Directed by:
Michael GuntonScreenplay:
David AttenboroughComposer:
George FentonCast:
David AttenboroughEpisodes(12)
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Arriving (E01)
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Growing Up (E02)
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Finding Food (E03)
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Hunting and Escaping (E04)
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Finding the Way (E05)
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Homemaking (E06)
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Living Together (E07)
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Fighting (E08)
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Friends and Rivals (E09)
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Talking to Strangers (E10)
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Courting (E11)
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Continuing the Line (E12)
Plots(1)
Examining animal behaviour from birth to adulthood, twelve 50-minute episodes each feature a different aspect of the journey through life; from leaving parents and hunting to making homes and protecting the next generation. Each day brings a new test: a challenge for even the fittest and best-adapted animal. The series remains a TV classic, renowned for its many incredible wildlife sequences including killer whales beaching to catch sea lions, the mother bat finding her baby among ten million others, the lion who kills the cubs of a rival and the amazing sight of spiny lobsters, who after spawning, form into columns fifty-strong and march away from the coral reef to the floor of the deep sea. (Roadshow Entertainment)
(more)Soundtracks
The Trials of Life
Music of the BBC TV Series
Label: Shogun Music Ltd
Year: 2019
Country: UK
Format: digital
Length: 51:31
1. | Opening Titles: The Trials Of Life | George Fenton | 01:07 |
2. | Small Beginnings | George Fenton | 01:17 |
3. | The March Of The Lobsters | George Fenton | 05:08 |
4. | Young Elephants | George Fenton | 01:57 |
5. | The Pirates - Frigate Birds Attacking Tropic Birds | George Fenton | 02:55 |
6. | Returning Home (Turtles) | George Fenton | 02:52 |
7. | Tiger Shark Attacking Baby Albatross | George Fenton | 02:43 |
8. | Finding Food | George Fenton | 02:21 |
9. | Shrimps Courting (O Mistress Mine) | George Fenton | 02:32 |
10. | From Pole To Pole - Migrating Terns | George Fenton | 01:59 |
11. | Wildlife On One - Too Close For Comfort | George Fenton | 01:55 |
12. | Arriving - Chick Hatching | George Fenton | 02:31 |
13. | The Hunt (Prairie Dogs) | George Fenton | 02:10 |
14. | Lights On The Water | George Fenton | 03:07 |
15. | Army Ants | George Fenton | 05:13 |
16. | Aerial Pas De Deux | George Fenton | 02:06 |
17. | The Trials Of Life End Credits | George Fenton | 02:06 |
18. | George Fenton Talks About The Trials Of Life | 07:32 |
The Trials of Life
Music from the BBC Series
Label: Pale Blue
Year: 1992
Country: UK
Format: CD
Length: 43:55
1. | Opening Titles: The Trials Of Life | George Fenton | 01:07 |
2. | Small Beginnings | George Fenton | 01:17 |
3. | The March Of The Lobsters | George Fenton | 05:08 |
4. | Young Elephants | George Fenton | 01:57 |
5. | The Pirates - Frigate Birds Attacking Tropic Birds | George Fenton | 02:55 |
6. | Returning Home [Turtles] | George Fenton | 02:52 |
7. | Tiger Shark Attacking Baby Albatross | George Fenton | 02:43 |
8. | Finding Food | George Fenton | 02:21 |
9. | Shrimps Courting [O Mistress Mine] | George Fenton | 02:33 |
10. | From Pole To Pole - Migrating Terns | George Fenton | 01:59 |
11. | Wildlife On One - Too Close For Comfort | George Fenton | 01:55 |
12. | Arriving - Chick Hatching | George Fenton | 02:31 |
13. | The Hunt [Prairie Dogs] | George Fenton | 02:11 |
14. | Lights On The Water | George Fenton | 03:07 |
15. | Army Ants | George Fenton | 05:13 |
16. | Aerial Pas De Deux | George Fenton | 02:03 |
17. | The Trials Of Life End Credits | George Fenton | 02:03 |