''Lifesense'' is a six-part

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produced by the

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, originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on

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in 1991. The series producer was

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and the narrator

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. It used groundbreaking effects and filming techniques to show how animals perceive the wildlife, pioneering techniques reveal our lives from the animal's point of view and creatures across the landscapes from the world around them. The same production team had made the series' predecessor ''

Supersense ''Supersense'' is a six-part nature documentary television series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit, originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 in 1988. The series producer was John Downer and the narrator Andrew Sachs. It used ...

'' in 1988 and would go on to make the follow-up series '' Supernatural: The Unseen Powers of Animals'' in 1999.

Episodes

# "Home Life" (11 November 1991) # "Seed of Life" (18 November 1991) # "Partners for Life" (25 November 1991) # "Life and Soul" (2 December 1991) # "Human Life" (9 December 1991) # "Life in the Balance" (16 December 1991)

Media

A VHS release of ''Lifesense'' featuring all six 30-minute episodes was released on 19 September 1995. A hardcover book to accompany the series, ''Lifesense: Our Lives Through Animal Eyes'' by John Downer, was released by

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in November 1991 ().

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* 1990s British documentary television series 1991 British television series debuts 1991 British television series endings BBC television documentaries 1990s British television miniseries British English-language television shows Documentary films about nature Television series about animals {{nature-documentary-film-stub