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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... See full bio »

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David Frederick Attenborough
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2013 Micro Monsters 3D (TV series documentary)
 
2013 Galapagos 3D (TV series documentary)
 
2012 Kingdom of Plants 3D (TV series documentary)
– Survival (2012)
– Solving the Secrets (2012)
– Life in the Wet Zone (2012)
 
2011 Frozen Planet (TV mini-series documentary)
– On Thin Ice (2011)
– The Last Frontier (2011)
– Winter (2011)
– Autumn (2011)
– Summer (2011)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2011 Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (documentary)
 
2010 First Life (TV series documentary)
– Conquest (2010) (written by)
– Arrival (2010) (written by)
 
2009 Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link (TV documentary)
 
2009 Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (TV documentary) (written by)
 
2008 Life in Cold Blood (TV series documentary)
– Armoured Giants (2008) (writer)
– Sophisticated Serpents (2008) (writer)
– Dragons of the Dry (2008) (writer)
– Land Invaders (2008) (writer)
– The Cold Blooded Truth (2008) (writer)
 
2000-2007 The Natural World (TV series documentary)
– The Battle to Save the Tiger (2007) (writer)
– The Amber Time Machine (2004) (writer)
– Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction (2000) (writer)
 
2006 Are We Changing Planet Earth? (TV documentary)
 
2006 Planet Earth (TV series documentary)
– Deserts (2006) (writer)
– Caves (2006) (writer)
– Fresh Water (2006) (writer)
– Mountains (2006) (writer)
– From Pole to Pole (2006) (writer)
 
2005 Life in the Undergrowth (TV series documentary)
– Supersocieties (2005) (writer)
– Intimate Relations (2005) (writer)
– The Silk Spinners (2005) (writer)
– Taking to the Air (2005) (writer)
– Invasion of the Land (2005) (writer)
 
2003 Deep Blue (documentary) (writer)
 
2002-2003 The Life of Mammals (TV series documentary)
– Food for Thought (2003) (writer)
– The Social Climbers (2003) (writer)
– Life in the Trees (2003) (writer)
– Return to the Water (2003) (writer)
– The Opportunists (2003) (writer)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2000-2001 Nova (TV series documentary)
– Flying Casanovas (2001) (written by)
– Japan's Secret Garden (2000) (writer)
 
2001 The Blue Planet (TV mini-series documentary)
– Ocean World (2001) (writer)
– Coasts (2001) (writer)
– Coral Seas (2001) (writer)
– Frozen Seas (2001) (writer)
– Open Ocean (2001) (writer)
See all 8 episodes »
 
2000 The Song of the Earth (TV documentary)
 
2000 State of the Planet (TV series documentary)
 
2000 The Lost Gods of Easter Island (TV documentary)
 
1999 Island of the Vampire Birds (documentary) (writer)
 
1998 The Life of Birds (TV series documentary)
– The Limits of Endurance (1998) (writer)
– The Problems of Parenthood (1998) (writer)
– The Demands of the Egg (1998) (writer)
– Finding Partners (1998) (writer)
– Signals and Songs (1998) (writer)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1998 The Dragons of Galapagos (TV documentary)
 
1996 Attenborough in Paradise (TV documentary)
 
1996 Survival Island (documentary short)
 
1996 Cities of the Wild (documentary)
 
1995 The Private Life of Plants (TV series documentary)
– Surviving (1995) (writer)
– Living Together (1995) (writer)
– The Social Struggle (1995) (writer)
– Flowering (1995) (writer)
– Growing (1995) (writer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1993 Life in the Freezer (TV series documentary)
– Footsteps in the Snow (1993) (writer)
– The Big Freeze (1993) (writer)
– The Door Closes (1993) (writer)
– The Race to Breed (1993) (writer)
– The Ice Retreats (1993) (writer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1990 The Trials of Life (TV series documentary)
– Continuing the Line (1990) (writer)
– Courting (1990) (writer)
– Talking to Strangers (1990) (writer)
– Friends and Rivals (1990) (writer)
– Fighting (1990) (writer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1989 Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (TV series documentary)
– The Rare Glimpses (1989) (writer)
– Dinosaur (1989) (writer)
– Putting Flesh on Bone (1989) (writer)
– Magic in the Rocks (1989) (writer)
 
