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The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Behaviour: Story, Cast and Series Facts

The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Behaviour (1990): Nature. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Behaviour was a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the United Kingdom in October 1990.

A study in animal behaviour, each of the twelve 50-minute episodes features a different aspect of the journey through life, from birth to adulthood and continuation of the species through reproduction.

Series details

  • Title: The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Behaviour
  • Format: Documentary
  • Language: English
  • Genres: Nature
  • Premiere date: 1990-10-04
  • Final broadcast date listed: 1990-12-20
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
  • Network country: United Kingdom
  • Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 13069
  • IMDb ID: tt0133318
  • TVDB ID: 79947

Cast and credited roles

  • David Attenborough — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 1990-10-04; final listed air date 1990-12-20; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Behaviour on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.

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