Series Premiere Date: April 22, 2021 Format: 3 x 50-minute episodes
Produced by: Humble Bee Films and SeaLight Pictures in association with BBC.
Presented by: David Attenborough
Series producer: Sharmila Choudhury
Executive Producers: Stephen Dunleavy, Colette Beaudry
Premiering this Earth Day, in a stunning new three-part series, David Attenborough travels the world from the rainforests of Costa Rica to the snowy Scottish Highlands to reveal the extraordinary and never-before-seen ways animals use color. Using revolutionary camera technology created specifically for this series, viewers will experience how colors invisible to the human eye play a vital role in animal interactions. From the seemingly magical ultraviolet signals on a butterfly’s wings to the surprising yet crucial purpose behind a Bengal tiger’s stripes, a hidden world of color is waiting to be discovered.
David Attenborough said: “Over the decades, film has made extraordinary advances, from black and white to color, and high definition to even ultra-high definition. But we have always known there is another world of color, one that only animals can see. For Life in Color, we developed new technology to provide a window into these invisible worlds. It has allowed us to unlock some of the mysteries of nature, and to share these with our audience for the first time.”
Life in Color with David Attenborough episodes include:
Seeing in Color This episode explores the many spectacular ways that animals use color to communicate, whether to attract attention, to win a mate or to fight off enemies—from the peacock’s magnificent tail and the poison dart frog’s bright warning colors, to a mandrill baboon’s striking facemask.
Hiding in Color David Attenborough reveals some of the natural world’s most cunning tricksters and masters of disguise as Life in Color explores how some animals hide, some flaunt, and others trick and deceive. On Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, a blue-striped blenny changes color to deceive and launch an attack, while in Africa, a zebra uses its stripes to outwit enemies.
Chasing Color In this behind-the-scenes episode, scientists and crew members share how they applied pioneering camera technology and extensive research to bring viewers a hidden world of color across various ecosystems both fragile and robust.
