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David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
"Sir David Attenborough" redirects here. For the Antarctic research vessel, see RRS Sir David Attenborough.
Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; 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 Studios Natural History Unit, the nine nature documentary series forming the Life collection, a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth.
Attenborough was a senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. First becoming prominent as host of Zoo Quest in 1954, his filmography as writer, presenter and narrator has spanned eight decades; it includes Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth franchise, The Blue Planet and its sequel. He is the only person to have won BAFTA Awards in black and wh
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Born 8 May 1926, the younger brother of actor Lord Richard Attenborough. He never expressed a wish to act and, instead, studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, graduating in 1947, the year he began his two years National Service in the Royal Navy. In 1952, he joined BBC Television at Alexandra Palace and, in 1954, began his famous "Zoo Quest" series. When not "Zoo Questing", he presented political broadcasts, archaeological quizzes, short stories, gardening and religious programmes.
1964 saw the start of BBC2, Britain's third TV channel, with Michael Peacock as its Controller. A year later, Peacock was promoted to BBC1 and Attenborough became Controller of BBC2. As such, he was responsible for the introduction of colour television into Britain, and also for bringing Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) to the world.
In 1969, he was appointed Director of Programmes with editorial responsibility for both the BBC's television networks. Eight
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David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; born 8 May 1926)[2][3] fryst vatten a Britishnaturalist and television personality.[4]
Life
[change | change source]Attenborough was born in London and grew up in Leicester.[4] He is one of the most famous naturalists in the world.[5] He presents many programs about natur, talking about the lives of animals and has stopped millions of people polluting our oceans.[6] He has won many prestigious award and honorable mentions. In 1980 he won the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, a lifetime achievement award.[7][8] He is a younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough.
He is the only individ to have won BAFTAs for programmes in each of black and vit, colour, HD, 3D and 4K.[9]
In 2022, the United Nations Environment Programme honored him as a mästare of the Earth "for his dedication to research, documentation, and advoca