![]() ![]() He is a fellow of the Royal Society, and stands at the forefront of issues concerning the planet''s declining species and conservation. Sir David was knighted in 1985 and received the Order of Merit in 2005. Of Life (1990), The Private Life of Plants (1995), Life of Birds (1998), The Blue Planet (2001), Life of Mammals (2002), Planet Earth (2006) and Life in Cold Blood (2008). Landmark BBC series, including Life on Earth (1979), The Living Planet (1984), The Trials In 1973 he abandoned administration altogether to return to documentary-making and writing, and has established himself as the world''s leading Natural History programme maker with several He was Controller of BBC 2 (1965-68), during which time he introduced colour television to Britain, then Director of Programmes for BBC Television (1969-1972). Then in 1952 he joined the BBC as a trainee producer, and it was while working on the Zoo Quest series (1954-64) that he had his first opportunity to undertake expeditions to remote parts of the globe, to capture intimate footage of rare wildlife in its natural habitat. His first job - after Cambridge University and two years in the Royal Navy - was at a London publishing house. His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spanned nearly seven decades. Sir David Attenborough is Britain''s best-known natural history film-maker. Apparently stung by criticism about the false impressions his documentaries have provided on the state of our natural world, Attenborough has produced a witness statement outlining the changes to the environment over his 94-year existence and solutions to the biodiversity crisis he has lived through. It is the story of how humanity came to make its greatest mistake, and how, if we. And in his latest book and film, both out this week, he offers a grave and alarming witness statement about the crisis facing our planet. Sir David Attenborough presents a witness statement and vision for the future. We have the opportunity to create the perfect home for ourselves and restore the wonderful world we inherited. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day, the loss of our planets wild places, its biodiversity, and climate stability. ![]() ![]() A Life on Our Planet contains my witness statement, and my vision for the future - the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake, and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day - the loss of our planet''s wild places, its biodiversity. It was released on Netflix on 4 October 2020. The film acts as Attenboroughs witness statement, reflecting on his career as a naturalist and his hopes for the future. With a new afterword, Why You Are Here: A speech on the opening of the COP26 climate summitĪs a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. In 2020, Attenborough narrated the documentary film David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet. ![]()
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