Secret Life of (2013 TV programme)

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Secret Life of
Genre Factual
Voices of Martin Clunes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Release
Original network ITV
Original release31 January 2013 (2013-01-31) 
21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)

Secret Life of... is a British factual documentary show, which follows the lives of each show's subject, finding out more about what life is like for that being. Episodes are narrated by Martin Clunes. [1]

Episodes

#Date AiredTitleNote(s)
1
31 January 2013Secret Life of Dogs [2]
2
2 June 2014Secret Life of Cats [3] [4]
3
3 June 2014Secret Life of Babies [5]
4
15 July 2015Secret Life of Twins [6]
5
7 February 2017Secret Life of Dogs
6
14 February 2017
7
21 February 2017

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