A study in animal behaviour, it was the third in a trilogy of major series (beginning with Life on Earth) that took a broad overview of nature, rather than the more specialised surveys of Attenborough's later productions. 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. The series was produced in conjunction with the Australian Broadcasting Service and Turner Broadcasting System Inc. The executive producer was Peter Jones and the music was composed by George Fenton. Part of David Attenborough's 'Life' series, it was preceded by The Living Planet (1984) and followed by Life in the Freezer (1993).
Is Trials of Life on Netflix? Unfortunately this serie is not yet available on Netflix.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Arriving | 1990-10-04 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Growing Up | 1990-10-11 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Finding Food | 1990-10-18 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Hunting and Escaping | 1990-10-25 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Finding the Way | 1990-11-01 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Home Making | 1990-11-08 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Living Together | 1990-11-15 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Fighting | 1990-11-22 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Friends and Rivals | 1990-11-29 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Talking to Strangers | 1990-12-06 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Courting | 1990-12-13 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Continuing the Line | 1990-12-20 | 50 min |
| Directing | Mike Gunton | Director |
| Production | Peter Jones | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Jones | Producer |
| Sound | George Fenton | Music |
| Camera | Paul Atkins | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Martyn Colbeck | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Mike Herd | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Michael deGruy | Director of Photography |
