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David Attenborough talks about his favorite moments and what the programs were like to make.
Life on Earth — Season 1

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David Attenborough

Host

David Attenborough

Writer

Christopher Parsons

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 16, 1979 The Infinite Variety David Attenborough investigates the factors permitting the four million different forms of life on earth. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 23, 1979 Building Bodies Marine invertebrates fall into three distinct groups: echinoderms, mollusks, and segmented creatures. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 30, 1979 The First Forests David Attenborough considers the survival of the first life on land: mosses, ferns, millipedes and dragonflies. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 6, 1979 The Swarming Hordes David Attenborough looks at the strange courting techniques of insects. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 13, 1979 Conquest of the Waters The 30,000 varieties of fish are able to live under the most harsh conditions through species adaptation. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 20, 1979 Invasion of the Land Film captures the coelacanth, a fish, believed to be extinct until 1938, and other ancestors of amphibians. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 27, 1979 Victors of the Dry Land David Attenborough explores the ability of iguanas and giant tortoises to survive on the arid Galapagos Islands. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 6, 1979 Lords of the Air David Attenborough illustrates the varied uses and advantages of the light and flexible feather. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 13, 1979 The Rise of the Mammals Recounting mammal development, David Attenborough spotlights the platypus, wombat, Tasmanian devil, kangaroo and opossum. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 20, 1979 Theme and Variations David Attenborough traces the possible evolution of anteaters, moles, bats, porpoises and whales from a tiny Mesozoic mammal. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 27, 1979 The Hunters and Hunted The balance of nature mediates the food supply for carnivores and herbivores. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 3, 1979 Life in the Trees The story of primates and their adaptation to forest living unfolds in a journey from Madagascar to Malaysia. Details Episode 13 Aired Apr 10, 1979 The Compulsive Communicators Communication plays a key role in man's development from primitive hunter to sophisticated technician. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Christopher Parsons
Screenwriter
David Attenborough
Network
BBC
Genre
Documentary, Nature
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 16, 1979