Life on Earth 1979
The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.
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S1·E1 The Infinite VarietyThe first ever episode of the landmark natural history series Life on Earth. David Attenborough explores the wildlife and landscape that inspired Charles Darwin's theory…
S1·E2 Building BodiesBright blue starfish, crimson feather stars, shell-less snails in designs as extravagant as any Paris fashion show, shrimps of every colour, others that are transparent…
S1·E3 The First ForestsFor most of Earth's history there was no life on land. But over 400 million years ago some tiny plants began an invasion from the water, closely followed by the first…
S1·E4 The Swarming HordesDavid Attenborough looks at the role of a few of the millions of insect species, some of which have developed extremely close relationships with plants. Insects…
S1·E5 Conquest of the WatersFish occur in populations of billions and there are over 30,000 species, more than in any other group of backboned animals. The development of the backbone was a crucial…
S1·E6 Invasion of the LandSome 350 million years ago, evolution reached one of its most crucial stages when fish crawled from the water onto the land and became amphibians. Today, newts,…
S1·E7 Victors of the Dry LandDavid Attenborough looks at the history of reptiles, the first back-boned creatures to solve the problems of living high and dry on the land. Their waterproofed skin and…
S1·E8 Lords of the AirThe story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us. David Attenborough examines the uses and advantages of birds' unique…
S1·E9 The Rise of the MammalsMammals have proved to be one of the most adaptable products of evolution. David Attenborough looks at their evolution from reptiles 200 million years ago. This…
S1·E10 Theme and VariationsA little furry animal from the jungles of South East Asia, called a tree shrew, has attracted great interest from scientists because it shows how a great group of…
S1·E11 The Hunters and HuntedDavid Attenborough explores the eternal duel between the hunters and the hunted - one of the driving forces of evolution.
As the hunters develop speed and cunning, the…
S1·E12 Life in the TreesDavid Attenborough's now-legendary encounter with young gorillas is featured in this episode as he looks at the history of primates, whose ancestors sought their fortune…
S1·E13 The Compulsive CommunicatorsDavid Attenborough looks for crucial clues that help to explain how and why we have come to dominate life on earth.
He traces back the African origins of humans to…Cast
Crew
- Executive Producers
- Christopher Parsons
- Cinematography
- Maurice Fisher
- Editing
- Ron Martin
- Composer
- Edward Williams
Details
- First air date
- Jan 16, 1979
- Last air date
- Apr 10, 1979
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 13
- Episode runtime
- 55 min
- Network
- BBC Two
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- BBC Studios Natural History Unit, Reiner Moritz Productions, BBC Bristol Productions, Warner Bros. International Television Production
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
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