A Life in TV: Sir David Attenborough

23 June 09

Supported by The Farm Group.

In an exclusive BAFTA: A Life in Television interview at the Brighton Festival Sir David Attenborough speaks about his experiences filming and broadcasting the wonders of the natural world over five decades.

Melvyn Bragg asks the iconic presenter about his career highlights, the dramatic impact of new technologies on wildlife programming and the influence of Charles Darwin, 200 years after his birth.

Attenborough’s career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spawned no less than nine landmark series - from the groundbreaking Life on Earth (1979) to Life in Cold Blood (2008). Together they comprise the most ambitious and comprehensive survey of terrestrial life ever undertaken.

As a former Controller of BBC2, Attenborough's commissioning output ranged from The Ascent of Man to The Old Grey Whistle Test. Yet his lasting legacy is his peerless contribution to our understanding of the natural world, first in terms of ecology, taxonomy and habitat, and increasingly in the light of man's environmental impact on the planet.

BAFTA: A Life in Television

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