The region 1 version is still unavailable and, it seems, unlikely to be produced. Fact is, good though this series was, it's now approaching thirty years old! Our understanding of natural history and evolution has moved on significantly and I think the BBC would be wary of releasing LOE without a time-consuming and costly edit (time has uncovered some errors in the narrative), which would probably be uneconomic for a specialist interest DVD - particularly when more up-to-date series' have been released by the same author/corporation.
Solutions?
If buying a multi-region player is not an option, it may be possible to obtain 'hack' codes which enable your player to play Region 2 DVDs. If your retailer doesn't know, check the web - search for 'DVD hack codes'.
Plenty of sites offer solutions, and can sometimes make your player region-free so you don't have to swap regions all the time - helpful if you own a lot of overseas DVD titles as well as local ones.
Many recent players have a relatively easy method which provides a solution, often just by keying a code sequence into your DVD remote control. On older players it may be more fiddly, but it's usually possible.
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