David Attenborough

Born: 1926-05-08

Sir David Attenborough (8th May 1926) is a broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the respected face and voice of natural history programmes has endured for more than 50 years. He is best known for writing and presenting the nine "Life" series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of all life on the planet. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough.


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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

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Released: 2020-09-28

The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any...

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The Deepest Breath

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-01-21

Bonded by their love of freediving, a record-setting champion and a heroic safety diver try to...

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A Zed & Two Noughts

as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
Released: 1985-10-04

Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.

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Secret Lives of Orangutans

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2024-08-21

Follow a multi-generational orangutan family through their treetop triumphs and travails in this...

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Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2012-11-16

Over three very personal films, Sir David Attenborough looks back at the unparalleled changes in...

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The Year Earth Changed

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2021-04-15

Never-before-seen footage shows how our living in lockdown opened the door for nature to bounce...

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Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

as Narrator (archive sound)
Released: 2019-03-20

How's it all gonna end? This experience takes us on a journey to the end of time, trillions of...

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Deep Blue

as Self
Released: 2003-05-18

Deep Blue is a major documentary feature film shot by the BBC Natural History Unit. An epic...

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Zoo Quest to West Africa

as Self
Released: 1955-08-17

In September 1954, David Attenborough, cameraman Charles Lagus, Jack Lester and Alf Woods, both...

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The Queen's Green Planet

as Self
Released: 2018-04-16

Featuring a unique conversation between The Queen and Sir David Attenborough as they walked in...

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Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

as Self
Released: 2021-06-04

David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how...

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Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough

as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Released: 2011-05-06

220 million years ago dinosaurs were beginning their domination of Earth. But another group of...

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Climate Change: The Facts

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2019-04-18

After one of the hottest years on record, Sir David Attenborough looks at the science of climate...

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Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

as Narrator
Released: 2009-02-01

Darwin's great insight – that life has evolved over millions of years by natural selection – has...

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The Penguin King

as Self - Narrator
Released: 2012-10-23

South Georgia - alone in a vast ocean. 900 miles from Antarctica, and a mere 100 miles long. A...

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Our Planet: Behind The Scenes

as Self - Narrator
Released: 2019-04-05

Years spent recording footage of creatures from every corner of the globe is bound to produce a...

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Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2022-04-15

David Attenborough brings to life, in unprecedented detail, the last days of the dinosaurs. ...

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The Private Life of Plants

as himself
Released: 1995-01-11

David Attenborough takes us on a guided tour through the secret world of plants, to see things...

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Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Watergarden

as Narrator
Released: 2004-07-01

Each home has a built in pool or water tank that lies partly inside, partly outside its’ walls…...

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Attenborough's Paradise Birds

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2015-01-29

David Attenborough tells the remarkable story of how these " birds of paradise " have captivated...

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Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2017-01-01

A compilation episode of the wildlife documentary series presented by David Attenborough,...

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Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench

as Self - Narrator
Released: 2018-07-13

Exploring an unknown world 10,000 m beneath the waves. After capturing a giant squid on film,...

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Extinction: The Facts

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2020-09-13

With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of...

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Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2024-03-14

Sir David Attenborough investigates the discovery of a lifetime: the giant skull of a...

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Tales of Television Centre

as uncredited
Released: 2012-05-17

Various actors, presenters, directors and other staff who have worked at the iconic BBC...

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Attenborough's Journey

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Released: 2010-10-23

Following David Attenborough as he travels the globe to film his series, David Attenborough's...

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Great Natural Wonders of the World

as Presenter
Released: 2002-01-01

David Attenborough sets out on a journey across the seven continents in search of the most...

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Björk: Biophilia Live

as Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
Released: 2014-10-10

From a mind unlike any other, Biophilia Live chronicles the multidimensional concert centered on...

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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

as Self
Released: 2018-01-07

Sir David Attenborough investigates the discovery of a 200 million year old Ichthyosaur on the...

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Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2016-01-24

David Attenborough tells the story of the discovery and reconstruction in Argentina of the...

