First Life

David Attenborough

Roadshow

R4 DVD

Over his long career Sir David Attenborough has explored the living world in all its forms, animal, plant and bird life. He has created some of the most memorable documentary series ever made and created a reputation for the highest calibre documentary. After working his way through modern life he realized he had never explored his dream subject, the origins of life. As he mentions during the program when he was a young man there was little knowledge of the earliest stages of evolution but now with the great advances in scientific knowledge he could make the final program in his Life series. Of course the very latest in CGI and computer special effects have helped as well.

Attenborough's journey begins in a forest near his childhood home in Leicester, where a fossil discovery transformed our understanding of the evolution of complex life. This fossil was the oldest ever found and was a plant like creature which was actually an animal. It fed on nutrients from the water and lived at great depth. Attenborough then travels to Newfoundland and onwards through the Australian outback exploring the earliest forms of life, recreating them with astounding special effects

Through two hour long episodes Attenborough explores the origins of life including some of the most unusual creatures you will ever see. Many of these were evolutionary dead ends but illustrate the various stages of the natural selection process. This is a fascinating program with so many memorable sections including some truly amazing research on trilobites.

There is also an extra documentary. Attenborough’s Journey which is a combination of a making of and a celebration of David Attenborough’s life. Filmed over the course of a year, this special edition documentary is a remarkable portrait of the world’s leading natural history broadcaster as he makes the landmark series that completes his journey into the story of life

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