The Trials of Life (1990)

Original title

Trials of Life

Genre

nature documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 12 episodes

Rated

L

Rating

8.4 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

David Attenborough presents a broad survey of animal behavior across twelve episodes. Each episode focuses on a different stage of life, from birth to reproduction. The series shows how animals survive and raise their young.

educationalobservationalcalmmethodicalcuriousinformativeleisurely-pacedreverent

What happens

The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Behaviour is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 3 October 1990. A study in animal behaviour, it was the third in a trilogy of major series (beginning with Life on Earth) that took a broad overview of nature, rather than the more specialised surveys of Attenborough's later productions. Each of the twelve 50-minute episodes features a different aspect of the journey through life, from birth to adulthood and continuation of the species through reproduction. The series was produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in conjunction with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Turner Broadcasting System. The executive producer was Peter Jones and the music was composed by George Fenton. Part of Attenborough's Life series, it was preceded by The Living Planet (1984) and followed by Life in the Freezer (1993). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Life (2009)
• The Life of Mammals (2002)
• A Perfect Planet (2021)
• Life in Cold Blood (2008)
• Life on Earth (1979)
• The Life of Birds (1998)
• Seven Worlds, One Planet (2019)
• The Living Planet (1984)