I'm Rebecca Lervoy and this is You Can't Make This Up.

You Can't Make This Up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your favorite Netflix documentaries and films.

On today's episode we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary series Life on Our Planet.

This is the story of the great battles of survival and the dynasties that would take over the world.

This is the story of life.

Today we're talking to series producer Dan Tappster and producer Sophie Landfere.

Every living creature from Ant to Redwood, from woolly mammoth to T-Rex can trace its origins to a single cell 4 billion years ago.

But the long march of evolution took many twists and turns.

Whether fish or amphibian or reptile, one creature would rise to the top,

only to be wiped out in one of five mass extinctions.

And each time, the fittest among them would rise and inherit the earth. Using cutting edge

special effects, life on our planet brings alive a menagerie of long-extinct

creatures portrayed with scientific accuracy and visual brilliance.

From Amiba to man, the series journeys through time

and tells the stories of who survived and who didn't.

There are more than 10 million species of plant and animals alive today,

and yet they are just 1% of all species that have ever existed.

By traveling back in time, we'll meet many of the 99% that have gone extinct

to reveal the most extraordinary story of all, the story of life on our planet.

And I'm joined now by

and I'm joined now by producers Dan Taptor and Sophie Landfir.

Welcome to you can't make this up.

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