Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Paul Spillenger | ... | (Discovery Channel) |
Cast (in credits order)
| David Attenborough | ... | Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Mick Connaire | ... | Self |
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Neil Lucas | ... | Self |
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Tim Shepherd | ... | Self |
| Oprah Winfrey | ... | Self - Narrator (U.S. Broadcast) | |
Produced by
| W. Clark Bunting | ... | executive in charge of production: Discovery Channel |
| John Cavanagh | ... | coordinating producer: Discovery Channel (as John Cavanaugh) |
| John Ford | ... | executive in charge of production: Discovery Channel |
| Michael Gunton | ... | executive producer |
| Martha Holmes | ... | series producer |
| Neil Lucas | ... | producer |
| Stephen Lyle | ... | assistant producer |
| Catherine McCarthy | ... | executive producer: The Open University |
| Paul Spillenger | ... | producer: Discovery Channel |
| Rosie Thomas | ... | assistant producer / producer: Life on Location |
| Susan Winslow | ... | executive producer: Discovery Channel |
Music by
| The Band for Life | ||
| George Fenton | ||
| Richard Fiocca | ... | (U.S. version) |
| Max Surla | ||
Editing by
| Tim Coope | ||
| Martin Elsbury | ||
| Sharon Gillooly | ... | (Discovery Channel) |
Production Management
| Chris Golding | ... | production manager: Discovery Channel |
| Lisanne O'Keefe | ... | production manager |
| Barbara Wetheridge | ... | assistant production manager |
Art Department
| Mick Connaire | ... | graphic design |
Sound Department
| Kevin Colman Bertoni | ... | a.d.r. recordist |
| Chris Domaille | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Tim Owens | ... | sound editor |
| John Rigatuso | ... | re-recording mixer (U.S. version) |
| Ben Jones | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jim Brandenburg | ... | photographer |
| Keith Brust | ... | photographer |
| Rod Clarke | ... | photographer |
| Martyn Colbeck | ... | photographer |
| Justine Evans | ... | photographer |
| Robert Hollingworth | ... | camera operator: Life on Location |
| Richard Kirby | ... | photographer |
| Neil Lucas | ... | photographer |
| Alastair MacEwen | ... | photographer (as Alistair MacEwen) |
| Robert Morrison | ... | camera operator: Life on Location |
| Mark Payne-Gill | ... | photographer |
| Steve Romano | ... | photographer (as Steven Romano) |
| Tim Shepherd | ... | photographer |
| Robin Smith | ... | photographer |
| Gavin Thurston | ... | photographer |
| Pete West | ... | photographer |
| Mark Yates | ... | photographer |
Editorial Department
| Tim Bolt | ... | on-line editor |
| Andrew Chastney | ... | editor: Life on Location |
| Luke Fannin | ... | on-line editor: Discovery Channel |
| Luke Rainey | ... | colorist |
| Robert Wilcox | ... | edit assistant |
Music Department
| Richard Bissill | ... | musician: French horn |
| Fred Karns | ... | original music: Discovery Channel |
| Michael P. Benoit | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Rachel Bolt | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| John Jennings Boyd | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Gary Chester | ... | score mixer (uncredited) / scoring engineer (uncredited) |
| The Filmharmonic Orchestra Prague | ... | orchestra (uncredited) |
| Richard Fiocca | ... | conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Scott Freiman | ... | music mixing engineer (uncredited) |
| Eric V. Hachikian | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) / music supervisor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Tom Howe | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) / musician (uncredited) |
| Ronen Landa | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Greg Pliska | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Steve Price | ... | music engineer/mixer (uncredited) |
| Petr Pycha | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
| Mike Raznick | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Max Surla | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Isobel Waller-Bridge | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Mike Dodd | ... | academic consultant: The Open University |
| Bobbie Fletcher | ... | researcher |
| Chris Golding | ... | production executive: Discovery Channel |
| Sara Kaplan | ... | senior production coordinator: Discovery Channel |
| David Robinson | ... | academic consultant: The Open University |
| Sucheta Sachdev | ... | researcher: Discovery Channel |
| Lisa Sibbald | ... | production coordinator |
| Jonathan Smith | ... | researcher |
| Janet Sumner | ... | academic consultant: The Open University |
| Ian Syder | ... | production coordinator |
| Nick Waldron | ... | researcher |
| Katherine Williams | ... | researcher: Discovery Channel |
Thanks
| Lincoln Brower | ... | thanks |
| Louise Ehmke | ... | thanks |
| Vance Ehmke | ... | thanks |
| Vinita Gowda | ... | thanks |
| Fanchon Lavigne | ... | thanks |
| Barry Rice | ... | thanks |
| Ray Townsend | ... | thanks |
