

1979–2026 · BBC Two · Ended
Life on Earth is a television natural history series made by the BBC in association with Warner Bros. and Reiner Moritz Productions. It was transmitted in the UK from 16 January 1979.
Tuesdays
This series has ended.
Last aired
S01 Special · Making Life On Earth: Attenborough's Greatest Adventure
2026-05-03
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The Infinite Variety
1979-01-16 · 50 min
Building Bodies
1979-01-23 · 50 min
The First Forests
1979-01-30 · 50 min
The Swarming Hordes
1979-02-06 · 50 min
Conquest of the Waters
1979-02-13 · 50 min
Invasion of the Land
1979-02-20 · 50 min
Victors of the Dry Land
1979-02-27 · 50 min
Lords of the Air
1979-03-06 · 50 min
The Rise of the Mammals
1979-03-13 · 50 min
Theme and Variations
1979-03-20 · 50 min
The Hunters and Hunted
1979-03-27 · 50 min
Life in the Trees
1979-04-03 · 50 min
The Compulsive Communicators
1979-04-10 · 50 min
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