The Infinite Variety

United Kingdom, 1980

TV show
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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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producer

BBC-TV

Duration

00:55:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1980

Appears in

Life on Earth

Group of items

Life on Earth

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323612

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Evolution (Biology)

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Evolution (Biology)

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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