Making Life on Earth on ABC airs Sunday 16 August at 8.30pm on ABC and streams on ABC iview. The documentary looks back to 1976, when David Attenborough set out to make the landmark natural history series Life on Earth.
In 1976, Attenborough embarked on the most ambitious television project he had attempted, building a wildlife series on a scale television had not seen before.
David Attenborough remains one of television’s defining natural history figures, so this behind-the-scenes story carries both documentary value and nostalgia for ABC audiences.
The special explores how the first wildlife blockbuster was born, from the risks of the production to the ambition behind bringing the history of life to television.
What happens in Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
The program revisits the making of Life on Earth and the pressure behind a project that helped reshape natural history television for a global audience.
When to watch Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure airs Sunday 16 August at 8.30pm on ABC and streams on ABC iview.
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