Product Details

• Actors: David Attenborough
• Directors: Michael Gunton
• Format: Box set, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 12
• Studio: Time Life
• VHS Release Date: September 30, 1997
• Run Time: 630 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304586809
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,569 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

David Attenborough's Complete Set of 12 VHS Tapes "Trials of Life" Nature Series was first presented by BBC Television, later airing on Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) & then made available through Time Life Video in 1991. Each tape/episode is 50-60 minutes long. This is a wonderful nature/animal set that covers every aspect of an animals life from birth to survival & reproduction! David takes you all over the world to see these animals in their natural habitat and there is stunning photography capturing animals in the wild. This complete set, includes the outer box to hold the tapes, as pictured. Episodes include: Arriving, Growing Up, Finding Food, Hunting and Escaping, Finding the Way, Homemaking, Living Together, Fighting, Friends & Rivals, Talking to Strangers, Courting, Continuing the Line.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This one has it all, April 4, 1999

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This review is from: David Attenborough's The Trials of Life [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a great collection. The photography is stunning, Attenborough is an exciting narrator, and the series ties together as a great introduction to biology, natural history, evolution and behavior (to name a few). I am a huge nature video fan with lots of other titles, and this is my favorite.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best..Beyond the descriptive stories of nature, February 23, 1999

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This review is from: David Attenborough's The Trials of Life [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is the best shot, pictured, written and narrated documentary on natural life. If you want to have an analytical-critical perspective on the different aspects of 'trials of life' more than a descriptive story-telling, this is simply the best on offer.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The absolute best nature documentary anywhere!, November 22, 1998

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This review is from: David Attenborough's The Trials of Life [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A must see for any nature lover, great for kids to watch... I have watched it several times and the photography amazes me every time!