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Life in Cold Blood

Life in Cold Blood
Life in Cold Blood DVD cover
Region 2 DVD cover
Genre Nature documentary
Presented by David Attenborough
Composer(s) David Poore
Ben Salisbury
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 5
Production
Executive producer(s) Sara Ford
Producer(s) Miles Barton
James Brickell
Hilary Jeffkins
Adam White
Running time 50 minutes
Production company(s) BBC Natural History Unit
Animal Planet
Release
Original network BBC One
Picture format 16:9 (PAL)
Audio format Stereophonic
Original release 4 February (2008-02-04) – 3 March 2008 (2008-03-03)
Chronology
Preceded by Life in the Undergrowth
External links
Website

Life in Cold Blood is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first broadcast in the United Kingdom from 4 February 2008 on BBC One.

A study of the evolution and habits of amphibians and reptiles, it is the sixth and last of Attenborough's specialised surveys following his major trilogy that began with Life on Earth, hence a ninth part for the eight series in The Life Collection.

The series comprises five 50-minute programmes, each one followed by Under the Skin, a 10-minute section that features Attenborough interviewing the scientists whose work has led to the sequences included in the main programme. It also examines the challenges faced by the crew and reveals some of the techniques used to film the series.

The series is a co-production between the BBC and Animal Planet. The executive producer is Sara Ford and the series producer is Miles Barton. The Under the Skin segments were produced by James Brickell in collaboration with the Open University. The score for the main films was composed by David Poore and Ben Salisbury, whilst the music for Under the Skin was written and performed by Tony Briscoe.

The series won the 2009 BAFTA Television Award in the Specialist Factual category. Within David Attenborough's 'Life' series, it is preceded by Life in the Undergrowth (2005).

Filming began in the early part of 2006 and, as with Attenborough's previous series, the production team travelled the world to photograph the required sequences. In May 2006, Attenborough celebrated his 80th birthday in the Galápagos Islands while filming giant tortoises, one of which, called Lonesome George, was thought to be the same age. Lonesome George died on 24 June 2012; he was believed to have been more than 100 years old.


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