Original air date: 9 May 2016
New camera technology used to record bioluminescence. To do so they had to use two cameras one with normal capabilities, the other sensitive to these extra wavelengths.
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Original air date: 15 December 2024 Above is a timeline of the programme
Original air date: 8 December 2024 Below is a timeline of the programme
A timeline of the programme showing start time of each part, what happens there and preferably also where it was filmed Selected material Tigers entering
Original air dates: 24 November 2024 Above is a timeline of the programme Selected material Titan arum (30’15-32’45) Titan arum tricks animals into thinking it
Original air date: 17 November 2024 Below is a timeline of the programme Selected material Lonely seal pup A Baikal seal pup filmed between layers
Original air date: 10 November 2024 Above is timeline of the programme Selected material Elephants treading carefully (15’33), through a tea plantation The elephants tread
Original air date: 3 November 2024 A timeline of the episode is below Selected material A mudskipper starting a climb up a tree (16’07) Since
Original air date: 5 April 2024 The timeline above shows what happens in the episode Selected sequences Tenrecs use bristles to communicate A group of
Original air date: 28 April 2024 Above is a timeline of the episode – Blue marks the filming locations, given. Green marks Attenborough’s comments when
Original air date: 21 April 2024 A timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences Polar bear hunting a reindeer A very unusual prey
Original air date: 14 April 2024 A timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences Macaques hate to get wet But the best food,
Original air date: 7 April 2024 A timeline of the episode The timeline above shows the contents of each story (in black) and Attenborough’s vitally
First aired 31 March 2024 The timeline above gives a detailed look at what happens in the episode. Blue marks the filming locations. Green gives
Original air date: 1 January 2024 The full title of the programme was “Attenborough and the giant sea monster” The table below shows a timeline
Original air date: 1 January 2017 A selected “best of” of the series
Original air date: 10 December 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode which is devoted to those fighting for
Original air date: 3 December 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode A humpback creating space that the fish
Original air date: 26 November 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode Selected material A family of FOUR snow
Original air date: 19 November 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode A few of the varied examples of
Original air date: 12 November 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences The gobies scaling the waterfall
Original air date: 5 November 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequence A leopardess jumping from 10
Original air date: 29 October 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode
Original air date: 22 October 2023 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode
Original air date: 1 January 2017 A special compilation presented by Attenborough The table below shows the timeline Obviously there is no need to describe
Original air date: 11 December 2016 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences Trouble at the supermarket Trouble
Original air date: 4 December 2016 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences The serval vs the rat
Original air date: 27 November 2016 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode For all ‘Planet’ series it feels logical
Original air date: 20 November 2016 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode
Original air date: 13 November 2016 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences The snow leopard A female
Original air date: 6 November 2016 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences The iguanas vs the snakes
Original air date: 27 September 2013 The outline shows how the programme unfolds Selected sequences The making of the mammalian ear The pre-mammalian ear (left)
Original air date: 20 September 2013 The outline shows how the programme unfolds Selected sequences Fossilised remains of the notochord It should be emphasised that
Original air date: 12 November 2010 Above is a timeline of how the programme progresses Selected material The various forms of trilobites Snapshots from 23’10-26’35
Original air date: 5 November 2010 A programme covering the first signs of life on the planet, from tiniest signs of life to multicellular ones
Original air date : 28 December 2020 The main characters in this programme can be told apart using this BBC guide This timeline shows how
Original air date: Never aired, only made available online A graphical timeline of the episode is below A rather detailed look at what happens in
Original air date: 9 April 2023 A graphical timeline of the episode is below A relatively detailed look at the episode can be seen below
Original air date: 2 April 2023 A graphical timeline of the episode is below Below is a relatively detailed look at a timeline of the
Original air date: 26 March 2023 A graphical timeline of the episode is below Below is a relatively detailed look at the timeline of the
Original air date: 19 March 2023 A graphical timeline of the episode is below A relatively detailed timeline of the events of the episode are
Original are date 12 March 2023 A graphical timeline of the episode is below A rather detailed look at what goes on in the episode
The two series of Dynasties should help people to better understand that, just like us humans, those animals are a group of individuals too each
A Dynasties Special (30 Dec 2022) The timeline above shows how the programme progresses
The science behind the series Original air date: 16 October 2022 A timeline to show what happened in the programme
Original air date: 9 October 2022 The timeline shows the main parts of the programme
Original air date: 2 October 2022 The timeline above gives basic information about the flow of the programme. Grey lines show how it is broken into main
Original air date: 25 September 2022 The timeline above shows basic information about each sequence
Original air date: 18 September 2022 The table shows a timeline of the programme
Original air date: 11 September 2022 Life for the Siberian tiger is so hard it has to risk almost anything to get something to eat. Through computer
Original air date: 30 November 2012 This programme is about environmental issues, the story being told through Attenborough’s various series (titles shown in the detailed
Original air date: 23 November 2012 This programme is about the advances in knowledge in natural history in the first 60 years in TV’s history
Original air date: 16 November 2012 This programme is about the advances in camera technology during TV’s first 60 years (Attenborough’s period). The programme ran
Original air date : 19 August 1997 A pretty typical Attenborough, playing with words at every opportunity. The programme starts showing the front of a
Original air date : 17 August 2005 The scene takes place in Australia.
A retrospective look at the Life Collection box as a whole The collection contains (according to my definition) 8 series. Many people love statistics. They
Original air date: 03 Jan 2022 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the programme How do birds sing? Birds can make
Original air date: 30 Dec 2021 The table below shows a timeline of what happens in the programme More recently digs have kept on giving.
Original air date: 16 April 2021 Broadcast on Apple TV+ The list below gives a closer look into what is happening during those almost 50 minutes
The timeline shows how the programme unfolded This is one of several programmes that covered scientific discoveries while the discoveries were being made
Original air date: 23 December 1993 The scientific history of the Antarctic and present day’s & camerawork in the series A detailed view at a
Original air date: 16 December 1993 A detailed look at what happens in the episode Selected sequences Weddell seal & the hole in the ice
Original air date: 9 December 1993 A detailed look at the timeline of the episode Selected sequences A really daunting task awaiting the young penguins
Original air date: 2 December 1993 A relatively detailed timeline of what happens in the episode Selected sequences Cow giving birth to a pup A
Original air date: 25 November 1993 A detailed look at the timeline of the episode Selected sequences Macaroni penguins and the extra egg Macaroni penguins
Original air date: 18 November 1993 A rather detailed look at what happens in the episode Selected images from the episode The ice is so
Original air date: 9 May 2016 New camera technology used to record bioluminescence. To do so they had to use two cameras one with normal
Original air date: 22 April 2022 This episode is actually a ‘making of’ for the series
Original release date: 21 April 2011 According to internet movie data base