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Parkinson at 50

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-08-28

Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of...

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Desert Seas

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2011-04-21

Sir David Attenborough unveils the two stunning underwater realms of Saudi Arabia - the...

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The Trials of Life

as Presenter/Narrator
Released: 1990-10-03

Each of the twelve 50-minute episodes features a different aspect of the journey through life,...

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Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard

as Self - Narrator
Released: 2021-12-30

Sir David Attenborough joins an archaeological dig uncovering Britain's biggest mammoth...

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Attenborough and the Giant Egg

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2011-03-02

David Attenborough returns to the island of Madagascar on a very personal quest. In 1960 he...

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David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2014-01-01

Regular opening times do not apply as we accompany Sir David Attenborough on an after-hours...

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Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden

as Narrator
Released: 1999-01-07

Japan is a country of steep mountains surrounding wide flat plains where people have lived for...

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And the Winner Isn't

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Released: 2017-12-08

A satirical documentary charting Geoffrey Moore and his daughter Ambra’s journey through...

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Elsa the Lioness

as Self
Released: 1961-02-03

First transmitted in 1961, David Attenborough travels to Meru National Park in Kenya to visit...

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Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

as Self (voice)
Released: 2002-12-13

Follow Robbie as he sets out to discover a mythical tribe of lost Viking warriors to help him...

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Attenborough's Life That Glows

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2016-05-09

Luminous beings, creatures with their own internal light, enchant and astonish us. Anyone who...

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David Attenborough's Ant Mountain

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2017-12-28

David Attenborough travels to the Jura Mountains in the Swiss Alps, to find out about one of the...

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Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy

as Self
Released: 2020-01-10

Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy, tells the story of Mike deGruy, an irrepressibly...

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A War on Science

as Self
Released: 2006-01-26

When Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution nearly 150 years ago, he shattered the...

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David Attenborough: A Life on Earth

as Self
Released: 2023-12-14

The incredible journey and illustrious career of one of the most travelled men in history, this...

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Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting

as Self
Released: 2020-01-17

Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the...

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Whale Wisdom

as Self - Narrator
Released: 2018-12-01

Whales have long been a profound mystery to us. They live in a world so removed from our own...

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Into the Jungle

as Self - Narrator
Released: 2018-08-31

Conservationists Jim and Jean Thomas braved the steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea to save a...

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The Song of the Earth

as Narrator
Released: 2000-01-01

Is there a connection between animal sounds and the music that humans create? Using a surprising...

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The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor

as Himself - Presenter / Narrator
Released: 2009-04-26

Explores the story behind the discovery of an early primate fossil, Darwinius masillae,...

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Zoo Quest in Colour

as Self
Released: 2016-05-17

Thanks to a remarkable discovery in the BBC's film vaults, the best of David Attenborough's...

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Wild Karnataka

as Self - Narrator
Released: 2019-03-03

An unprecedented UHD film on Karnataka's rich biodiversity narrated by David Attenborough....

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When Björk Met Attenborough

as Self
Released: 2013-07-26

Award-winning musician Björk and legendary broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough...

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Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth

as Narrator
Released: 2008-01-04

BBC The Natural World. In 2004, a team from the Planet Earth series captured the first ever...

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Superfish: Bluefin Tuna

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Released: 2012-04-12

Rick Rosenthal goes on a quest that plumbs the secrets of the legendary bluefin tuna. This fish...

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The Forum

as Self
Released: 2019-11-06

In times of rampant populism and increasing distrust of the elite, the filmmaker accompanies the...

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A TV Dante

as Himself
Released: 1990-06-13

A TV Dante is an experimental mini-series directed by Tom Phillips and legendary filmmaker Peter...

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Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid

as Self - Narrator
Released: 2013-02-10

The giant squid is a creature of legend and myth which, even in the 21st century, has never been...

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Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens

as Self
Released: 2016-04-30

As Sir David Attenborough turns 90, this intimate film presents new interviews, eye-opening...

