Life in Colour (miniseries)
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Life in Colour | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Written by | Adam Geiger |
Directed by | Adam Geiger |
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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Distributor | Flame Distribution |
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Original network | BBC One |
Audio format | Stereo |
First shown in | United Kingdom |
Original release | 28 February 22 April 2021 | –
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Life in Colour[a] is a 2021 British-Australian nature documentary miniseries presented and narrated by David Attenborough.[1] It consists of three episodes.
Production[]
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 a producer.[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[]
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 |
2 | "Hiding in Colour" | Nick Green | 7 March 2021 | 5.38 |
3 | "Chasing Colour" | Bridget Appleby | 22 April 2021 | N/A |
Reception[]
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[]
- ^ Also known as Attenborough's Life in Colour and Life in Colour with David Attenborough.
References[]
- ^ 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.
External links[]
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- David Attenborough
- 2021 British television series debuts
- 2021 British television series endings
- 2020s British documentary television series
- English-language Netflix original programming
- BBC television documentaries
- BBC high definition shows
- Nine Network original programming
- Nature educational television series
- English-language television shows