Life — Season 1
Four years, 3000 filming days, ten part blockbuster.
About this season
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 (10)
1. Challenges of Life
8.8Aired 11 October 2009 • 58 min
A look at how some animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance to breed.
2. Reptiles and Amphibians
8.7Aired 18 October 2009 • 58 min
A look at the strategies used by reptiles and amphibians to conquer their shortcomings.
3. Mammals
8.5Aired 25 October 2009 • 59 min
How mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and by caring for their young.
4. Fish
8.8Aired 1 November 2009 • 58 min
A look at various fish species including sea dragon, fringehead and Hawaiian goby.
5. Birds
8.6Aired 8 November 2009 • 58 min
A slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the Marvellous Spatuletail Hummingbird.
6. Insects
8.7Aired 15 November 2009 • 58 min
Super-slow motion shows a bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at its enemies.
7. Hunters and Hunted
8.5Aired 21 November 2009 • 58 min
Unique footage of a killer whale engaging in sneaky behaviour to hunt elephant seal pups.
8. Creatures of the Deep
8.8Aired 29 November 2009 • 58 min
A look at marine invertebrates, including Humboldt squid, starfish and giant octopuses.
9. Plants
9.2Aired 6 December 2009 • 58 min
A look at plants and the ingenious and manipulative ways they counter life's challenges.
10. Primates
8.8Aired 13 December 2009 • 58 min
Primates are just like humans - intelligent, quarrelsome, family-centred.