Life in Colour (miniseries)
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| Genre | Documentary |
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| Narrated by | David Attenborough |
| Composer | James Dorman |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
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| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 28 February – 22 April 2021 |
Life in Colour[a] is a 2021 British-Australian nature documentary television miniseries presented and narrated by David Attenborough.[1] It consists of three episodes.
Production[edit]
The series was co-produced by Humble Bee Films and Sealight Pictures for Netflix, the BBC, Stan, and the Nine Network.[2][3] Sharmila Choudhury served as series producer, with Stephen Dunleavy and Colette Beaudry as Executive Producers.[4][5] It was originally envisaged as having four episodes, but this was scaled back to three due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
The first episode of Life in Colour aired on 28 February 2021 on BBC One[7] and on 3 July 2021 on Nine Network in Australia.[3]
Episodes[edit]
Viewing data sourced from BARB.[8]
| No. | Title | Produced by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "Seeing in Colour" | Sally Thomson | 28 February 2021 | 5.70 | |
| A male peacock attempts to woo a mate with his display. Male mandrills develop brightly-colored faces and posteriors to warn rival males. A male Costa's hummingbird performs a flight display to attract a female. A male magnificent bird-of-paradise performs for several females and manages to successfully mate with one. Attenborough uses an ultraviolet filter to demonstrate how pollinating insects see flowers. A blue moon butterfly settles disputes with competitors through aerial displays and also displays for females, which have ultraviolet vision. Male fiddler crabs use their claws to display for females, with a perspective of polarized light. Fish on the Great Barrier Reef have evolved specific patterns that are only visible under ultraviolet light. Peacock mantis shrimps can perceive color faster than any other animal due to having more color receptors, and can also distinguish between polarized and unpolarized light, allowing them to signal mates and warn rivals with scales that reflect polarized light. Andean flamingos perform courtship dances in the Atacama Desert and obtain pink pigments from carotenoids in the algae and shrimp they eat. Strawberry poison-dart frogs obtain their bright warning coloration from the food they eat, show extensive color variation across their range due to differing diets, and fight intruding rival frogs. | |||||
| 2 | "Hiding in Colour" | Nick Green | 7 March 2021 | 5.38 | |
| 3 | "Chasing Colour" | Bridget Appleby | 22 April 2021 | N/A | |
Reception[edit]
The Hindu's Aswathi Pacha praised the series, noting Attenborough's enthusiasm.[9] Common Sense Media gave the series four out of five stars.[10] Yvonne Bohwongprasert's review for the Bangkok Post was generally positive, but criticised the film for failing to mention the "ongoing climate crisis".[11]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Also known as Attenborough's Life in Colour and Life in Colour with David Attenborough.
References[edit]
- ^ Kanter, Jake (4 March 2021). "How Producers Of 'Attenborough's Life In Colour' Overcame A Covid-Ravaged Shoot To Deliver Early For The BBC & Netflix". Deadline. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (27 September 2019). "Netflix & BBC Team Up For Natural History First With David Attenborough Series 'Life In Colour'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ a b Knox, David (28 June 2021). "Airdate: David Attenborough's Life in Colour". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Attenborough's Life in Colour – Hiding in Colour". BBC iPlayer. BBC. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "David Attenborough's Life in Colour". Screen Australia. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (4 March 2021). "How Producers Of 'Attenborough's Life In Colour' Overcame A Covid-Ravaged Shoot To Deliver Early For The BBC & Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Craig, David (28 February 2021). "David Attenborough's Life in Colour release date: All the details on BBC One's nature documentary". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. ISSN 0033-8060. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Four-screen dashboard - BARB".
- ^ Pacha, Aswathi (24 April 2021). "'Life in Color' review: David Attenborough makes us marvel at the world yet again". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Brown, Marty (2021). "Life in Color with David Attenborough". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Bohwongprasert, Yvonne (7 May 2021). "Attenborough explains all". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
