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Life on Earth

Season 1

1979 • 13 Episodes

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The Infinite Variety

S01 E01 • Tuesday, Jan 16, 1979 • Jan 16 • 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.

Building Bodies

S01 E02 • Tuesday, Jan 23, 1979 • Jan 23 • 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 the animal wonders to be found in a small area of the Great Barrier Reef.

The First Forests

S01 E03 • Tuesday, Jan 30, 1979 • Jan 30 • 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.

The Swarming Hordes

S01 E04 • Tuesday, Feb 6, 1979 • Feb 6 • 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 some cases neither flower nor insect can survive without the other.

Conquest of the Waters

S01 E05 • Tuesday, Feb 13, 1979 • Feb 13 • 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 evolution -and it probably came from a most unlikely source, a little jelly-like creature called a sea squirt.

Invasion of the Land

S01 E06 • Tuesday, Feb 20, 1979 • Feb 20 • 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 frogs still survive in great quantities, and there is even one species of frog where the male gives birth from its mouth! Presented by David Attenborough.

Victors of the Dry Land

S01 E07 • Tuesday, Feb 27, 1979 • Feb 27 • 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 enabled the mighty reptiles to rule the world.

Lords of the Air

S01 E08 • Tuesday, Mar 6, 1979 • Mar 6 • 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 feather. Man has yet to invent anything that, weight for weight, is as strong as the feather. Feathers are insulators, they provide the surface of the most perfect aerofoils known - bird's wings. Plus they play a central role in courtship.

The Rise of the Mammals

S01 E09 • Tuesday, Mar 13, 1979 • Mar 13 • 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 involved the development of mechanisms for regulating body temperature, for allowing the young to develop in the womb and for suckling newborns. Attenborough also explores the South American origins of marsupials and their colonisation of Australia.

Theme and Variations

S01 E10 • Tuesday, Mar 20, 1979 • Mar 20 • 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 originated - the mammals. David Attenborough looks at some of the huge variety of mammals. Bats number over a thousand species, many hunt insects, some sip nectar, drink blood, and even catch fish. Contrast those which use sonar with the great whales that sing, the star-nosed mole and the giant anteater, and the potential variations become dramatically clear.

The Hunters and Hunted

S01 E11 • Tuesday, Mar 27, 1979 • Mar 27 • 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 increasingly fast and wary in order to stay alive. Nowhere is this seen better than on the plains of East Africa.

Life in the Trees

S01 E12 • Tuesday, Apr 3, 1979 • Apr 3 • 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. There they developed binocular vision for accurately judging distances, and the ability to grasp trees with a firm grip. The group includes dazzling gymnasts, deafening choristers and highly cultured monkeys.

The Compulsive Communicators

S01 E13 • Tuesday, Apr 10, 1979 • Apr 10 • 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 years ago, and along the way he goes into caves in southern France where Stone Age people created imaginative paintings of ice-age animals. He also travels to Papua New Guinea to find some hunter-gatherers who have never before set eyes on white people.

Life on Earth

Season 1

1979 • 13 Episodes