The Private Life of Plants

The Private Life of Plants
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GenreNature documentary
Written byDavid Attenborough
Presented byDavid Attenborough
ComposerRichard Grassby-Lewis
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerMike Salisbury
ProducerNeil Nightingale
Production locationWorldwide
Running time50 minutes
Production companiesBBC Natural History Unit
Turner Broadcasting
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release11 January (1995-01-11) –
15 February 1995 (1995-02-15)
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The Private Life of Plants is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first shown in the United Kingdom from 11 January 1995.

A study of the growth, movement, reproduction and survival of plants, it was the second of Attenborough's specialised surveys following his major trilogy that began with Life on Earth. Each of the six 50-minute episodes discusses aspects of a plant's life-cycle, using examples from around the world.

The series was produced in conjunction with Turner Broadcasting. The executive producer was Mike Salisbury and the music was composed by Richard Grassby-Lewis. In 1995, it won a George Foster Peabody Award in the category "Television".

Part of David Attenborough's 'Life' series of programmes, it was preceded by Life in the Freezer (1993), and followed by The Life of Birds (1998).