Each of the twelve 50-minute episodes features a different aspect of the journey through life, from birth to adulthood and continuation of the species through reproduction.
Unfortunately the movie The Trials of Life is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Camera | Alan Hayward | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Chris Packham | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Doug Allan | Director of Photography |
| Camera | David Curl | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Brian McDairmont | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kevin Flay | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Andrew Young | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Barrie Britton | Director of Photography |
| Camera | James Gray | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Leonard Gilday | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Martin Dorhn | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Bob Brown | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Red Denner | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Gavin Thurston | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Dion M. Casey | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Glen Carruthers | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Hugh Miles | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Graham Frake | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Hugh Maynard | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Martin Saunders | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Michael W. Richards | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Mike Herd | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Paul Morris | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Richard Kirby | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Ron Finne | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Alan Goodall | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Ian McCarthy | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rodney Borland | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kurt Hirschel | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Lindsay Cupper | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jim Frazier | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Philip Lovel | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Richard Ganniclifft | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rolf Moeltgen | Director of Photography |
| Camera | David Barlow | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jonathan Watts | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Martyn Colbeck | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Michael Pitts | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Owen Newman | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Peter Scoones | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Mike Potts | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Richard Gross | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Richard Matthews | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Stephen Bolwell | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Maurice Fisher | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Martin Singleton | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Paul Atkins | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rick Rosenthal | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rob Brownhill | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rod Clarke | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Simon King | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Michael deGruy | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rodger Jackman | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Wade Nolan | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Steve Downer | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Tim Shepherd | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Simon Tucker | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Peter Jones | Producer |
| Editing | Chris Orrell | Editor |
| Sound | Donald MacIver | Sound |
| Sound | Susan Todd | Sound |
| Editing | Luciano Marigo-Spitaleri | Colorist |
| Production | Peter Jones | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Gunton | Producer |
| Sound | Roger Long | Sound |
| Sound | Bruce Wills | Sound |
| Editing | Chris Wade | Editor |
| Sound | Mark A. Van Der Willigen | Sound |
| Sound | Nora Drufovka | Sound |
| Directing | Michael Gunton | Director |
| Sound | Graham Ross | Sound |
| Sound | Grace Atkins | Sound |
| Production | Alastair Fothergill | Producer |
| Art | Alison Murphy | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Trevor Gosling | Sound |
| Editing | Jo Payne | Editor |
| Editing | Angela Gallagher | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Nick Upton | Researcher |
| Sound | Errol Samuelson | Sound |
| Sound | Jan Aldenhoven | Sound |
| Sound | Nigel Tucker | Sound |
| Camera | Philip George | Drone Pilot |
| Production | Gillian Baxendell | Production Assistant |
| Production | Ruth Flowers | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Angela Groves | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Jan Aldenhoven | Researcher |
| Sound | George Fenton | Music |
| Sound | Rogier Frederiks | Sound |
| Production | Yvonne Webb | Production Secretary |
| Production | Rita Morris | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Lyndon Bird | Sound |
| Sound | Mike Burgess | Sound |
| Production | Chris McFarling | Researcher |
| Production | Diana Richards | Production Assistant |
| Production | Rupert Barrington | Researcher |
| Production | Sarah Byatt | Researcher |
| Production | Neil Lucas | Researcher |
| Production | Mary Summerill | Production Assistant |
| Production | Marion Zunz | Producer |
| Production | Keenan Smart | Producer |
| Editing | Martin Elsbury | Editor |
