The Trials of Life

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The Trials of Life is a landmark BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores animal behavior and the challenges of survival across different stages of life.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf BBC television programme
nature documentary
television documentary series
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
endBroadcastYear 1990
filmingStyle on-location wildlife filming
firstBroadcastYear 1990
focusesOn animal behaviour
stages of animal life
survival strategies
genre nature documentary
wildlife documentary
hasEpisode Arriving
Continuing the Line
Courting
Fighting
Finding Food
Finding the Way
Friends and Rivals
Growing Up
Home Making
Hunting and Escaping
Living Together
Talking to Strangers
hasFormat book
home video release
television series
hasMainSubject life cycle of animals
languageOfWorkOrName English
narrator David Attenborough
network BBC One
notableFor behaviour-focused narrative structure
detailed coverage of animal life-cycle stages
numberOfEpisodes 12
numberOfSeries 1
originalChannel BBC One
originalLanguage English
originalRun 1990
partOf David Attenborough’s Life series
predecessor The Living Planet
presenter David Attenborough
producer BBC
productionCompany BBC Natural History Unit
releaseDecade 1990s
runtimePerEpisode approximately 50 minutes
subject ethology
zoology
successor Life in the Freezer
writer David Attenborough


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