1987 The First Eden (TV mini-series documentary)
– The Making of the Garden (1987) (writer)
 
1984 The Living Planet (TV series documentary)
– New Worlds (1984) (writer)
– The Open Ocean (1984) (writer)
– Worlds Apart (1984) (writer)
– The Margins of the Land (1984) (writer)
– Sweet Fresh Water (1984) (writer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1979 Life on Earth (TV series documentary)
– The Compulsive Communicators (1979) (writer)
– Life in the Trees (1979) (writer)
– The Hunters and Hunted (1979) (writer)
– Theme and Variations (1979) (writer)
– The Rise of the Mammals (1979) (writer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1977 Wildlife on One (TV series documentary)
 
1975 The Tribal Eye (TV series documentary) (written by)
 
1971 A Blank on the Map (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
1997 Nova (TV series documentary) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Wild Wolves with David Attenborough (1997) (executive producer)
 
1996 Cities of the Wild (documentary) (consulting producer)
 
1971 A Blank on the Map (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1960 The People of Paradise (TV series documentary) (producer - 6 episodes)
– Royal Tonga (1960) (producer)
– Canoes and Coconut Crabs (1960) (producer)
– The Outer Islands of Fiji (1960) (producer)
– The Fire Walkers of Fiji (1960) (producer)
– The Cargo Cult (1960) (producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1954-1957 Zoo Quest (TV series documentary) (producer - 2 episodes)
– Zoo Quest for the Paradise Birds: The People of the Wahgi Valley (1957) (producer)
– Episode #1.1 (1954) (producer)
 
1953 Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
– Episode dated 15 October 1953 (1953) (producer)
– Episode dated 14 May 1953 (1953) (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
2003 On the Brink (short)
Narattor
 
2003 The Ancient Forests (short)
Narattor
 
1986 A Zed & Two Noughts
Documentary Narrator (voice)
 
1956 Pantomania, or Dick Whittington (TV movie)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1961 Adventure (TV series documentary)
– Wings in the Malayan Desert (1961)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 How Art Made the World (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Once Upon a Time (2005) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (136 titles)
2013 Goodbye Television Centre (TV movie)
Himself
 
2013 Edwardian Insects on Film (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005-2013 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 February 2013 (2013) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2013 Africa (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator / Himself - Presenter
– The Future (2013) … Himself - Presenter
– Sahara (2013) … Himself - Presenter
– Cape (2013) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Congo (2013) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Savannah (2013) … Himself - Narrator
See all 6 episodes »
 
2002-2013 Nature (TV series documentary)
Himself / Presenter / Himself - Narrator / …
– Attenborough's Life Stories: Our Fragile Planet (2013) … Himself/Presenter
– Attenborough's Life Stories: Understanding the Natural World (2013) … Himself/Presenter
– Attenborough's Life Stories: Life on Camera (2013) … Himself - Presenter
– Birds of the Gods (2011) … Himself - Narrator
– Elsa's Legacy: The Born Free Story (2011) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
2012-2013 The Jonathan Ross Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.5 (2013) … Himself
– Episode #2.3 (2012) … Himself
 
2013 National Television Awards (TV movie)
Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
 
2013 Galapagos 3D (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Evolution (2013) … Himself
– Adaptation (2013) … Himself
– Making Attenborough's Galapagos (2013) … Himself
– Origin (2013) … Himself
 
2000-2012 The Natural World (TV series documentary)
Narrator / Himself - Presenter / Himself - Narrator / …
– Attenborough's Ark: Natural World Special (2012) … Himself - Presenter
– Living with Baboons (2012) … Himself - Narrator
– The Real Jungle Book Bear (2012) … Himself - Narrator
– Animal House (2011) … Himself - Presenter
– Elsa: The Lioness That Changed the World (2011) … Himself - Participant
See all 17 episodes »
 
