Life on Earth

Name: Life on Earth
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 9
Cast: David Attenborough

A natural history by David Attenborough

Life on Earth (1979)

Seasons: 1, episodes: 13

Episode runtime: 55 min

Documentary

United Kingdom

BBC Two

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Video for the series Life on Earth — Sir David Attenborough - The story behind Life on Earth - BBC

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Production

BBC Studios Natural History Unit, Reiner Moritz Productions, BBC Bristol Productions

Premiere

16 January 1979

Last episode

10 April 1979

Status

Completed

Scenario

David Attenborough

Composer

Edward Williams

Producer

John Sparks

All team (56)

Actors

David Attenborough

himself (host)

All actors and roles (1)

Short description

The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.

Seasons

Season	Episodes	Release date	Rating
Season 1	13	1979-01-16	—

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