Directed by
| Martha Holmes | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Paul Spillenger | ... | (writer) |
Cast (in credits order)
| David Attenborough | ... | Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Simon Blakeney | ... | Self |
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Nick Guy | ... | Self |
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Roger Munns | ... | Self |
| Oprah Winfrey | ... | Self - Narrator (U.S. Broadcast) | |
Produced by
| Rupert Barrington | ... | producer |
| W. Clark Bunting | ... | executive in charge of production: Discovery Channel |
| John Cavanagh | ... | coordinating producer: Discovery Channel (as John Cavanaugh) |
| John Ford | ... | executive in charge of production: Discovery Channel |
| Michael Gunton | ... | executive producer |
| Martha Holmes | ... | series producer |
| Catherine McCarthy | ... | executive producer: The Open University |
| Ted Oakes | ... | producer |
| Paul Spillenger | ... | producer: US version |
| Susan Winslow | ... | executive producer: Discovery Channel |
Music by
| The Band for Life | ||
| George Fenton | ||
| Richard Fiocca | ... | (U.S. version) |
| Fred Karns | ||
| Max Surla | ||
Editing by
| Sharon Gillooly | ... | (Discovery Channel) |
| Andrew Mort | ||
Production Management
| Chris Golding | ... | production manager: Discovery Channel |
| Lisanne O'Keefe | ... | production manager |
| Barbara Wetheridge | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Simon Blakeney | ... | director: Life on Location |
Sound Department
| Kevin Colman Bertoni | ... | a.d.r. recordist |
| Tim Owens | ... | sound editor |
| John Rigatuso | ... | re-recording mixer (U.S. version) |
| Graham Wild | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Ben Jones | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Doug Allan | ... | photographer (as Doug Allen) |
| Barrie Britton | ... | photographer |
| Rod Clarke | ... | photographer |
| Martyn Colbeck | ... | photographer |
| Nick Guy | ... | camera operator: Life on Location / photographer |
| Charlie Hamilton-James | ... | photographer (as Charlie Hamilton James) |
| Jason Isley | ... | camera operator: Life on Location |
| Richard Kirby | ... | photographer |
| Alastair MacEwen | ... | photographer |
| David Manton | ... | photographer (as Dave Manton) |
| David McKay | ... | photographer |
| Jamie McPherson | ... | photographer |
| Shane Moore | ... | photographer |
| Roger Munns | ... | photographer |
| Simon Werry | ... | photographer |
Editorial Department
| Tim Bolt | ... | on-line editor |
| Andrew Chastney | ... | editor: Life on Location |
| Luke Fannin | ... | on-line editor: Discovery Channel |
| Luke Rainey | ... | colorist |
| Robert Wilcox | ... | edit assistant |
Music Department
| Richard Bissill | ... | musician: French horn |
| The Filmharmonic Orchestra Prague | ... | orchestra |
| Stefan Behrisch | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Rachel Bolt | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| John Jennings Boyd | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Gary Chester | ... | score mixer (uncredited) / scoring engineer (uncredited) |
| Richard Fiocca | ... | conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Scott Freiman | ... | music mixing engineer (uncredited) |
| Eric V. Hachikian | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) / music supervisor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Tom Howe | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) / musician (uncredited) |
| Greg Pliska | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Steve Price | ... | music engineer/mixer (uncredited) |
| Petr Pycha | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
| Max Surla | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Chris Golding | ... | production executive: Discovery Channel |
| Sara Kaplan | ... | senior production coordinator: Discovery Channel |
| Ben Meyer | ... | archive research manager |
| Emma Napper | ... | researcher |
| David Robinson | ... | academic consultant: The Open University |
| Sucheta Sachdev | ... | production assistant: Discovery Channel |
| Elly Salisbury | ... | production coordinator |
| Janet Sumner | ... | academic consultant: The Open University |
| Jeff Thomas | ... | academic consultant: The Open University |
| Katherine Williams | ... | researcher: Discovery Channel |
Thanks
| Chris Browne | ... | thanks |
| Dany Cleyet-Marrel | ... | thanks (as Dany Clayet Marrel) |
| Al Coldrick | ... | thanks |
| Libby Eyre | ... | thanks |
| Daniel Gomez | ... | thanks |
| Ben Hirsch | ... | thanks |
| Bruce Inglangasak | ... | thanks |
| Marie Louise | ... | thanks |
| Hugh Miller | ... | thanks |
| Harri Norberg | ... | thanks |
| Simon Peers | ... | thanks |
| Galen Rathbun | ... | thanks |
| Norbert Rottcher | ... | thanks |
| Alan Rowley | ... | thanks |
| Jenny Sharman | ... | thanks |
| Norbert Wu | ... | thanks |
