Life on Earth

TV Mini Series
1979
54m

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David Attenborough's groundbreaking study of the evolution of life on our planet.David Attenborough's groundbreaking study of the evolution of life on our planet.David Attenborough's groundbreaking study of the evolution of life on our planet.

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Nominated for 4 BAFTA Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

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An additional item on the DVD is David Attenborough being interviewed by fellow naturalist Tony Soper regarding the making of Life on Earth including the equipment used (at around 23 mins)

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David Attenborough: There are some four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. Four million different solutions to the problems of staying alive. This is the story of how a few of them came to be as they are.

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The original home video release was severely edited down to fit on two video tapes, meaning half or more of the original broadcast was omitted.

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Featured in Zoo (1985)

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'Life on Earth' is the Greatest Nature Documentary ever

Sir David Attenborough is the greatest wildlife presenter and 'Life on Earth' most likely is the greatest nature documentary ever made. In the episodes, he talks about the story of life from the first primitive cells to the plants, animals and humans. Overall there are 13 episodes and the last one is for humans. I have this masterpiece documentary, i highly recommend anyone to watch it. I love the way how he ends the final episode. While he talks about humans began to learn different languages, the hands of people writing in different languages is seen in the video, then David Attenborough takes a paper and write the English language and that is 'Life on Earth'.