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Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2017-02-02

David Attenborough narrates this astonishing story of a wild cheetah family. Known for being...

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Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2018-05-15

In Namibia, conservationist Maria Diekmann found herself on the frontline of the battle to save...

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Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2018-03-31

David Attenborough has a passion for birds' eggs. These remarkable structures nurture new life,...

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Islands of the Vampire Birds

as Narrator
Released: 1999-03-14

The story of Darwin's finches and their relationship with other creatures of the Galapagos;...

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Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough

as Presenter
Released: 2006-04-14

David Attenborough recounts his very personal experiences with the mountain gorillas of Rwanda....

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Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants

as Self – Presenter
Released: 2017-12-28

Sir David Attenborough is in the Swiss Jura Mountains to discover the secrets of a giant....

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Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers

as Narrator
Released: 2012-06-25

David Attenborough narrates this close up look at these tiny pollinators captured in flight as...

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Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television

as Himself
Released: 2002-11-20

Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television is a BBC documentary film that recounts...

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Survival Island

as Narrator
Released: 1996-01-01

Standing almost alone in the great Southern Ocean, South Georgia island plays host to some of...

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Dragons and Damsels

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Released: 2019-03-19

More beautiful than butterflies, more spectacular fliers than hummingbirds, and with intriguing...

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The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention

as Narrator
Released: 2019-03-10

The egg is perhaps nature's most perfect life support system. Step by step as the egg hatches,...

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How Many People Can Live On Planet Earth

as Narrator (Voice)
Released: 2009-12-09

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Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment

as Narrator
Released: 2017-03-20

David Attenborough tells the revealing story of this Caribbean island's exotic but vulnerable...

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Galapagos with David Attenborough

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2013-04-17

Two hundred years after Charles Darwin set foot on the shores of the Galápagos Islands, David...

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The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough

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Released: 2003-08-24

Two-part Arena special celebrating the life and distinguished career of one of Britain's...

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Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV

as Himself
Released: 2010-12-15

From Raymond Baxter live on Tomorrow's World testing a new-fangled bulletproof vest on a nervous...

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Attenborough at 90

as Self
Released: 2016-05-08

In celebration of his ninetieth birthday, Sir David Attenborough shares extraordinary highlights...

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Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific

as Self – Narrator
Released: 2015-01-01

The same submarine which successfully captured the world's first moving images of a giant squid...

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The Lost Gods of Easter Island

as Himself - Presenter
Released: 2000-04-24

A simple, carved figure bought at an auction in New York leads David Attenborough on a global...

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Attenborough's Wonder of Song

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2022-01-03

Sir David Attenborough chooses his favourite recordings from the natural world that have...

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Planet Earth: A Celebration

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2020-08-31

David Attenborough, Hans Zimmer and Dave unite for a special Natural History event – Planet...

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The Bat Man of Mexico

as Self
Released: 2014-06-13

David Attenborough narrates the story of Rodrigo Medellin, Mexico's very own 'Bat Man', who has...

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Birds of Paradise

as Self
Released: 2010-01-06

Living in the depths of the New Guinean Rainforest are birds of unimaginable colour and beauty....

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Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest

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Released: 2007-01-13

Each year over 1.2 million wildebeest travel across the vast Serengeti plains and Kenya's Masai...

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David Attenborough Meets President Obama

as Self
Released: 2015-06-28

On his 89th birthday, renowned English broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough pays...

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David Attenborough's Tasmania

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2018-06-03

Tasmania lies on the Australian continent, but is a world apart. It is home to an extraordinary...

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Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea

as Narrator
Released: 1993-03-10

Do they really launch themselves onto the shore to grab a hapless snack? See for yourself, and...

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World of Wildlife: African Big Cats

as Self - Narrator
Released: 1995-09-04

Sir David Attenborough presents and narrates this wildlife series, a visual encyclopedia of the...

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Attenborough and the Giant Elephant

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2017-12-10

David Attenborough investigates the remarkable life and death of Jumbo the elephant - a...

