Life — Season 1
10 episodesFirst aired 11 October 2009
E1Challenges of Life
8.8Oct 200958m
A look at how some animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance to breed.
E2Reptiles and Amphibians
8.6Oct 200958m
A look at the strategies used by reptiles and amphibians to conquer their shortcomings.
E3Mammals
8.5Oct 200959m
How mammals dominate the planet through having warm blood and by caring for their young.
E4Fish
8.7Nov 200958m
A look at various fish species including sea dragon, fringehead and Hawaiian goby.
E5Birds
8.6Nov 200958m
A slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the Marvellous Spatuletail Hummingbird.
E6Insects
8.6Nov 200958m
Super-slow motion shows a bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at its enemies.
E7Hunters and Hunted
8.6Nov 200958m
Unique footage of a killer whale engaging in sneaky behaviour to hunt elephant seal pups.
E8Creatures of the Deep
8.8Nov 200958m
A look at marine invertebrates, including Humboldt squid, starfish and giant octopuses.
E9Plants
9.2Dec 200958m
A look at plants and the ingenious and manipulative ways they counter life's challenges.
E10Primates
8.8Dec 200958m
Primates are just like humans - intelligent, quarrelsome, family-centred.