Show of the week: Life
Oprah Winfrey narrates the Discovery Channel's ambitious 11-part follow-up to Planet Earth.
Dazzling high-def images, captured over four years on all seven continents, burst from every frame of this 11-part series, an ambitious follow-up to 2006’s highly acclaimed Planet Earth. Episode 1, “Challenges of Life,” shows dramatic examples of how animals learn new survival strategies: Three cheetahs team up to bring down an ostrich; capuchin monkeys master the vital art of nut cracking. Subsequent episodes detail life in countless forms, from plants and insects to mammals and primates. Oprah Winfrey narrates.
Sunday, March 21, at 8 p.m., Discovery
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