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Season 1

3 episodes · 5th November 2005

The Season Focuses on life before the dinosaurs from the Cambrian Period (530 million years ago) to the Early Triassic Period (248 million years ago), and extinct arthropods, fish, amphibians, synapsids, and reptiles

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Episodes

01 Episode 1 still Episode 1 Episode 15th November 2005 The first episode begins with an illustration of the giant impact hypothesis: approximately 4.4 billion years ago when the Earth was formed, it is conjectured that a planet-like object referred to as Theia collided into the early Earth, dynamically reshaping the Earth and forming the moon. The episode then jumps ahead to the Cambrian Explosion, showing the first diversification of life in the sea. 02 Episode 2 still Episode 2 Episode 25th November 2005 The reptiles evolve, and the race for survival continues on land. Giant arthropods lurk in the Carboniferous forest, and sail-backed mammal-like reptiles fight for the survival of their young in the Permian. 03 Episode 3 still Episode 3 Episode 35th November 2005 By the late Permian period, a furry, ferret-like mammal had evolved onto two feet, vaguely resembling the human form. Could this be our ancestor?
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01 Kenneth Branagh profile Kenneth Branaghas Narrator (voice)
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