BBC Natural History Unit and the 'Life' Series (1957–2019)

1. BBC creates the Natural History Unit

   Sep 1, 1957Labels: Natural History, BBC Bristol

   • BBCNHU Wiki
   • BBC Studios

2. Life on Earth launches the 'Life' approach

   Jan 16, 1979Labels: David Attenborough, Life on

   • Life on Earth
   • BBCNHU Wiki

3. The Living Planet expands to habitat-based storytelling

   Jan 19, 1984Labels: The Living, habitat storytelling

   • Living Planet
   • BBCNHU Wiki

4. The Trials of Life centers animal behavior

   Oct 3, 1990Labels: The Trials, animal behavior

   • Trials of Life
   • BBCNHU Wiki

5. Life in the Freezer starts the specialized surveys

   Nov 18, 1993Labels: Life in, Antarctica

   • Freezer
   • BBCNHU Wiki

6. The Private Life of Plants brings plants to the foreground

   Jan 11, 1995Labels: The Private, plant filmmaking

   • Private Plants
   • BBCNHU Wiki

7. The Life of Birds highlights evolution and behavior

   Oct 21, 1998Labels: The Life, ornithology

   • Life of Birds
   • BBCNHU Wiki

8. The Life of Mammals surveys the mammal family tree

   Nov 20, 2002Labels: The Life, mammalogy

   • Life of Mammals
   • BBCNHU Wiki

9. Life in the Undergrowth focuses on invertebrates

   Nov 23, 2005Labels: Life in, invertebrates

   • Undergrowth
   • BBCNHU Wiki

10. Life in Cold Blood completes Attenborough’s survey set

    Feb 4, 2008Labels: Life in, reptiles &

    • Cold Blood
    • Digital Spy

11. Life (2009) reboots the brand for HD era

    Oct 12, 2009Labels: Life 2009, HD production

    • Life 2009
    • Guardian

12. Life Story reframes nature through individual lifetimes

    Oct 23, 2014Labels: Life Story, individual lifetimes

    • Life Story
    • BBC Studios

13. Seven Worlds, One Planet closes the 2010s chapter

    Oct 27, 2019Labels: Seven Worlds, continental series

    • Seven Worlds
    • BBC Earth