DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S LIFE TELLS THE INTIMATE STORIES OF SOME OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR AND BIZARRE PLANTS AND ANIMALS ON THE PLANET

-- Landmark 11-Part Series Is Narrated by Oprah Winfrey and Launches March 2010 --

Nov. 17, 2009 (Silver Spring, Md.) -- The earth is home to more than 30 million different animals and plants -- every single one fighting to survive. From the makers of PLANET EARTH, the epic television series LIFE is the definitive exploration of our planet's living things and their spectacular, bizarre and fascinating behaviors. The 11-part natural history series, a BBC and Discovery Channel co-production, begins March 2010 on Discovery Channel and is narrated by global media leader and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey.

LIFE is epic in scope, yet intimate in its storytelling. It breaks all previous filmmaking conventions. More than four years in the making, with over 3,000 days of filming in the field, LIFE spans every continent and every habitat. Each episode focuses on a different animal or plant group, engrossing viewers with never-before-seen behaviors using the latest in state-of-the-art high-definition filming techniques. From strange creatures, such as the star-nosed mole that hunts underwater using bubbles to smell its prey, to grand spectacles, like millions of fruit bats darkening the Zambian sky, each episode tells mind-blowing stories of survival with drama, humor and suspense.

"PLANET EARTH set the stage, and now LIFE brings you the cast of characters," said John Ford, president and general manager of Discovery Channel. "Once again we've partnered with the BBC to create a visual masterpiece that is jam-packed with enthralling stories about the creatures on our planet. This is the kind of series Discovery was meant to do. Anyone who's ever been curious about animal behavior will fall in love with LIFE."