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Life On Earth 16 January 1979

The landmark natural history series Life on Earth began on 16 January 1979. The series was written and presented by David Attenborough, in an ambitious attempt to provide an authored overview, as Kenneth Clark did with Civilisation. The series took 3 years to make and took Attenborough all over the world. In the first episode he began in the South American rainforest and ended up on the Great Barrier Reef. However for most of the time he stayed out of the picture and provided a discreet commentary, allowing the impressive photography to speak for itself.

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57 seconds