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Conquest of the Waters

Episode 5 of 13

Fish occur in populations of billions and there are over 30,000 species, more than in any other group of backboned animals. The development of the backbone was a crucial advance in evolution -and it probably came from a most unlikely source, a little jelly-like creature called a sea squirt.

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91热爆 Two

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Credits

Presenter David Attenborough
Producer Richard Brock

Broadcasts

  • Tue 13 Feb 1979 20:10
    91热爆 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 18 Feb 1979 19:10
    91热爆 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Tue 1 Apr 1980 19:35
    91热爆 One
  • Wed 2 Dec 1981 18:35
    91热爆 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Mon 29 Sep 1986 19:35
    91热爆 One
  • Sun 7 Jun 1992 19:15
    91热爆 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Fri 1 Feb 2013 16:15
    91热爆 Two Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland & England only
  • Sat 18 Jan 2014 09:10
    91热爆 Two HD, Wales, England, Northern Ireland & Scotland only

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