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  • First Life Arrival (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | Documentary

First Life

Arrival (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary

David visits archaeological sites where fossils were found illustrating the origins of life on earth, in the ocean. For long, evolution worked very slow and species remained primitive, mostly single-cell, alter fractal. Only the invention ...See moreDavid visits archaeological sites where fossils were found illustrating the origins of life on earth, in the ocean. For long, evolution worked very slow and species remained primitive, mostly single-cell, alter fractal. Only the invention of sexual reproduction kick-started genetic diversification. Written by KGF Vissers See less
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David Attenborough (written by)
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Updated Nov 5, 2010

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Nov 5, 2010 (United Kingdom)
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7 cast members
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David Attenborough
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
Hazel Barton
Self - Microbiologist, Northern Kentucky University (as Dr Hazel Barton) Self - Microbiologist, Northern Kentucky University (as Dr Hazel Barton)   See fewer
Bernard Degnan
Self - Marine Biologist, University of Queensland (as Prof Bernard Degnan) Self - Marine Biologist, University of Queensland (as Prof Bernard Degnan)   See fewer
Philip Donoghue
Self - Palaeontologist, University of Bristol (as Prof Philip Donoghue) Self - Palaeontologist, University of Bristol (as Prof Philip Donoghue)   See fewer
Mary Droser
Self - Palaeontologist, University of California (as Dr Mary Droser) Self - Palaeontologist, University of California (as Dr Mary Droser)   See fewer
Jim Gehling
Self - Palaeontoloigst, South Australia Museum (as Dr Jim Gehling) Self - Palaeontoloigst, South Australia Museum (as Dr Jim Gehling)   See fewer
Guy Narbonne
Self - Palaeontologist, Queen's University, Ontario (as Dr Guy Narbonne) Self - Palaeontologist, Queen's University, Ontario (as Dr Guy Narbonne)   See fewer
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