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Life is a British nature documentary series created and produced by the BBC in association with The Open University, it was first broadcast as part of the BBC's Darwin Season on BBC One and BBC HD from October to December 2009. The series takes a global view of the specialised strategies and extreme behaviour that living things have developed in order to survive; what Charles Darwin termed "the struggle for existence". Four years in the making, the series was shot entirely in high definition.
Life premiered on 12 October 2009 in the United Kingdom consisting of ten 50-minute episodes. The opening programme gives a general introduction to the series, a second look at plants, and the remainder are dedicated to some of the major animal groups. They aim to show common features that have contributed to the success of each group, and to document intimate and dramatic moments in the lives of selected species chosen for their charisma or their extraordinary behaviour. A ten-minute making-of feature Life on Location aired at the end of each episode, taking the total running time to 60 minutes.
Sir David Frederick Attenborough /ˈætənbʌrə/ OM CH CVO CBE FRS FLS FZS FSA Kt (born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster and naturalist.
He is best known for writing and presenting the nine Life series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on the planet. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programmes in each of black and white, colour, HD, and 3D.
Attenborough is widely considered a national treasure in Britain, although he himself does not like the term. In 2002 he was named among the 100 Greatest Britons following a UK-wide vote. He is the younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough.
Attenborough was born in Isleworth, West London, but grew up in College House on the campus of the University College, Leicester, where his father, Frederick, was principal. He is the middle of three sons (his elder brother, Richard, became an actor and director and his younger brother, John, an executive at Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo). During World War II, through a British charitable programme known as Kindertransport, his parents also fostered two Jewish refugee girls from Europe.
Actors: Kapel Furman (writer), Kapel Furman (editor), Kapel Furman (director), Thaís Simi (producer), André Z. Pagnossim (composer), Helena Magon (actor), Helena Magon (producer), Silvana Ivaldi (actor), Silvana Ivaldi (producer), Eliot Tosta (actor),
Genres: Horror, Short,Actors: Valerio Moretti (actor), Kim Gualino (writer), Kim Gualino (producer), Kim Gualino (director), Enrico Piccolo (composer), Enrico Farro (editor), Fabrizio Vernice (actor), Flavio di Giuseppe (composer), Francesco Ferrarelli (composer),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Nicole McGeary (director), Nicole McGeary (writer), Nina Mujkic (actor), Jessica Lee Mahney (actor), Andrew Yong (editor), Eamon Walmsley (actor), Vanya Mariani (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Venetia Manthos (producer), Venetia Manthos (writer), Venetia Manthos (director), Venetia Manthos (editor), Bec Everett (actor), Carolyn Soe (actress),
Genres: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Short, Thriller,Actors: Laurel Vail (actress), Troy Butcher (actor), Christina Gabrielle (actress), E.R. Womelsduff (actress), Ashley McCormick (actor), Ashley McCormick (producer), Caity Engler (actress), Shannon Lynch (editor), Ben Baker (actor), Jesse Doland (actor), Britainne Pedersen (miscellaneous crew), Daniel Matas (actor), Daniel Matas (producer), Steve Josefson (actor), Kyle Sawyer (actor),
Plot: Meet Death, your average grim reaper working for the Termination Corporation. Death has only one desire: to avoid human contact as much as possible. So when Life, another friendly face in the office, offers him an opportunity to take off and work far away from any human beings, Death is all ears. In order for this to happen, Death must spend at least eight hours with one of his victims, Jane. Begrudgingly, Death sets out on this undesired task, but to his surprise, things turn out much differently than he could ever expect.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Michael Knispel (director), Michael Knispel (producer), Michael Knispel (writer), Michael Knispel (producer), David Knispel (editor), David Knispel (producer), Stephen Coles (producer), Ellery Ryan Jr. (miscellaneous crew), Aleta Hyson (actor), Robert McEwan (actor), Andrew Williamson (actor), Caitlin Wilson (actress), Lukasz Embart (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Juan Pablo Reinoso (actor), Christian Vogeler (producer), Christian Vogeler (writer), Christian Vogeler (director), Christian Vogeler (editor), Grannell Knox (miscellaneous crew), Caridad Delvalle (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Ben Davis (producer), Ben Davis (director), Brian Scott Hunt (editor), Brian Scott Hunt (producer), Brian Scott Hunt (director), Tyler Hiott (actor), Tyler Hiott (writer), Robert Nichols (producer), Cole Timms (actor), Keven White (actor), J.P. Gregoriew (producer),
Genres: Short, Thriller,Actors: Matthew J. Gunn (writer), Ian Liddiard (director), Ian Liddiard (actor), Ian Liddiard (producer), Ian Liddiard (writer), Matthew Kitsell (actor), Jose David Mendoza (editor), Peter Health (actor),
Plot: An arrogant, amoral film agent is involved with a car accident on his way to the office leading to strange things starting to happen. In mysterious circumstances he is given an unexpected assignment to meet a new comedy act "Life and Death" for a proposed 24hr T.V show. At the meeting the comedy act hold a mystical empowerment over the agent's decisions, where he's instructed to travel into the unknown to retrieve past footage. As the agent gets closer to the package, future and past visions distort his reality creating a game of wills between life and death for the possession of his soul.
