Life on Earth
“A natural history by David Attenborough”
197955m / epDocumentary
First aired
January 16, 1979
TMDB Score
91% match · 50 votes
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E01▶The Infinite Variety
Jan 16, 1979 · 55m
E02▶Building Bodies
Jan 23, 1979 · 54m
E03PlayingThe First Forests
Jan 30, 1979 · 54m
E04▶The Swarming Hordes
Feb 6, 1979 · 55m
E05▶Conquest of the Waters
Feb 13, 1979 · 55m
E06▶Invasion of the Land
Feb 20, 1979 · 55m
E07▶Victors of the Dry Land
Feb 27, 1979 · 55m
E08▶Lords of the Air
Mar 6, 1979 · 54m
E09▶The Rise of the Mammals
Mar 13, 1979 · 54m
E10▶Theme and Variations
Mar 20, 1979 · 53m
E11▶The Hunters and Hunted
Mar 27, 1979 · 55m
E12▶Life in the Trees
Apr 3, 1979 · 55m
E13▶The Compulsive Communicators
Apr 10, 1979 · 54m
For 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 animals - the ancestors of millipedes and insects.
About the Series
Synopsis
The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.
- First aired
- January 16, 1979
- Last aired
- April 10, 1979
- Seasons
- 1 season · 13 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
Top Billed Cast
David Attenborough
Self - Presenter
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