S01 Episode 1
Invasion of the Land
David Attenborough presents a series which reveals how animals first left the seas to colonise the land over 400 million years ago, as he introduces a host of millipedes, slugs and worms.
49 mins · Wed, 23 Nov 2005
S01 Episode 2
Taking To The Air
Telling the story of the winged insects that were the first creatures to take to the air. Ultra-slow motion cameras reveal incredible flight skills, such as dragonflies catching their prey and bluebottles flying upside down.
49 mins · Wed, 30 Nov 2005
S01 Episode 3
The Silk Spinners
Looking at how insects, especially spiders, make huge use of their silk-spinning abilities in the undergrowth.
50 mins · Wed, 7 Dec 2005
S01 Episode 4
Intimate Relations
Exploring the complex alliances and partnerships which the tiny creatures of the undergrowth have with each other, and with plants.
50 mins · Wed, 14 Dec 2005
S01 Episode 5
Supersocieties
From the African termite mounds that act as huge ventilation systems, to the bumblebee colony that reaches its maximum size towards the end of summer with conflict spreading among the female workers.
50 mins · Wed, 21 Dec 2005
