Season 1
- 1The Making of the Garden8 Mar 1987
- 2The Gods Enslaved15 Mar 1987
- 3The Wastes of War22 Mar 1987
- 4Strangers in the Garden29 Mar 1987
The First Eden is a glorious portrait of the landscape, wildlife and plants of the Mediterranean, presented by Sir David Attenborough. From the earliest human settlements to the cities of today, across the deserts of North Africa to the forests of southern Europe, this series tells the dramatic story of man and nature at work. Here Attenborough focuses on the cradle of Western civilization, tracing the life of the Mediterranean from salt bed to lush paradise and its ultimate exploitation. Histo…