Life on Earth Series 1 Episodes Episode guide

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1. The Compulsive Communicators

   13/13 David Attenborough looks at how and why humans have come to dominate life on earth. (R)

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2. Life in the Trees

   12/13 David Attenborough looks at the history of primates.
3. The Hunters and the Hunted

   11/13 The eternal duel between the hunters and the hunted on the plains of East Africa.
4. Themes and Variations

   10/13 David Attenborough looks at some of the huge variety of mammals.
5. The Rise of the Mammals

   9/13 David Attenborough looks at the evolution of mammals from reptiles 200 million years ago.
6. Lords of the Air

   8/13 David Attenborough looks at the advantages of birds' feathers.
7. Victors of the Dry Land

   7/13 How reptiles were the first backboned creatures to solve the problems of living on land.
8. Invasion of the Land

   6/13 When fish crawled from the water onto land and became amphibians, 350 million years ago.
9. Conquest of the Waters

   5/13 David Attenborough looks at some of the 30,000 species of fish.
10. The Swarming Hordes

    4/13 David Attenborough looks at the role of a few of the millions of insect species.
11. The First Forests

    3/13 David Attenborough looks at when plants began to invade the land 400 million years ago.
12. Building Bodies

    2/13 David Attenborough examines the creatures and fossils of the Great Barrier Reef.
13. The Infinite Variety

    1/13 David Attenborough explores the wildlife and landscape that inspired Charles Darwin.