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The First Eden Episode Guide
The Making of the Garden
S1 Ep1
8th Mar 1987
David Attenborough travels from France to Syria to explore the Mediterranean. The opener charts the creation of the sea's basin and surveys the area's wildlife, including chameleons, porcupines, flamingos, spoonbills, storks and monkeys.
The Gods Enslaved
S1 Ep2
15th Mar 1987
Changing attitudes toward animals. Included: the worship of bulls and birds in ancient Egypt; the use of animals in spectator sports during the Roman Empire. Also: a visit to Crete to see olive oil being made and men diving for sponges. David Attenborough hosts.
The Wastes of War
S1 Ep3
22nd Mar 1987
David Attenborough visits Jordan, Spain, Italy and Malta. Included: the Arabs' passion for horses, which were the key to the spread of Islam in Spain; the devastation of forests in Spain for sheep pastures and in Italy for shipbuilding.
Strangers in the Garden
S1 Ep4
29th Mar 1987
How pollution and exploitation, including oil spills and sewage dumping, have endangered wildlife and the Mediterranean terrain. Also: visits to areas where animals still live safely, such as the coasts of Majorca and Tunisia.
The first episode of The First Eden aired on March 08, 1987.
The last episode of The First Eden aired on March 29, 1987.
