• 2010
  • 59m
First Life

Summary David Attenborough goes back in time to investigate the origins of life. View more details

  • 2010
  • 59m

First Life

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : David Attenborough Philip Donoghue Justin Marshall Guy Narbonne

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8.4

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 4, 2010

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official BBC site

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Atlantic Productions Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Summary David Attenborough goes back in time to investigate the origins of life. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 4, 2010

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official BBC site

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Atlantic Productions Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

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Episode 1 • Nov 04, 2010
Arrival
David visits archaeological sites where fossils were found illustrating the origins of life on earth, in the ocean. For long, evolution worked very slow and species remained primitive, mostly single-cell, alter fractal. Only the invention of sexual reproduction kick-started genetic diversification.
Episode 2 • Nov 11, 2010
Conquest
David Attenborough travels to the Canadian Rockies where fossils document an explosion in animal diversity. Going on to Africa, Australia and Scotland, Attenborough discovers how animals evolved to conquer not only the oceans but also the land and air.

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