Life - Season 1
Run Time: 50 mins
Air Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009
Average Rating: ⭐ 8.4 (379 votes)
BBC One10 Episodes
Challenges of Life
Season 1 - Episode 1
A look at how some animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance to breed.
Reptiles and Amphibians
Season 1 - Episode 2
A look at the strategies used by reptiles and amphibians to conquer their shortcomings.
Mammals
Season 1 - Episode 3
How mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and by caring for their young.
Fish
Season 1 - Episode 4
A look at various fish species including sea dragon, fringehead and Hawaiian goby.
Birds
Season 1 - Episode 5
A slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the Marvellous Spatuletail Hummingbird.
Insects
Season 1 - Episode 6
Super-slow motion shows a bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at its enemies.
Hunters and Hunted
Season 1 - Episode 7
Unique footage of a killer whale engaging in sneaky behaviour to hunt elephant seal pups.
Creatures of the Deep
Season 1 - Episode 8
A look at marine invertebrates, including Humboldt squid, starfish and giant octopuses.
Plants
Season 1 - Episode 9
A look at plants and the ingenious and manipulative ways they counter life's challenges.
Primates
Season 1 - Episode 10
Primates are just like humans - intelligent, quarrelsome, family-centred.