The Trials of Life

Overview

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 in conjunction with the Australian Broadcasting Service and Turner Broadcasting System Inc. The executive producer was Peter Jones and the music was composed by George Fenton. Part of David Attenborough's 'Life' series, it was preceded by The Living Planet (1984) and followed by Life in the Freezer (1993).

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

October 4, 1990

Last aired

December 20, 1990

Episodes

12

Network

BBC One

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Korean

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC Studios Natural History Unit

Creator

David Attenborough

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

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