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Attenborough's Life in Colour

When colour TV arrivedalmost 20 years later, we were suddenly able to showsome of the...

When colour TV arrived
almost 20 years later, we were suddenly able to show
some of the wonderful colours of the natural world

Full Transcript

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When colour TV arrived almost 20 years later,
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we were suddenly able to show some of the wonderful colours
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of the natural world.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:40
Uploaded
May 12, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Humble Bee Films,SeaLight Pictures

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Movie Summary

Exploring the many ways animals use colour throughout their lives.
S01 • E02 So what happens to animals when their world changes colour? - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
So what happens to animals when their world changes colour?
S01 • E01 Since then, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:10
Since then,
S01 • E02 The experts we've worked with in the field - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
The experts we've worked with in the field
S01 • E01 But we've always known that there's another world of colour, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
But we've always known that there's another world ...
S01 • E02 In the Cairngorms, in Scotland, I met Jim Cornfoot, a land manager - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
In the Cairngorms, in Scotland, I met Jim Cornfoot, a land m...
S01 • E01 In these programs, new camera technology - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
In these programs, new camera technology
S01 • E02 Over 30 years since I started up here, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:07
Over 30 years since I started up here,
S01 • E02 On the Cairngorm Plateau, there's areas where we have snow patches - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:16
On the Cairngorm Plateau, there's areas where we have s...
S01 • E01 And one of these is that revealed by polarised light. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
And one of these is that revealed by polarised light.
S01 • E01 It plays a crucial role in the lives of many animals, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
It plays a crucial role in the lives of many animals,
S01 • E02 You know, they're out of kilter, basically, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
You know, they're out of kilter, basically,
S01 • E01 We worked with a team of scientists - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
We worked with a team of scientists
S01 • E02 So things like mountain hare, ptarmigan, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
So things like mountain hare, ptarmigan,
S01 • E02 And they're still white, yes, so they're not set up for that, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
And they're still white, yes, so they're not set u...
S01 • E01 The camera detects areas of polarisation, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
The camera detects areas of polarisation,
S01 • E02 Ptarmigan, a kind of grouse, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
Ptarmigan, a kind of grouse,
S01 • E01 It then combines vertical and horizontal polarisation - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
It then combines vertical and horizontal polarisation
S01 • E01 With this new camera, the team hoped to find out - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:08
With this new camera, the team hoped to find out
S01 • E02 But now, as the world warms, things are changing dangerously. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
But now, as the world warms, things are changing dangerously...
S01 • E02 The recent decrease in snow cover has made them only too conspicuous. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
The recent decrease in snow cover has made them only too con...