January 16, 1979 –
The landmark nature series Life on Earth presented by David Attenborough first shown on BBC One on this date
At a cost exceeding £1 million ($1.2 million), it was an immense project that involved filming over 100 locations around the world and took three years in the making by a team of 30 people with the help of more than 500 scientists
The Haus of Dcaligari 