Episode of Series “Life on Earth”.
David Attenborough examines the beginnings of life on earth. It took nearly 3,000 million years for life to evolve from the first primitive cells to a single creature such as a jellyfish, and these stages of evolution are traced.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323612
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Evolution (Biology)
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Evolution (Biology)
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)