The First Eden: The Mediterranean World and Man - Episode Guide

The Mediterranean world - its history, natural history, & first people.

David ATTENBOROUGH tells of the Mediterranean Sea & lands around it, describing man's attitude to nature & his exploitation of it, from the rise of ancient Egypt to the fall of the Roman Empire.

This episode looks at how human migration, wars & the growth of trade in medieval times transformed the lands around the Mediterranean.

The discovery of the New World & the cutting of the Suez Canal intro'd new species to the Mediterranean.Population pressures continue to ravage the land & pollute the sea-yet wildlife still survives.