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Hippos: Africa's River Giants

as Narrator
Released: 2019-06-01

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The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth

as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Released: 1999-12-31

Follow the path of the sun on its annual cycle, from the Equator, across the northern hemisphere...

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The Secrets of Scott's Hut

as Himself
Released: 2011-04-17

Ben Fogle ventures across the Antarctic to join the international effort to preserve Captain...

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Animal House

as uncredited
Released: 2011-09-07

Animals across the globe reveal themselves to be natural architects and engineers in this...

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Hot Tuna

as Narrator
Released: 2012-05-01

The underwater cinematographer, Rick Rosenthal follows the threatened Bluefin Tuna in their...

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Prince William: A Planet For Us All

as Self
Released: 2020-10-05

With exclusive access across two years, this film is an intimate portrayal of Prince William,...

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Fabulous Frogs

as Self - Narrator
Released: 2014-06-25

Sir David Attenborough takes us on a journey through the weird and wonderful world of frogs,...

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Attenborough’s Journey

as Self
Released: 2021-05-08

In honor of his 95th birthday, a look at Sir David Attenborough’s life and contributions to...

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Attenborough's Big Birds

as Narrator
Released: 2015-06-16

Meet the big birds, a feathered family who have never flown a day in their lives! From ostriches...

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Attenborough in Paradise

as Self - Narrator
Released: 1996-04-08

David Attenborough travels to the forests of Papua New Guinea, where 38 of the 42 kinds of bird...

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Tiger: The Elusive Princess

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1999-04-04

After 25 years of the Project Tiger Scheme operating in the Madhya Pradesh, these magnificent...

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A Blank on the Map

as Himself - Presenter
Released: 1971-12-29

In his now well-known role of narrator of wildlife expeditions, Attenborough accompanies a...

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The Dragons of Galapagos

as Narrator
Released: 1998-05-01

This is the story of the incredible struggle for survival of the dragons of the Galapagos. On...

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Africa's Fishing Leopards

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2015-02-24

David Attenborough narrates the intimate story of a leopard mother and her two cubs. This very...

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Bears: Spy in the Woods

as uncredited
Released: 2004-11-30

Attenborough's team travels the globe for up-close looks at polar bears, grizzlies, pandas and...

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Hotel Armadillo

as Self - Narrator
Released: 2017-04-07

David Attenborough looks at the giant armadillo and examines how this seldom-seen animal...

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Clever Monkeys

as Narrator
Released: 2008-11-25

David Attenborough's entertaining romp through the world of monkeys has a serious side: for when...

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The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain

as uncredited
Released: 2018-01-01

Enter the microscopic world of ants guided by Sir David Attenborough, and expert filmmaker...

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The Mating Game

as Narrator
Released: 2013-07-19

David Attenborough narrates the charming and fascinating story of some real-life animal...

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Attenborough's Ark

as Narrator
Released: 2012-11-09

David Attenborough chooses his ten favorite animals that he would most like to save from...

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Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats

as uncredited
Released: 2016-09-14

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Desert Lions

as himself
Released: 2006-03-05

Many years ago, lions thrived in the Namib Desert along the Skeleton Coast, while they are not...

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David Attenborough: The Early Years

as Self
Released: 2013-01-23

Sir David Attenborough recalls moments from his early television career and discusses the...

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Tasmania: Weird and Wonderful

as Narrator
Released: 2019-03-31

David Attenborough reveals that the animal inhabitants of this vast wilderness are every bit as...

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Superfish

as Self - Narrator
Released: 2008-05-14

The billfish are the biggest, fastest, and most dangerous gamefish in the sea. All have captured...

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Attenborough the Controller

as Self
Released: 2002-01-01

A completely fantastic programme, charting the time of our favorite presenter at the head of the...

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Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks

as Self - Narrator
Released: 2015-06-01

Groundbreaking documentary which follows a Japanese-led team of scientists as they attempt to...

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Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places

as Narrator
Released: 2014-07-24

For the first time, and through the eyes of two special mountain lion families, the true nature...

