Life on Earth (1979)

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A natural history by David Attenborough

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

• Released: 1979-01-16
• Genres: Documentary
• Seasons: 1, 13 episodes
• Episode length: 55m
• Network: BBC Two
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 9.1/10 from 50 votes

Top cast

• David Attenborough as Self - Presenter

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Life on Earth

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Curiosity Stream, Britbox Apple TV channel, CuriosityStream Apple TV channel, BBC Select Apple Tv channel, CuriosityStream Amazon Channel
• United Kingdom: stream on Sky Go, Curiosity Stream, CuriosityStream Amazon Channel, CuriosityStream Apple TV channel; watch free on BBC iPlayer
• India: stream on Curiosity Stream, Discovery+, Discovery+ Amazon Channel
• Canada: stream on Curiosity Stream, fuboTV, Britbox Apple TV channel, BBC Select Apple Tv channel
• Australia: stream on Curiosity Stream, CuriosityStream Amazon Channel

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• Natural World (1983)
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• Life (2009)
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• Great Migrations (2010)
• Life on Our Planet (2023)
• Human Planet (2011)
• Prehistoric Planet (2022)
• Planet Earth II (2016)
• Planet Earth (2006)

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