Life in the Undergrowth
| Life in the Undergrowth | |
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| Genre | Nature documentary |
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| Presented by | David Attenborough |
| Composer(s) | David Poore Ben Salisbury |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Mike Gunton |
| Producer(s) | Mike Salisbury |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9) |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Original release | 23 November – 21 December 2005 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Life of Mammals |
| Followed by | Life in Cold Blood |
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| Website | |
Life in the Undergrowth is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the UK from 23 November 2005.
A study of the evolution and habits of invertebrates, it was the fifth of Attenborough's specialised surveys following his major trilogy that began with Life on Earth. Each of the five 50-minute episodes looks at a group (or aspect) of the creatures using innovative photographic techniques.
The series was produced in conjunction with Animal Planet. The executive producer was Mike Gunton, the series producer Mike Salisbury, and the music was composed by Ben Salisbury and David Poore. The Chief Scientific Consultant was Dr. George McGavin.
Invertebrates had been largely ignored by filmmakers in the past, due to the difficulties in filming them, but advances in lens and camera technology gave the makers an opportunity to film the creatures at their level. The series features a balance of everyday European invertebrates such as the wolf spider and housefly and more exotic varieties such as the redback spider of Australia and venomous centipedes of the Amazon. This was the first time that such animals had been photographed at such a high level of detail for television (some sequences were filmed in high definition format), and provided not only casual viewers but also scientists with a new understanding of certain species' behaviour.
Production of the series took around two years, during which time filming took place around the world, from the Amazonian rainforest to Costa Rica, Australia, Malaysia, Hungary, Switzerland and many more locations, including the United Kingdom.
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