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The Amber Time Machine

as Narrator
Released: 2004-02-15

David Attenborough searches for the identities of preserved creatures inside a piece of Baltic...

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Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark

as Self
Released: 2003-08-03

A 6-foot-long animatronic shark featuring on-board cameras, Robo Shark is designed to blend in...

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Lions: Spy in the Den

as Narrator
Released: 2000-12-03

A nature documentary narrated by David Attenborough and published by BBC broadcasted as part of...

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Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss

as Narrator
Released: 1996-10-06

Wildlife film about sperm whales, revealing the secret lives led by these often misunderstood...

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Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction

as Narrator
Released: 2000-12-17

The male bowerbirds of Australia and New Guinea display an incredible artistic talent -- and all...

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Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster

as Himself
Released: 2024-01-01

Sir David Attenborough investigates the discovery of a lifetime: the skull of the mysterious...

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Great Mammoth Mystery

as Host
Released: 2022-02-16

Fossil collectors Neville and Sally Hollingworth discover a stir in southwest England that...

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Leopard: The Agent of Darkness

as Self
Released: 1997-12-10

In this documentary produced by the BBC, Sir David Attenborough leads us through an examination...

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Aliens From Inner Space

as Narrator
Released: 1983-11-17

An incredible look at cephalopods – squids, octopi, and cuttlefish, from the Wildlife on One...

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Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep

as Narrator
Released: 2018-01-01

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The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai

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Released:

Follows Anna Williams, an Oriental carpet repairer from New Zealand, on a pilgrimage to Iran,...

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The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound

as Self
Released: 1990-12-24

Behind the scenes of the documentary series The Trials Of Life showing how some of the footage...

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开讲啦

as uncredited
First aired: 2012-08-27

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-02-22

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...

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The One Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2006-08-14

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

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NOVA

as Narrator
First aired: 1974-03-03

PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines....

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Horizon

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-02-04

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen...

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Horizon

as Self
First aired: 1964-02-04

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen...

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Horizon

as Himself / Narrator
First aired: 1964-02-04

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen...

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Nature

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 1982-10-10

Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the...

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Nature

as Host
First aired: 1982-10-10

Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the...

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Wogan

as Self
First aired: 1982-05-04

Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable...

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The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-09-03

The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime chat show presented by Alan Titchmarsh. It was...

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Prehistoric Planet

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2022-05-23

Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic series from Jon Favreau and...

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Natural World

as Presenter
First aired: 1983-10-30

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and...

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Natural World

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 1983-10-30

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and...

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Natural World

as Narrator
First aired: 1983-10-30

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and...

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Natural World

as Self - Host
First aired: 1983-10-30

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and...

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Natural World

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 1983-10-30

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and...

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This Morning

as Self
First aired: 1988-10-03

This Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle,...

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Planet Earth

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 2006-03-05

David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary...

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The Jonathan Ross Show

as Self
First aired: 2011-09-03

The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast...

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Planet Earth II

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 2016-11-06

David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of...

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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2001-11-02

Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from...

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Dynasties

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 2018-11-11

Follow the true stories of five of the world's most celebrated, yet endangered animals;...

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Skavlan

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-01-16

Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik...

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Going Live!

as Self
First aired: 1987-09-26

Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It...

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Asia

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2024-11-03

From the vast Gobi Desert to the jungles of Borneo, and from the polar wilderness of Siberia to...

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The Blue Planet

as Self - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2001-09-12

Sir David Attenborough narrates this critically acclaimed series that dives deep into the marine...

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Blue Planet II

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2017-10-29

There is nowhere more powerful and unforgiving yet more beautiful and compelling than the ocean....

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Our Planet

as Self - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2019-04-05

Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living...

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Planet Earth III

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2023-10-22

Journeying to the far reaches of our planet, this eight part series follows some of the world's...

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Africa

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 2013-01-02

Africa, the world's wildest continent. David Attenborough takes us on an awe-inspiring journey...

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Frozen Planet

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 2011-10-26

David Attenborough travels to the end of the earth, taking viewers on an extraordinary journey...

