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.
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| 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 | Michael 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 |
