In terms of the facts there was a very good mix of the known ones and the unknown, some facts being familiar to us while going into detail about the different invertebrates.
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Again, like so many Attenborough nature/wildlife documentaries, 'Life in the Undergrowth' fascinates, teaches, moves, entertains and transfixes. The music score fits very well, never overly grandiose while never being inappropriate. The editing is always succinct and smooth and the scenery is pure magic, similarly really admired the wide-ranging diversity of the different landscapes rather than restricting it to just one habitat. In fact much of it is remarkably cinematic with some of the shots being unique for a documentary series, making one forget that it is a series. It is gorgeously filmed, done in a completely fluid and natural, sometimes intimate (a great way of connecting even more with the invertebrates), way and never looking static.
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First and foremost, 'Life in the Undergrowth' looks amazing. It has everything that makes so much of his work so wonderful, hence some of the reiteration of my recent reviews for some of his work (being on a nature documentary binge in my spare time), and deserves everything great that has been said about it. Also for a documentary exploring insects/invertebrates 'Life in the Undergrowth' is very much ground-breaking. To me though, 'Life in the Undergrowth' is up there with his crowning achievements and one of the best documentaries ever viewed, and as has been said already there are a lot of great ones. It is really hard picking favourites, let alone a definite favourite, among what Attenborough has done because he has done so many gems, it is the equivalent of trying to choose your favourite ice cream flavour or your favourite operatic role (for examples) and finding you can't pick.
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He may apparently dislike the term, but it is hard to not say that about such a great presenter who has contributed significantly to some of the best programmes (of the documentary genre and overall) the BBC has ever aired/produced. David Attenborough is nothing short of a national treasure.