series forms part of the Region 2 DVD encyclopaedia Life on Land, which was released on 3 November 2008. It is also available (albeit without the final episode) on the Region 1 and Region 4 BBC Atlas of the Natural World DVD box sets. The accompanying book, The First Eden: The Mediterranean World and Man by David Attenborough (), was published by Collins on 9 March 1987. References Environment of the Mediterranean BBC television documentaries Documentary films about nature 1980s British documentary television series 1987 British television series debuts 1987 British television series endings