Tracing the early evolution of mammals that rose to prominence following the extinction of the dinosaurs and concentrating on today's egg laying mammals (monotremes) and marsupials.
Aired: Jan 15, 1979Background to the origins of life on Earth and with the evidence of fossils, ...
Aired: Jan 22, 1979The continuing story of the evolution of life on earth explores the earliest ...
Aired: Jan 29, 1979Explores the first land living plants and insects, the problems they faced an...
Aired: Feb 5, 1979Examines the symbiosis between plants and insects together with how some inse...
Aired: Feb 12, 1979Tracing the evolution of fish leading to today's immense variety and ability ...
Aired: Feb 19, 1979The evolution of life continues with some fish moving on to the land and beco...
Aired: Feb 26, 1979The rise and evolution of reptiles including the history of dinosaurs.
Aired: Mar 5, 1979The evolution of birds from their first reptilian ancestors to the immense va...
Aired: Mar 12, 1979Tracing the early evolution of mammals that rose to prominence following the ...
Aired: Mar 19, 1979The evolution of mammals continues with the focus on some placental species i...
Aired: Mar 26, 1979A study into those mammals that became herbivores and their colonisation over...
Aired: Apr 2, 1979Continues the mammal theme, by focusing on primates. Beginning with the lemur...
13. The Compulsive Communicators
Aired: Apr 9, 1979Tracing the evolution of the human species from African ape to the prodigious...
Main Cast
Current Status: Ended
Network: BBC Two
Production Country: United Kingdom
Genres:Documentary
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