Keywords: darkness, surrealismActors: Meagan Good (actress), Salli Richardson-Whitfield (actress), Orlando Jones (actor), Vanessa Bell Calloway (actress), Dante Basco (actor), Eriq La Salle (actor), Titus Welliver (actor), Laurence Fishburne (actor), Gary C. Warren (actor), Kid Rock (actor), Kadeem Hardison (actor), Djimon Hounsou (actor), Terrence Howard (actor), Ava DuVernay (miscellaneous crew), Pamella D'Pella (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son", this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who exchange their suits and ties at night and on weekends for leather outfits and motorcycle helmets. The focus of this story takes place at an annual drag-racing event in Fresno, as Manuel tries to retain his championship title.
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Understanding the formation of life in earth.
Michael Palin charts the early career of one of Britain's most well loved and iconic nature presenters - Sir David Attenborough - in this clip from BBC show 'Life on Air'.
Watch this video, play with the interactive version of the 'Tree of Life' and sign up to Tree of Life updates at http://www.wellcometreeoflife.org. This six-minute Tree of Life video appeared on the BBC One programme 'Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life' narrated by David Attenborough.
Sir David Attenborough explains his views on science and religion in this very personal interview with ex-Monty Python, travel guru and self confessed Attenborough fan, Michael Palin. Great video from BBC biographical show 'Life on Air'.
In this remarkable BBC footage, Sir David Attenborough reveals the world of insects such as ants, stick insects, beetles and digger bees. Visit http://www.bbcearth.com for all the latest animal news and wildlife videos and watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Earth YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcearth
Michael Palin explores the rich and varied career of one of England's living legends. Great video from biographical BBC documentary 'Sir David Attenborough - Life on Air'.
Mammals have been around for a very long time. In this clip from the BBC's Life of Mammals, we go back in time to see how omnivores have evolved. Teeth are critical and unlike the dinosaurs of the time, they didnt specialise. Visit http://www.bbcearth.com for all the latest animal news and wildlife videos and watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Earth YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcearth
Sir David Attenborough researches the life of ants in Australian mangroves in this fantastic BBC footage. Visit http://www.bbcearth.com for all the latest animal news and wildlife videos and watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Earth YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcearth
Ex Monty Python Michael Palin interviews Sir David Attenborough and a selection of his friends to gauge a better picture of his 'Life on Air' and his lack of vanity in this clip from the BBC show.
Sir David Attenborough remembers filming perhaps one of the most ground breaking and well loved nature documentaries in the world, 'Life on Earth'. Great video from Michael Palin's interview with Attenborough and his colleagues filmed for BBC show 'Life on Air'.
Sir David Attenborough appears on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross in 2009. Includes some robotic/gorilla shenanigans.
Want more natural history and wildlife videos? Visit the official BBC Earth channel: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthWW BBC Earth The BBC Earth YouTube channel is home to over 50 years-worth of the best animal videos from the BBC archive. With three new videos released every week there’s something for all nature loves from astounding animal behaviour to beautiful imagery. Click here to find our more: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthWW Sir David Attenborough presents this epic wildlife documentary, exploring the world of cold blooded animals. Watch this phenomenal video to see a fully grown python kill and eat a deer. Brilliant high quality images from BBC natural history masterpiece, Life in Cold Blood.
