The Trials of Life
1990 · Miniseries · 50 min · ★ 9.2
Across twelve episodes, this nature miniseries follows the challenges animals face through life, from birth and growing up to finding food, living together, communicating, and reproduction. It aims to both amaze and teach, moving through many species and habitats to show how survival and social life shape the natural world.
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Watch free on Amazon Prime Video — also streaming on BBC Select and BritBox.
Length unknown · 12 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-10-03
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 50 min
- TMDB rating
- 9.2/10 (6 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an educational, wide-ranging wildlife series that balances wonder with real survival stakes, in the spirit of Blue Planet II or Seven Worlds One Planet; Not for you if you prefer lighter, purely relaxing nature viewing.
Pros: educational and wide-ranging; awe-inspiring animal moments; strong, engaging narration | Cons: some underwater footage dated; dense, fast-moving coverage; can be intense at times
Themes
- nature
- nature documentary
- animal behaviour
- animal
Cast & crew
David Attenborough
as Self - Presenter
Directed by Mike Gunton
Episodes1 season · 12 episodes
Season 112 episodes
- S1E1ArrivingAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E2Growing UpAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E3Finding FoodAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E4Hunting and EscapingAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E5Finding the WayAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E6HomemakingAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E7Episode 7Amazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E8Episode 8Amazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E9Episode 9Amazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E10Episode 10Amazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E11Episode 11Amazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E12Episode 12Amazon Prime VideoBritBox