2012 Penguins 3D
Himself (voice)
 
2012 Kingdom of Plants 3D (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Survival (2012) … Himself
– Solving the Secrets (2012) … Himself
– Life in the Wet Zone (2012) … Himself
– Making Attenborough's Kingdom of Plants (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
Himself
– Cameron Diaz/Sir David Attenborough/Kathy Burke/Scissor Sisters (2012) … Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
 
2012 Tales of Television Centre (TV documentary)
Himself - Director of Programmes
 
2012 Hot Tuna (documentary)
Narrator
 
1972-2012 The Richard Dimbleby Lecture (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Host
– The New Enlightenment (2012) … Himself (uncredited)
– What Are Universities for, Anyway? (1972) … Himself - Host
 
2011 Frozen Planet (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Narrator / Himself - Host / Himself - Presenter / …
– The Epic Journey (2011) … Himself - Presenter
– On Thin Ice (2011) … Himself - Host
– The Last Frontier (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Winter (2011) … Himself - Narrator
– Autumn (2011) … Himself - Narrator
See all 8 episodes »
 
2006-2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself / Himself - President, Butterfly Conservation / Himself - Wildlife Film Maker and Broadcaster
– Episode dated 13 July 2011 (2011) … Himself - President, Butterfly Conservation (as Sir David Attenborough)
– Episode dated 9 February 2011 (2011) … Himself - Wildlife Film Maker and Broadcaster (as Sir David Attenborough)
– Episode dated 1 April 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 May 2006 (2006) … Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
 
2011 Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Secrets of Scott's Hut (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Himself - Naturalist (segment "Spy on Ice")
– Hard Time Generation/Hitchens/Spy on Ice (2011) … Himself - Naturalist (segment "Spy on Ice")
 
2011 Madagascar (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Narrator / Himself - Presenter
– Attenborough and the Giant Egg (2011) … Himself - Presenter
– Land of Heat and Dust (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Lost Worlds (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Island of Marvels (2011) … Himself - Narrator
 
2010 Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV (TV documentary)
Himself (as Sir David Attenborough CBE)
 
2010 First Life (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– Conquest (2010) … Himself - Presenter
– Arrival (2010) … Himself - Presenter
 
2010 Attenborough's Journey (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007-2010 Time Shift (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Wildlife Broadcaster
– When Britain Went Wild (2010) … Himself - Wildlife Broadcaster
– Archaelogy: Digging the Past (2007) … Himself
 
2009-2010 Horizon (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– The Death of the Oceans? (2010) … Himself - Presenter
– How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth? (2009) … Himself - Presenter
 
2010 Wild Night In (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Genius of Britain: The Scientists Who Changed the World (TV series documentary)
Himself - Guest Presenter / Himself
– Asking Big Questions (2010) … Himself (uncredited)
– A Roomful of Brilliant Minds (2010) … Himself - Guest Presenter
– The First Five (2010) … Himself - Guest Presenter
 
2010 Museum of Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– A Collection for the Future (2010) … Himself
– A Museum in a Modern World (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Zonde van de zendtijd (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.9 (2010) … Himself
 
1992-2010 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 2010 Awards (2010) … Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
– Sir Richard Attenborough (1992) … Himself
 
2010 Birds of Paradise (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2010 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Life (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– Primates (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Plants (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Creatures of the Deep (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Hunters and Hunted (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Insects (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2002-2009 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #17.3 (2009) … Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
– Episode #16.6 (2009) … Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
– Episode #14.2 (2008) … Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
– Episode #10.1 (2006) … Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
– Episode #3.7 (2002) … Himself
 
2009 BBC Proms (TV series)
Himself
– Last Night of the Proms (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Happy Birthday OU (TV documentary)
Himself - Controller, BBC2 1965-1969 (as Sir David Attenborough)
 
