Directed by
| Martha Holmes | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| David Attenborough | ... | Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Barrie Britton | ... | Self |
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Stephen Lyle | ... | Self |
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Simon Ullo | ... | Self - Village Chief |
| 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) |
| Tom Clarke | ... | producer: Life on Location |
| John Ford | ... | executive in charge of production: Discovery Channel |
| Michael Gunton | ... | executive producer |
| Martha Holmes | ... | series producer |
| Chadden Hunter | ... | assistant producer |
| Stephen Lyle | ... | assistant producer |
| Catherine McCarthy | ... | executive producer: The Open University |
| Patrick Morris | ... | producer |
| Paul Spillenger | ... | producer: Discovery Channel (uncredited) |
| Susan Winslow | ... | executive producer: Discovery Channel |
Music by
| The Band for Life | ||
| George Fenton | ||
| Richard Fiocca | ... | (U.S. version) |
| Max Surla | ||
Cinematography by
| Mike Holding | ... | (cinematography) |
Editing by
| Sharon Gillooly | ... | (Discovery Channel) |
| Jo Payne | ||
Production Management
| Chris Golding | ... | production manager: Discovery Channel |
| Lisanne O'Keefe | ... | production manager |
| Barbara Wetheridge | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Stephen Lyle | ... | director: Life on Location |
Sound Department
| Kevin Colman Bertoni | ... | a.d.r. recordist |
| Kate Hopkins | ... | sound editor |
| John Rigatuso | ... | re-recording mixer (U.S. version) |
| Graham Wild | ... | dubbing mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Barrie Britton | ... | photographer |
| Stephen de Vere | ... | photographer |
| Jason Ellson | ... | photographer |
| Mike Holding | ... | photographer |
| Justin Maguire | ... | photographer |
| Michael Male | ... | photographer |
| Mark Payne-Gill | ... | photographer |
| Simon Werry | ... | photographer |
Editorial Department
| Tim Bolt | ... | on-line editor |
| Tim Coope | ... | 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) |
| Max Surla | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Bobbie Fletcher | ... | researcher |
| Chris Golding | ... | production executive: Discovery Channel |
| Justine Hatcher | ... | production coordinator |
| Sara Kaplan | ... | senior production coordinator: Discovery Channel |
| Caroline Pond | ... | academic consultant: The Open University |
| Kate Roberts | ... | production coordinator |
| David Robinson | ... | academic consultant: The Open University |
| Sucheta Sachdev | ... | production assistant: Discovery Channel |
| Janet Sumner | ... | academic consultant: The Open University |
| Sarah Wade | ... | production coordinator |
| Nikki Waldron | ... | researcher |
| Katherine Williams | ... | researcher: Discovery Channel |
| Paul Williams | ... | researcher |
Thanks
| Jim Carpenter | ... | thanks |
| Stephanie Carpenter | ... | thanks |
| Akai Chairuddin | ... | thanks |
| Alicia Decina | ... | thanks |
| Ben Dilley | ... | thanks |
| Rob Dover | ... | thanks |
| Mulualem Gelaye | ... | thanks |
| Berhanu Geremew | ... | thanks |
| Jean Hartley | ... | thanks |
| Tania Jenkins | ... | thanks |
| Kevin Kalasz | ... | thanks |
| William Kimosop | ... | thanks |
| Tim Liversedge | ... | thanks |
| Marta Ponte Machado | ... | thanks (as Marta de Ponte Machado) |
| Iwein Mauro | ... | thanks |
| Santos Montenegro | ... | thanks |
| Gail Patricelli | ... | thanks |
| David Rootes | ... | thanks |
| Benjamin Simpson | ... | thanks |
| William Trim | ... | thanks |
| Richard Uren | ... | thanks |
