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  1. Sir David Frederick Attenborough ( / ˈætənbərə /; born 8 May 1926) is a British broadcaster, biologist, natural historian, and writer. 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, a comprehensive survey of animal and ...

  2. May 22, 2024 · David Attenborough is an English broadcaster, writer, and naturalist noted for his innovative educational TV programs, notably the nine-part Life series. As controller of BBC-2, he helped launch The Forsyte Saga and Civilisation. He also aired Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Learn more about Attenborough’s life and career.

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    Attenborough was born in London and grew up in Leicester. He is one of the most famous naturalists in the world. He presents many programs about nature, talking about the lives of animals and has stopped millions of people polluting our oceans. He has won many prestigious award and honorable mentions. In 1980 he won the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Awa...

    Life on Earth(1979)
    The Living Planet(1984)
    The Trials of Life(1990)
    Life in the Freezer(1993)

    At least fifteen species and genera, both living and extinct, have been named in Attenborough's honour.

    In 2012 Attenborough was quoted as saying that the planet has always and will always look after itself but: When David Attenborough began his career, in 1950, Earth's human population was measured at just 2.5 billion people ... in 2012 he said: In January 2013, while being interviewed by Radio Times, he said: In a Daily Telegraphinterview in Septem...

    Official David Attenborough website Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
    As patron of Population Matters Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. May 15, 2015 · Learn about the life and career of David Attenborough, the legendary naturalist and TV personality who created the modern nature documentary. Explore his achievements, from Zoo Quest to Life on Earth, and his contributions to wildlife conservation.

  4. Synopsis. From Pripyat, a deserted area after the nuclear disaster, Attenborough gives an overview of his life. Interspersed with footage of his career and of a wide variety of ecosystems, he narrates key moments in his career and indicators of how the planet has changed since he was born in 1926. As a child, Attenborough enjoyed studying fossils.

  5. The seven-part series, in which each episode focuses on one continent, debuted on 27 October 2019 and is narrated and presented by naturalist Sir David Attenborough. [1] [2] [3] Over 1,500 people worked on the series, which was filmed over 1,794 days, with 92 shoots across 41 countries.

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