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.
You can now watch Trials of Life online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Arriving | 1990-10-04 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Growing Up | 1990-10-11 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Finding Food | 1990-10-18 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Hunting and Escaping | 1990-10-25 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Finding the Way | 1990-11-01 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Home Making | 1990-11-08 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Living Together | 1990-11-15 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Fighting | 1990-11-22 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Friends and Rivals | 1990-11-29 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Talking to Strangers | 1990-12-06 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Courting | 1990-12-13 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Continuing the Line | 1990-12-20 | 50 min |
| Directing | Mike Gunton | Director |
| Production | Peter Jones | Producer |
| Production | Peter Jones | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Michael deGruy | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Mike Herd | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Martyn Colbeck | Director of Photography |
| Sound | George Fenton | Music |
| Camera | Paul Atkins | Director of Photography |
