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When I started working in television in the 1950s
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Attenborough's Life in Colour

When I started working in televisionin the 1950s, all broadcasts werein black and white,...

When I started working in television
in the 1950s, all broadcasts were
in black and white, and conveying animal colour
took a leap of the imagination on the viewer's part

Full Transcript

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When I started working in television in the 1950s,
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all broadcasts were in black and white,
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and conveying animal colour took a leap of the imagination
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on the viewer's part.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:13
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 • E01 Well, those are only some of the birds of paradise we brought back, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
Well, those are only some of the birds of paradise we brough...
S01 • E01 Its feathers are brilliant red except for its white underparts. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:05
Its feathers are brilliant red except for its white underpar...
S01 • E01 When colour TV arrived almost 20 years later, - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:09
When colour TV arrived almost 20 years later,
S01 • E02 We've seen in this series that colour is crucial for survival. - Attenborough's Life in Colour 00:06
We've seen in this series that colour is crucial for su...
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,