The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.
David Attenborough explores the wildlife and landscape that inspired Charles Darwin.
David Attenborough examines the creatures and fossils of the Great Barrier Reef.
David Attenborough looks at when plants began to invade the land 400 million years ago.
David Attenborough looks at the role of a few of the millions of insect species.
David Attenborough looks at some of the 30,000 species of fish.
When fish crawled from the water onto land and became amphibians, 350 million years ago.
How reptiles were the first backboned creatures to solve the problems of living on land.
David Attenborough looks at the advantages of birds' feathers.
David Attenborough looks at the evolution of mammals from reptiles 200 million years ago.
Themes and Variations. David Attenborough looks at some of the huge variety of mammals.
The Hunters and the Hunted. The eternal duel between the hunters and the hunted on the plains of East Africa.
David Attenborough looks at the history of primates.
David Attenborough looks at how and why humans have come to dominate life on earth.