Bristol's natural history legacy

A new 10-part series takes to our TV screens on Monday, which will explore nature's amazing survival strategies.

Life - produced by the BBC in Bristol and narrated by TV presenter Sir David Attenborough - includes amazing footage which has never been filmed before.

Speaking to BBC Points West, Sir David said local people should take pride in the city's wildlife film legacy.

"Be proud it's made in Bristol because that's where the best natural history programmes are made," he said.

Sir David Attenborough on Bristol

Talented, tenacious camera crews have travelled the globe to film the extraordinary scenes.

One team captured cheetahs working together to bring down prey twice their size.

Another used state-of-the-art techniques to film the underwater courtship battle, known as the heat run, of the humpback whale.

The 10 episodes guide viewers through the diverse and extreme methods animals and plants have developed in order to thrive and, in some cases, simply stay alive.

Life is on BBC One and the BBC HD channel at 9pm from Monday 13 October, and on the BBC iPlayer. It will also shown live on the BBC Big Screen in Bristol's Millennium Square.

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You can see more about how Bristol became a centre of excellence for natural history film-making on Monday's edition of BBC Points West at 6.30pm.