• 1987
  • 55m
The First Eden

Summary Sir David Attenborough reviews the history of mankind's relationship with the natural world in the lands around the Mediterranean. View more details

  • 1987
  • 55m

The First Eden

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : David Attenborough

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Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Mar 7, 1987

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Ephesos, Turkey

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) WQED

Summary Sir David Attenborough reviews the history of mankind's relationship with the natural world in the lands around the Mediterranean. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Mar 7, 1987

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Ephesos, Turkey

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) WQED

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Mar 07, 1987
The Making of the Garden
How the Mediterranean Sea was formed, separating Southern Europe from Northern Africa, what unique animals evolved there, and how migrating birds and other land and sea creatures became dependent on it for food, breeding and habitat.
Episode 2 • Mar 14, 1987
The Gods Enslaved
How the early Man hunted, worshiped and eventually domesticated wild animals and plants of the Mediterranean region, only to, by the time of Ancient Rome, overexploit its rich natural resources through methods used even today.
Episode 3 • Mar 21, 1987
The Wastes of War
How life in medieval times in the Mediterranean region was shaped by new trends like horse breeding and falconry, dark age superstitions, the plague and endless costly devastating wars like the Muslim invasion of Spain or the Crusades.
Episode 4 • Mar 28, 1987
Strangers in the Garden
How the Suez Canal and the Nile dams changed the Mediterranean for the worse, and how modern-day issues like mass tourism, land development, oil spills, pollution and overexploitation threaten the future of all life in the region.
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