2009 Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008-2009 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 February 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2009 Chris Moyles Quiz Night (TV series)
Himself
– Claudia Winkleman, Marco Pierre White and Carol Vorderman MBE (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Nature's Most Amazing Events (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– The Great Feast (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– The Great Flood (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– The Great Tide (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– The Great Migration (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– The Great Salmon Run (2009) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2009 Darwin's Struggle: The Evolution of the Origin of Species (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter (also archive footage)
 
2009 The Great Bustard (video documentary short)
Himself - Narrator
 
2009 Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter (also archive footage)
 
2009 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #13.34 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Fossil Detectives (TV series documentary)
Himself
– London (2008) … Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
– Central England (2008) … Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
 
2008 Tiger: Spy in the Jungle (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– Episode #1.3 (2008) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.2 (2008) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.1 (2008) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2008 Life in Cold Blood (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– Armoured Giants (2008) … Himself - Presenter
– Sophisticated Serpents (2008) … Himself - Presenter
– Dragons of the Dry (2008) … Himself - Presenter
– Land Invaders (2008) … Himself - Presenter
– The Cold Blooded Truth (2008) … Himself - Presenter
 
2006-2008 Sunday AM (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.20 (2008) … Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
– Episode #2.16 (2006) … Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
– Episode #1.24 (2006) … Himself
 
1998-2007 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– The Final Conversation (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 June 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 January 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
2007 Climate Change: Britain Under Threat (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter (as Sir David Attenborough)
 
2007 Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Planet Earth: The Future (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Living Together (2006) … Himself
– Into the Wilderness (2006) … Himself
– Saving Species (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Planet Earth (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– Ocean Deep (2006) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Seasonal Forests (2006) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Shallow Seas (2006) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Jungles (2006) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Great Plains (2006) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
See all 11 episodes »
 
2006 Nation on Film (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Kearton's Wildlife (2006) … Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
 
2006 The National Television Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Can We Save Planet Earth? (TV documentary)
Presenter
 
2006 Are We Changing Planet Earth? (TV documentary)
Presenter
 
1997-2006 Nova (TV series documentary)
Narrator / Himself / Himself - Presenter
– Jewel of the Earth (2006) … Narrator
– Flying Casanovas (2001) … Himself - Presenter
– Japan's Secret Garden (2000) … Himself/Narrator
– Leopards of the Night with David Attenborough (1998) … Himself/Narrator
– Wild Wolves with David Attenborough (1997) … Himself/Narrator
 
2005 Life in the Undergrowth (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Supersocieties (2005) … Narrator
– Intimate Relations (2005) … Narrator
– The Silk Spinners (2005) … Narrator
– Taking to the Air (2005) … Narrator
– Invasion of the Land (2005) … Narrator
 
2005 The 50 Greatest Documentaries (TV documentary)
Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
 
2005 Play It Again: The Panel Game (TV documentary)
Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
 
2005 How Art Made the World (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Mark Lawson Talks to... (TV series)
Himself
– David Attenborough (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Sir David Attenborough Remembers 'The Ascent of Man' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Sir David Attenborough Remembers the Making of 'Civilisation' (video documentary short)
 
2004 Bears: Spy in the Woods (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 The Way We Went Wild (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Happy Birthday BBC Two (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Satoyama: Japan's Secret Water Garden (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2004 The Truth About 60s TV (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Terry and Gaby Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 September 2003 (2003) … Himself (as Sir David Attenborough)
 
2003 Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.28 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Deep Blue (documentary)
 
1993-2003 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (2003) … Himself
– Radio Night (1993) … Himself
 
2003 Elephants: Spy in the Herd (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2002-2003 The Life of Mammals (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– Food for Thought (2003) … Himself - Presenter
– The Social Climbers (2003) … Himself - Presenter
– Life in the Trees (2003) … Himself - Presenter
– Return to the Water (2003) … Himself - Presenter
– The Opportunists (2003) … Himself - Presenter
See all 10 episodes »
 
