Life [videorecording] / series producer, Martha Holmes ; a BBC/Discovery Channel/SKAI co-production ; the Open University

Published:: [United States] : BBC Earth : 2 Entertain Video, [2010]
Burbank, CA : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, Inc.
Copyright Date:: ©2010
Physical Description:: 4 videodiscs (586 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators:: Attenborough, David, 1926-, Holmes, Martha, 1961-, Fenton, George, British Broadcasting Corporation, Discovery Channel (Firm), SKAI (Television station : Greece), Open University, BBC Earth (Firm), 2 Entertain Video (Firm), and Warner Home Video (Firm)

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Language Note:

Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
English dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles.

Contents:

Disc 1. Challenges of life -- Reptiles and amphibians -- Mammals -- Disc 2. Fish -- Birds -- Disc 3. Insects -- Hunters and hunted -- Disc 4. Creatures of the deep -- Plants -- Primates.

Summary:

Four years in the making, and filmed over 3000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment.

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ISBN:

1419888579
9781419888571

Note:

Original UK broadcast version.
Originally broadcast on the BBC in 2009.
Special features: Life on location, a collection of 10 behind the scenes video diaries.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Music composed by George Fenton.

Participant/Performer Note:

Narrator, David Attenborough.

Technical Details:

DVD, region 1, NTSC, Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen presentation.

Source of Acquisition:

Abington copy: Purchased with funds from the David G. Lashin Memorial Book Fund; 2009.

Endowment Note:

David G. Lashin Memorial Fund

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