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Life

as Self - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2009-10-11

David Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to...

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A Perfect Planet

as Self - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2021-01-03

A unique fusion of blue chip natural history and earth science that explains how our living...

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The Hunt

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 2015-11-01

This major landmark series looks in detail at the fascinating relationship between predators and...

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David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2013-01-29

Sir David shines the spotlight on some of nature’s evolutionary anomalies and reveals how these...

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Seven Worlds, One Planet

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 2019-10-27

Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth’s crust creating seven...

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The Green Planet

as Self - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2022-01-09

This documentary series about plants is the first immersive portrayal of an unseen,...

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Frozen Planet II

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2022-09-11

Ten years on from the original Frozen Planet, this documentary series takes audiences back to...

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Parkinson

as Self
First aired: 1998-01-09

Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.

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The Life of Mammals

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2002-11-20

David Attenborough presents a nature documentary series looking at why mammals are the most...

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Wild Isles

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2023-03-12

This nature documentary introduces viewers to the fauna and flora of Britain and Ireland across...

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Mammals

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 2024-03-31

The series offers fascinating insights into the most successful animal group in the world. From...

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Life Story

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2014-10-23

The remarkable and often perilous story of the journey through life. It is a story that unites...

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All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

as Self
First aired: 2011-05-23

We have been colonised by the machines we have built. Although we don't realise it, the way we...

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The Life of Birds

as Narrator
First aired: 1998-10-21

In the documentary series produced by the BBC, The Life of Birds, Sir David Attenborough unveils...

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Attenborough's Life in Colour

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2021-02-28

Exploring the vital role colour plays in the daily lives of many species.

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Zoo Quest

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-12-21

Documentary series starring David Attenborough who follows zoo keepers on a quest to find...

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Nature's Great Events

as Himself - Presenter
First aired: 2009-02-11

Documentary series looking at the most dramatic wildlife spectacles on our planet, showing how...

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The Living Planet

as Presenter/Narrator
First aired: 1984-01-19

David Attenborough examines the ways in which animals and plants adapt to their surroundings.

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Trials of Life

as Narrator
First aired: 1990-10-04

Each of the twelve 50-minute episodes features a different aspect of the journey through life,...

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Secret World of Sound

as Narrator
First aired: 2024-02-15

Anthony Morgan explores the extraordinary ways that animals hear and produce sound, and the...

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Life in Cold Blood

as Self - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2008-02-04

David Attenborough reveals the surprising truth about the cold-blooded lives of reptiles and...

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Madagascar

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2011-02-09

Over 80 per cent of Madagascar's animals and plants are found nowhere else on Earth. Discover...

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Life in the Undergrowth

as Self
First aired: 2005-11-23

David Attenborough reveals the amazing stories behind the tiny lives of invertebrates, exploring...

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Wildlife on One

as Narrator
First aired: 1977-01-06

Wildlife on One was, for nearly thirty years, the BBC's flagship natural history...

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Life on Earth

as Presenter
First aired: 1979-01-16

The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.

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David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2015-01-03

Evolutionary story of flight from the very first insects to the incredible array of creatures...

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The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet

as Self - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2021-10-03

Aims to discover, celebrate and scale innovative solutions to the greatest environmental...

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Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2015-12-30

Following his visit to the Great Barrier Reef in 1957, naturalist and broadcaster David...

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The Mating Game

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2021-10-03

The struggles and successes of a wide variety of animals as they take on one of life's most...

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Wildlife Specials

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-04-14

The BBC Wildlife Specials are a series of nature documentary programmes commissioned by BBC...

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Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World

as Self
First aired: 2021-04-12

This revealing series follows environmental activist Greta Thunberg as she seeks to raise...

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State of the Planet

as Narrator/Presenter
First aired: 2000-11-15

David Attenborough examines the ecological and conservation crises that threaten the world

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David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2013-09-20

David Attenborough embarks on a remarkable 500 million-year journey revealing the extraordinary...