2002 Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe (TV short)
Himself (voice)
 
2002 Life on Air (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Great Natural Wonders of the World (TV documentary)
Presenter/Narrator
 
1997-2002 Wildlife Specials (TV series documentary)
Narrator / Himself
– Serpent (2002) … Narrator
– Tiger (1999) … Narrator
– Polar Bear (1997) … Himself
– Eagle (1997) … Narrator
– Leopard (1997) … Narrator
 
2001 The Blue Planet (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator
– Ocean World (2001) … Narrator
– Coasts (2001) … Narrator
– Coral Seas (2001) … Narrator
– Frozen Seas (2001) … Narrator
– Open Ocean (2001) … Narrator
See all 8 episodes »
 
2001 Ultimate Wild Paradises: The Top Ten Destinations (TV special)
Himself
 
2001 The Human Face (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Fame (2001) … Himself
– Here's Looking at You! (2001) … Himself
– Face to Face (2001) … Himself
 
2001 BBC: A Window on the World (TV documentary)
 
2000 The Song of the Earth (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2000 Lions: Spy in the Den (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2000 State of the Planet (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2000 Night of a Thousand Shows (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Wilderness Men (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
2000 The Lost Gods of Easter Island (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2000 The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth (TV documentary)
Presenter/Narrator
 
1999 They Said It Couldn't Be Done (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1999 Island of the Vampire Birds (documentary)
Narrator
 
1998 The Life of Birds (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– The Limits of Endurance (1998) … Himself - Presenter
– The Problems of Parenthood (1998) … Himself - Presenter
– The Demands of the Egg (1998) … Himself - Presenter
– Finding Partners (1998) … Himself - Presenter
– Signals and Songs (1998) … Himself - Presenter
See all 10 episodes »
 
1998 The Dragons of Galapagos (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1998 Clive Anderson All Talk (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.3 (1998) … Himself
 
1997 Auntie: The Inside Story of the BBC (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Growing Pains: 1945-1960 (1997) … Himself
 
1978-1997 Wildlife on One (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Introduced by / Himself - Narrator / …
– Zebras: The Trailblazers (1997) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Stoats in the Priory (1996) … Himself
– Fox Watch (1979) … Himself - Introduced by
– Who's a Clever Birdie (1978) … Himself - Presenter
 
1996 Auntie's All-Time Greats (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993-1996 Q.E.D. (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– The Secret Life of Seahorses (1996) … Himself - Narrator
– Gallop to Freedom (1993) … Himself - Narrator
 
1996 Attenborough in Paradise (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1996 Reputations (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Joy Adamson: Born Wild? (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Survival Island (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1996 Cities of the Wild (documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1995 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Joyce Grenfell (1995) … Himself (as Sir David Attenborough CBE)
 
1995 The Frost Programme (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 June 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 The Private Life of Plants (TV series documentary)
Presenter
– Surviving (1995) … Presenter
– Living Together (1995) … Presenter
– The Social Struggle (1995) … Presenter
– Flowering (1995) … Presenter
– Growing (1995) … Presenter
See all 6 episodes »
 
1994 For Love or Money (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #2.1 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Clive James (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1994) … Himself
 
1993 Life in the Freezer (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– Footsteps in the Snow (1993) … Himself - Presenter
– The Big Freeze (1993) … Himself - Presenter
– The Door Closes (1993) … Himself - Presenter
– The Race to Breed (1993) … Himself - Presenter
– The Ice Retreats (1993) … Himself - Presenter
See all 6 episodes »
 
1993 K: Kenneth Clark 1903 - 1983 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.4 (1991) … Himself
 
1990 The Trials of Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Continuing the Line (1990) … Himself
– Courting (1990) … Himself
– Talking to Strangers (1990) … Himself
– Friends and Rivals (1990) … Himself
– Fighting (1990) … Himself
See all 12 episodes »
 
1990 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
– Natural History (1990) … Himself
 
