Sir David Attenborough

DavidAttenborough.jpg

Sir David Attenborough

Photo by John Cairns - The Bodleian Libraries / CC BY 4.0

Sir David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough is an English broadcaster and natural historian. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural history documentary series forming “The Life Collection” that together constitute a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth.

He is a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programs in each of black and white, color, HD, 3D and 4K. In 2018 and 2019, he received Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Narrator. He considers his 2020 documentary film, “David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet,” his personal witness statement of his life and the future.

Articles by Sir David Attenborough

David Attenborough's Wild City - Episode 2: Urban Wild

David Attenborough takes us on a journey through a day in the life of the wildlife that lives in Singapore's urban environments.

David Attenborough's Wild City - Episode 1: Hidden Wild

This documentary explores Singapore's hidden wilderness - overlooked areas of the island that are home to a variety of fascinating creatures.

The Living Planet: Jungle

David Attenborough explores the Amazon jungle, from the tops of the huge trees to the undergrowth which lies at their roots.

The Living Planet: The Northern Forests

An exploration of the various global forests in the northern hemisphere and how animal and plant life, both permanent and migratory, have to cope with changing seasons and climates.

The Living Planet: Seas Of Grass

David Attenborough explores the grasslands of the Americas, Eurasia and Africa, and encounters the rare maned wolf, a giant anteater, bison, prairie chickens and more.

The Living Planet: The Building of the Earth

David Attenborough examines the ways in which animals and plants adapt to their surroundings.

Desert Seas

Along the east and west coasts of Saudi Arabia are two seas that contain a treasure of marine life that few knew existed – and even fewer had ever seen.

Deep Ocean: Lost World of the Pacific, Part 1

The same submarine which successfully captured the world’s first moving images of a giant squid in its natural habitat is used for exploring the deep sea cliffs off the coast of New Guinea. The team encounters true living fossil species one after another. Join this exciting deep sea adventure!

First Life: Conquest

Sir David Attenborough goes in search of the very first animals. In Canada's Rocky Mountains, fossils document an explosion in animal diversity.