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Greek: Η ζωή στον πλανήτη μας: Η μαρτυρία μου και ένα όραμα για το μέλλον, romanized: I zoí ston planíti mas: I martyría mou kai éna órama gia to méllon. Translated by Myrto Kalofolias. Athens: Patakis. 2021. ISBN 9789601693545. White, Peter (25 September 2018). "Sir David Attenborough's Wildlife Doc Series 'Dynasties' Goes Global Via BBC Studios". Deadline. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019 . Retrieved 4 November 2018. In October 2014, the corporation announced a trio of new one-off Attenborough documentaries as part of a raft of new natural history programmes. "Attenborough's Paradise Birds" and "Attenborough's Big Birds" was shown on BBC Two and "Waking Giants", which follows the discovery of giant dinosaur bones in South America, aired on BBC One. [70] The BBC also commissioned Atlantic Productions to make a three-part, Attenborough-fronted series Great Barrier Reef in 2015. The series marked the 10th project for Attenborough and Atlantic, and saw him returning to a location he first filmed at in 1957. [71] [72] Finnish: Yksi elämä, yksi planeetta: Näkemys ihmeellisen maailmamme tulevaisuudesta. Translated by Ilkka Rekiaro. Helsinki: WSOY. 2020. ISBN 9789510456583.
The children Britain took to its heart". The Jewish Chronicle. 2 April 2009. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017 . Retrieved 18 August 2017. Fossil named after Sir David Attenborough". BBC News. 22 March 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018 . Retrieved 20 June 2018.He accepted Adams' offer of a three-month training course. In 1952 he joined the BBC full-time. Initially discouraged from appearing on camera because Adams thought his teeth were too big, [25] he became a producer for the Talks department, which handled all non-fiction broadcasts. His early projects included the quiz show Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? and Song Hunter, a series about folk music presented by Alan Lomax. [25] David Attenborough says Britain has 'moral responsibility' to 'act now' on climate". The Independent. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021 . Retrieved 1 November 2021. Vaughan, Adam (6 September 2020). "Extinction: The Facts – An Attenborough guide to nature's destruction". New Scientist. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020 . Retrieved 9 September 2020. Dr Robert Attenborough". School of Archaeology & Anthropology – ANU. Arts.anu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016 . Retrieved 22 August 2021. Attenborough spent his childhood collecting fossils, stones, and natural specimens. [12] He received encouragement when a young Jacquetta Hawkes admired his collection. [13] He spent much time in the grounds of the university. Aged around 11, he heard that the zoology department needed a large supply of newts, which he offered through his father to supply for 3d each. The source, which he did not reveal at the time, was a pond right next to the department. [14] A year later, his adoptive sister Marianne gave him a piece of amber containing prehistoric creatures; some sixty years later, it would be the focus of his programme The Amber Time Machine. [15]
On radio, Attenborough has continued as one of the presenters of BBC Radio 4's Tweet of the Day, which began a second series in September 2014. [73] Attenborough forged a partnership with Sky, working on documentaries for the broadcaster's new 3D network, Sky 3D. Their first collaboration was Flying Monsters 3D, a film about pterosaurs which debuted on Christmas Day of 2010. [74] A second film, The Penguin King 3D, followed a year later. His next 3D project, Conquest of the Skies, made by the team behind the BAFTA award-winning David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive, aired on Sky 3D during Christmas 2014. [75] Picture of the day: Leicester celebs, before they were famous". Leicester Mercury. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 . Retrieved 11 February 2014.In 2009, he co-wrote and narrated Life, a ten-part series focussing on extraordinary animal behaviour, [65] and narrated Nature's Great Events, which showed how seasonal changes trigger major natural spectacles. [66] In January 2009, the BBC commissioned Attenborough to provide a series of 20 ten-minute monologues covering the history of nature. Entitled David Attenborough's Life Stories, they were broadcast on Radio 4 on Friday nights. [67] History of Snooker". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020 . Retrieved 22 August 2021.
Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives". Archived from the original on 23 August 2021 . Retrieved 23 August 2021– via topdocumentaryfilms.com. The real David Attenborough". The Guardian. 22 October 2019. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021 . Retrieved 23 August 2021. Gough, Myles (25 August 2016). "Kitten-sized extinct 'lion' named after David Attenborough". BBC News. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016 . Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Chris Parsons". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021 . Retrieved 22 August 2021. On his broadcasting and passion for nature, NPR stated he "roamed the globe and shared his discoveries and enthusiasms with his patented semi-whisper way of narrating". [2] He is widely considered a national treasure in the UK, although he himself does not embrace the term. [3] [4] [5] He is the younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough, [6] and older brother of motor executive John Attenborough. [7] Life and family a b Pierce, Andrew (2 May 2008). "Sir David Attenborough enters political jungle". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014 . Retrieved 6 October 2014. Norbu Wangchuk, Rincehn (26 February 2019). "Exclusive: The Story Behind Wild Karnataka, India's First Blue Chip Natural History Film!". The Better India. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021 . Retrieved 27 February 2019. By January 2013, Attenborough had collected 32 honorary degrees from British universities, [172] more than any other person. [173] [174] In 1980, he was honoured by the Open University, with which he has had a close association throughout his career. He has honorary Doctor of Science degrees from Durham University (1982) [175] and the University of Cambridge (1984) [176] and honorary Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of Oxford (1988) [176] and the University of Ghent (1997). [177]
Hoggart, Simon (28 January 2006). "In David we trust ... but not Peter". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021 . Retrieved 11 December 2016. Living Icons – David Attenborough". BBC. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009 . Retrieved 31 October 2009.
BBC Science & Nature – Life In The Undergrowth". BBC. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021 . Retrieved 6 September 2021. People | Fauna & Flora International". Fauna & Flora International. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017 . Retrieved 5 September 2021. In 1969, Attenborough was promoted to director of programmes, making him responsible for the output of both BBC channels. [42] His tasks, which included agreeing budgets, attending board meetings and firing staff, were now far removed from the business of filming programmes. When Attenborough's name was being suggested as a candidate for the position of Director-General of the BBC in 1972, he phoned his brother Richard to confess that he had no appetite for the job. Early the following year, he left his post to return to full-time programme-making, leaving him free to write and present the planned natural history epic. [12] Hamilton, Fiona (3 November 2002). "Interview: Marguerite Driscoll meets Sir David Attenborough: So much jollier than being DG". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021 . Retrieved 28 March 2010.
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