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Attenborough's Life in Colour

Attenborough's Life in Colour

How animals see the world.

20217.61 Season2 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Exploring the vital role colour plays in the daily lives of many species.

Created by Colette Beaudry
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

Self - Presenter

Themes & Keywords

animalsnature documentaryscience knowledgescience factnatural scienceenvironmental documentaryscience documentary

About Attenborough's Life in Colour

Attenborough's Life in Colour is a documentary series that first aired in 2021 exploring themes of animals, nature documentary, science knowledge, science fact, natural science, environmental documentary. Created by Colette Beaudry, it stars David Attenborough. Exploring the vital role colour plays in the daily lives of many species.

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