Life
2009 · 1 season · 10 episodes · Ended · BBC One
Documentary
TMDB 8.4 · 408 votes
Four years, 3000 filming days, ten part blockbuster.
David Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to survive. Featuring epic spectacles, amazing TV firsts and examples of new wildlife behaviour.
Episodes
- S01E01Challenges of Life2009-10-1158m
A look at how some animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance to breed.
- S01E02Reptiles and Amphibians2009-10-1858m
A look at the strategies used by reptiles and amphibians to conquer their shortcomings.
- S01E03Mammals2009-10-2559m
How mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and by caring for their young.
- S01E04Fish2009-11-0158m
A look at various fish species including sea dragon, fringehead and Hawaiian goby.
- S01E05Birds2009-11-0858m
A slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the Marvellous Spatuletail Hummingbird.
- S01E06Insects2009-11-1558m
Super-slow motion shows a bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at its enemies.
- S01E07Hunters and Hunted2009-11-2158m
Unique footage of a killer whale engaging in sneaky behaviour to hunt elephant seal pups.
- S01E08Creatures of the Deep2009-11-2958m
A look at marine invertebrates, including Humboldt squid, starfish and giant octopuses.
- S01E09Plants2009-12-0658m
A look at plants and the ingenious and manipulative ways they counter life's challenges.
- S01E10Primates2009-12-1358m
Primates are just like humans - intelligent, quarrelsome, family-centred.
