Life on Earth

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Life on Earth is a landmark 1979 BBC nature documentary series, presented by David Attenborough, that explores the diversity and evolution of life across the planet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf BBC television programme
nature documentary
television documentary series
alsoKnownAs Life on Earth
surface form: Life on Earth: A Natural History
awarded BAFTA awards
surface form: BAFTA Television Award
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
executiveProducer Christopher Parsons
explores diversity of living organisms
evolutionary relationships between species
features macro photography of small organisms
on-location wildlife footage
time-lapse photography
filmingLocations deserts
forests
mountain regions
multiple continents
oceans
firstAired 1979
focusesOn history of life on Earth
followedBy The Living Planet
The Trials of Life
genre nature documentary
hasCompanionBook David Attenborough’s Life series
surface form: Life on Earth by David Attenborough
influenced later BBC natural history series
keyTheme adaptation of organisms to environments
common ancestry of life
fossil record and geological time
language English
musicBy Edward Williams
narrator David Attenborough
notableFor comprehensive overview of evolution in television format
pioneering wildlife filming techniques
numberOfEpisodes 13
numberOfSeries 1
originallyBroadcastBy BBC
originalNetwork BBC One
originalRunEnd 1979-04-03
originalRunStart 1979-01-16
partOf David Attenborough’s major natural history series
presenter David Attenborough
producer BBC Natural History Unit
productionCompany BBC
releaseYear 1979
runningTimePerEpisode approximately 55 minutes
subject biodiversity
evolution of life
natural history
writer David Attenborough

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Life on Earth alsoKnownAs Life on Earth
this entity surface form: Life on Earth: A Natural History
BBC Natural History Unit notableWork Life on Earth
BBC Natural History Unit notableWork Life on Earth
this entity surface form: Life on Earth: A Natural History
David Attenborough notableWork Life on Earth
The Living Planet predecessor Life on Earth
Life in Cold Blood relatedWork Life on Earth
The Life of Birds relatedWork Life on Earth