David Attenborough's First Life

David Attenborough travels around the world to find evidence of the first documented life on Earth. From the first multi-cellular organisms to the earliest mobile creatures, Attenborough looks at the body plans and nutrition of the animals that dominated the Cambrian ocean. But with these advances, came the threat of the first predators, whose presence would have far reaching implications.

With the appearance of mouths and mobility, evolution took off. Attenborough explores how animals increased in number, diversity and size as never before, with some creatures like nothing we see today. Discover how predators stimulated an evolutionary arms race, why trilobites became the dominant species, and what traits were needed to take the first steps onto land.

Attenborough's Journey is a remarkable portrait of the man behind the legend. As he faces the challenges of a complicated shoot, discover a man in his element, immersed in his three great passions: fossils, the natural world and making films about them. Witness his infectious enthusiasm and unerring sense of humour as he reflects on a career that virtually spans the history of television itself.