1989 Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– The Rare Glimpses (1989) … Himself - Presenter
– Dinosaur (1989) … Himself - Presenter
– Putting Flesh on Bone (1989) … Himself - Presenter
– Magic in the Rocks (1989) … Himself - Presenter
 
1989 A TV Dante (TV mini-series)
Himself - Talking-head
 
1987 The First Eden (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– Strangers in the Garden (1987) … Himself - Presenter
– The Wastes of War (1987) … Himself - Presenter
– The Gods Enslaved (1987) … Himself - Presenter
– The Making of the Garden (1987) … Himself - Presenter
 
1986 World Safari (TV documentary)
Presenter
 
1984 The Living Planet (TV series documentary)
Himself
– New Worlds (1984) … Himself
– The Open Ocean (1984) … Himself
– Worlds Apart (1984) … Himself
– The Margins of the Land (1984) … Himself
– Sweet Fresh Water (1984) … Himself
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1975-1983 Face the Music (TV series)
Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 22 May 1983 (1983) … Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 24 April 1983 (1983) … Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 25 December 1979 (1979) … Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 30 September 1979 (1979) … Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 2 September 1979 (1979) … Himself - Panellist
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1980 Look Here (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.2 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 The Mysterious Bee
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1979 Life on Earth (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– The Compulsive Communicators (1979) … Himself - Presenter
– Life in the Trees (1979) … Himself - Presenter
– The Hunters and Hunted (1979) … Himself - Presenter
– Theme and Variations (1979) … Himself - Presenter
– The Rise of the Mammals (1979) … Himself - Presenter
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1979 The Val Doonican Music Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.1 (1979) … Himself
 
1973-1976 The World About Us (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself (narrator)
– Lions of the Serengeti (1976) … Himself
– The Wild Dogs of Africa (1973) … Himself (narrator)
 
1975 The Tribal Eye (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1973-1974 The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– The Languages of Animals: Animal Language, Human Language (1974) … Himself - Presenter
– The Languages of Animals: Foreign Languages (1974) … Himself - Presenter
– The Languages of Animals (1974) … Himself - Presenter
– The Languages of Animals: Parents and Children (1974) … Himself - Presenter
– The Languages of Animals: Be Mine (1973) … Himself - Presenter
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1967-1972 Late Night Lineup (TV series)
Contributor / Himself
– Welcome Little Kangaroo: Eight Years of BBC2 (1972) … Contributor
– 1000th Edition (1967) … Himself
 
1971 A Blank on the Map (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1962 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Richard Attenborough (1962) … Himself
 
1960 The People of Paradise (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host
– Royal Tonga (1960) … Himself - Host
– Canoes and Coconut Crabs (1960) … Himself - Host
– The Outer Islands of Fiji (1960) … Himself - Host
– The Fire Walkers of Fiji (1960) … Himself - Host
– The Cargo Cult (1960) … Himself - Host
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1958 Science Is News (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
 
1956-1957 Zoo Quest (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Presenter
– Zoo Quest for the Paradise Birds: The People of the Wahgi Valley (1957) … Himself
– Zoo Quest for a Dragon 1: Borneo (1956) … Himself - Presenter
 
1955 Look (TV series documentary)
Himself - Reporter
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2012 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
 
2011 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2011 The Wright Stuff (TV series)
 
2011 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
2011 All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (TV series documentary)
 
2010-2011 Breakfast (TV series)
 
2009 The Funny Side of... (TV series documentary)
 
2007 The 11th Hour (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Michael Parkinson's Greatest Entertainers (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

6 Interviews  | 5 Articles  | 3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Sir David Attenborough | Sir David Attenborough CBE

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:

I think it's in great trouble. The whole system on which it was built - a limited number of networks, with adequate funding - is under threat. That funding is no longer there. As stations proliferate, so audiences are reduced. The struggle for audiences becomes ever greater, while money diminishes. I think that's a fair recipe for trouble. (On television in 2009) See more »

Trivia:

Is a fan of Emmylou Harris. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus