery Channel. The program focuses on natural disasters. It currently airs periodically on the Science Channel.

Summary

The show focuses on natural disasters, including tornadoes, hurricanes, avalanches, lightning, fires, volcanoes, earthquakes, and blizzards. It features videos taken during disasters, computer-generated imagery effects, and reenactments. Rescue workers, scientists, and survivors are interviewed. Season 2 was produced in 2008–2009 on HD format from locations around the world. Transmitted in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally in 2009 on the Discovery Channel, the series was directed by Mark Westcott, Alex Williamson, Susannah Ward, and Martin Gorst, and was produced by Pioneer TV.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

Episodes

=Season 1 (1997)=

The first season was produced in 1997 and it has ten episodes.

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1"Avalanche"October 10, 1997
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2"Blizzard"October 17, 1997
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3"Earthquake"October 24, 1997
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4"Fire"October 31, 1997
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5"Flood"November 7, 1997
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6"Hurricane"November 14, 1997
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7"Lightning"November 21, 1997
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8"Tidal Wave"November 28, 1997
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9"Tornado"December 5, 1997
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10"Volcano"December 12, 1997

=Season 2 (2009)=

The second season was produced in 2009 on HD format and it has eight episodes.

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1"Tornado"August 9, 2009
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2"Lightning"August 9, 2009
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3"Flood"August 16, 2009
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4"Hurricane"August 16, 2009
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5"Blizzard"September 27, 2009
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6"Volcano"September 27, 2009
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7"Avalanche"October 4, 2009
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8"Sea Storm"October 4, 2009

References

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