Name: Life
Released: 2009-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Oprah Winfrey, David Attenborough

TV Show · Documentary

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.

2009 · 58m

Starring Oprah Winfrey, David Attenborough

Director Martha Holmes

EPISODE 1

Challenges of Life

David Attenborough examines how living long enough to breed is a monumental struggle, and how many animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance.

48m
EPISODE 2

Reptiles

David Attenborough reveals the strategies used by reptiles and amphibians to conquer their shortcomings, whether for safety, breeding or capturing prey.

48m
EPISODE 3

Mammals

David Attenborough looks at how mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and caring for their young, including Weddell seals, caribou and humpback whales.

49m
EPISODE 4

Fish

Nature documentary looking at the fish that dominate the planet's waters through their variety of shapes and behaviours, some like creatures from a fairytale.

48m
EPISODE 5

Birds

The nature documentary looks at birds and, with slow-motion cameras and aerial photography, reveals some of the extraordinary things that having feathers allows them to do.

48m
EPISODE 6

Insects

The nature documentary looks at the most successful animal group, with 200 million insects for each human. The key is an armoured covering that takes on almost any shape.

49m