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The Private Life of Plants

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1995-01-05

Without plants, there would be no food, no animals of any sort, no life on earth at all. Yet for...

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First Life

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2010-11-05

Sir David Attenborough goes back in time to the roots of the tree of life, in search of the very...

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Life in the Freezer

as Presenter/Narrator
First aired: 1993-11-18

Sir David Attenborough looks at the natural history of the Antarctic continent

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Wild City

as Narrator
First aired: 2016-03-15

Singapore: One of the fastest growing cities in the world. Once a tropical jungle, it is now 665...

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Deep Ocean

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 2015-01-01

Once you pass 1,000 meters, the water is completely devoid of light, and you have reached the...

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Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

as Self
First aired: 2020-10-04

Michael Palin revisits his first four TV travel documentaries. He draws on his personal archive...

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Prehistoric Planet

as 旁白
First aired: 2002-10-05

Prehistoric Planet is a re-version of the BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs and Walking with Beasts...

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Brave New World with Stephen Hawking

as Self
First aired: 2011-10-17

Aided by some of the world's leading scientific figures, this new five-part series examines how...

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Genius of Britain

as Self
First aired: 2010-05-30

Genius of Britain is a five-part television documentary presented by leading British scientific...

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Planet Earth: The Future

as Narrator
First aired: 2006-11-26

The three-part complementary series features eminent scientists, theologians and...

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Are We Changing Planet Earth?

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-05-24

David Attenborough explores just how far climate change is altering our planet.

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How the BBC Began

as Self
First aired: 2022-10-22

The often-hilarious stories of the BBC's first 50 years. The corporation's pioneers describe its...

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Attenborough's Passion Projects

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2016-05-07

As part of a season of programming marking Sir David Attenborough's 90th birthday, four of his...

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Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2013-01-01

David Attenborough uses pioneering 3D-techniques and technology to explore the unique...

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Kingdom of Plants

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 2012-05-26

Sir David discovers a microscopic world that’s invisible to the naked eye, where insects feed...

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Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2012-11-16

Sir David Attenborough looks back at the unparalleled changes in natural history that he has...

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Adventure

as uncredited
First aired: 1963-04-26

Long-running travel programme

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Tiger: Spy In The Jungle

as uncredited
First aired: 2008-03-30

David Attenborough narrates the lives of four growing tiger cubs using footage collected by...

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David Attenborough's Global Adventure

as Self
First aired: 2021-08-29

From the deep oceans in a state-of-the-art submarine on the Great Barrier Reef, to the ancient...

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Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives

as Presenter
First aired: 1989-04-23

David Attenborough presents a series on fossils and palaeontology.

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Secrets of Wild India

as Narrator
First aired: 2012-04-05

India is home to over a billion people with 1/5 of the world's population on only 2% of the...

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Micro Monsters with David Attenborough

as Presenter
First aired: 2013-06-15

It s a small world after all. In this revolutionary new series, David Attenborough reveals the...

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The First Eden

as Self
First aired: 1987-03-08

David Attenborough presents the history and natural history of the Mediterranean lands.

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The Tribal Eye

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-05-27

David Attenborough explains the enormous growth of interest in tribal art, and explores the...

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The Miracle of Bali

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-06-10

The Miracle of Bali is a BBC series of cultural documentaries narrated by David Attenborough and...

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Tomorrow's World: People of Science

as uncredited
First aired: 2018-01-10

Explore the future with a series of programmes and interactive digital content. Hosted by Brian Cox.

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Dynasties II

as self-narrator (voice)
First aired: 2022-03-20

A sequel to the Attenborough's great nature show following the lives of different dynasties from...

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Blue Planet UK

as Self
First aired: 2019-03-25

Celebrating marine life from all corners of the UK as we dive deep to explore the health of our...

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Plants Behaving Badly

as Self
First aired: 2017-05-02

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Fabulous Animals

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1975-11-14

Travelers' stories have long fueled beliefs in the existence of dragons, giants, sea monsters,...

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Attenborough in Paradise

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-04-08

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