Want more natural history and wildlife videos? Visit the official BBC Earth channel: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthWW BBC Earth The BBC Earth YouTube channel is home to over 50 years-worth of the best animal videos from the BBC archive. With three new videos released every week there’s something for all nature loves from astounding animal behaviour to beautiful imagery. Click here to find our more: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthWW David Attenborough looks at how plants compete to get the most sunlight in thick tropical forest. From the BBC.
Communications between animals is essential if they are to survive. In this clip from the BBC's Life of Mammals documentary series, David Attenborough demonstrates this skill, as the winter bound wolves attempt to secure a meal Visit http://www.bbcearth.com for all the latest animal news and wildlife videos and watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Earth YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcearth
You can watch the higher quality version here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipP8m8wlZF4 For more brilliant natural history shows, exclusive to YouTube, head over to our brand-new channel Earth Unplugged! http://www.youtube.com/earthunplugged In this amusing and entertaining clip from the BBC's Life of Mammals, David Attenborough looks at the life of a sloth. The sloth has adapted to the lack of nutrition in its diet of leaves by hanging around not doing very much at all. We even get to see one moving at high speed! Watch more high quality videos on the BBC Earth YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/BBCEarth and visit http://www.BBCEarth.com for all the latest natural history exclusives and fantastic new wildlife videos.
This clip from the BBC's Life of Mammals looks at the quest to be the dominant male in a group of grey kangaroos. To do this, they fight and winning the fight means that male will father most of the next babies. The little joey kangaroos have an entertaining attempt as well. Visit http://www.bbcearth.com for all the latest animal news and wildlife videos and watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Earth YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcearth
In the shallow waters, the gentle sea cows graze on plants. This endearing clip shows David Attenborough swimming with water based mammals as graceful as one can imagine. From the BBC's Life of Mammals documentary series. Visit http://www.bbcearth.com for all the latest animal news and wildlife videos and watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Earth YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcearth
More about this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w14gy In fifty years of broadcasting, Sir David Attenborough has travelled the globe to document the living world in all its wonder. Now, in a landmark series, he completes his journey by going back in time to the very roots of the tree of life, in search of the very first animals. In this clip, David Attenborough looks at trilobites.
Want more natural history and wildlife videos? Visit the official BBC Earth channel: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthWW BBC Earth The BBC Earth YouTube channel is home to over 50 years-worth of the best animal videos from the BBC archive. With three new videos released every week there’s something for all nature loves from astounding animal behaviour to beautiful imagery. Click here to find our more: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthWW After waiting underground for months for rain to fall and hit the parched earth, the aptly titled Rain Frog erupts from the ground and springs into hungry life. Learn more about the truly astonishing world of the Rain Frog in this brilliant wildlife video from Sir David Attenborough's natural history masterpiece, Life in Cold Blood.
Life, this is an outrageous life,
We're living in.
We call this turmoil our life,
Oh, and it's gettin' old coming over again.
But we don't hear nobody,
Say what they're after.
And we don't hear nobody,
Searching for answers.
John Kennedy died,
They thought he had a solution.
We want to know,
What happened to the revolution.
Did we all get hung up in life.
And do we all know,
Just where were going.
Everything's wrong,
So a change has got to be right (man, baby).
Life, for all the rest of our life,
Will we be wrapped up in strife.
Or, are we gonna start it all over again.
We want to have somebody,
Come up with the answers.
We want to be somebody,
That know's what their after.
We hope that everybody,
Can hear what I'm sayin'.
We know that we will,
If we just keep on prayin'.
CHORUS
Learning to share what were standing on.
Learning to care 'cus it's been so long.
No one so big that they have it all.
We've got to give to the very small.
Life, Give me the rest of my life,
I want to finish it right.
So, I don't have to start all over again.
Let's get together,
For some satisfaction.
Let's stand together,
On a chain reaction.
We need somebody,
We could really depend on.
Don't wait till tomorrow,
'Cause it just might be too long.