Life in Cold Blood

DCat · Post by **DCat** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:11 pm

Did anybody see this tonight? Absolutely brilliant! Attenborough tells things in such an interesting way, and the camerawork is out of this world. Well worth catching up with on the new BBC iPlayer thingy. Probably would have been even better in HD if I'd remembered.

CJ · Post by CJ » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:21 pm

agree - superb. liked the snake swallowing the deer. and Attenborough's sheer joy at finding that tiny chameleon. hope it all comes out on DVD - I'm sure it will

Jim__2 · Post by **Jim__2** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:53 am

I watched it last night with my mum! Strangely it was really interesting! Even my mum enjoyed it and I thought she would hate it!

I'm guessing that it's just a one off documentry, although it would be nice if it was turned into a series like thing. I would watch it every week for sure!

Rizzo · Post by **Rizzo** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:31 am

Jim__2 wrote:I watched it last night with my mum! Strangely it was really interesting! Even my mum enjoyed it and I thought she would hate it!

I'm guessing that it's just a one off documentry, although it would be nice if it was turned into a series like thing. I would watch it every week for sure!

it IS a series! It have (I think) 5 parts - and there will be a DVD of the series. The book is already available. You can also send off for a poster of British reptiles and amphibians - useful for primary teachers or parents of small ones perhaps?

more information here http://tinyurl.com/38mp4d

I met Sir David 20 odd years ago when the first Life On Earth series came out (he knows my Dad), and he was the most charming, friendly and wildly enthusiastic man. I loved every minute of the programme last night (even the more icky bits!).

So isn't is a disgrace that the BBC are making so many jobs redundant at the Natural History Unit at Bristol?

Jim__2 · Post by **Jim__2** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:23 pm

so its every monday then?

Gate · Post by **Gate** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:10 pm

Attenborough is a demigod. I like him even more than I like Castro, and I can't say fairer than that.

mrsmoody · Post by **mrsmoody** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:48 pm

I loved it! And with all the adaptations etc it's good for biology as we're doing a module on ecology.
The lizard that bites its tale is so cute!

Rizzo · Post by **Rizzo** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:20 pm

Jim__2 wrote:so its every monday then?

Mondays at 9pm. repeated the following Sunday at around 7pm on BBC2 I think.