Episode guide
Life on Earth: Season 1
13 episodes · premiered Jan 16, 1979
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- Episode 1: The Infinite Variety Jan 16, 1979 · 55m The 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 of evolution.
- Episode 2: Building Bodies Jan 23, 1979 · 54m Bright 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 - just a sample of…
- Episode 3: The First Forests Jan 30, 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…
- Episode 4: The Swarming Hordes Feb 6, 1979 · 55m David 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 pollinate flowers and in…
- Episode 5: Conquest of the Waters Feb 13, 1979 · 55m Fish 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 advance in…
- Episode 6: Invasion of the Land Feb 20, 1979 · 55m Some 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, salamanders, toads and…
- Episode 7: Victors of the Dry Land Feb 27, 1979 · 55m David 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 sealed eggs…
- Episode 8: Lords of the Air Mar 6, 1979 · 54m The 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 possession - the…
- Episode 9: The Rise of the Mammals Mar 13, 1979 · 54m Mammals 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 remarkable transition…
- Episode 10: Theme and Variations Mar 20, 1979 · 53m A 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 animals may have…
- Episode 11: The Hunters and Hunted Mar 27, 1979 · 55m David 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 prey becomes…
- Episode 12: Life in the Trees Apr 3, 1979 · 55m David 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 in the treetops…
- Episode 13: The Compulsive Communicators Apr 10, 1979 · 54m David 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 nearly three million…