David Attenborough
Biography
Sir David Attenborough (born May 8, 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.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2019
Climate Change: The Facts
2019
Deep Blue
2003
Ocean with David Attenborough
2025
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022
And the Winner Isn't
2017
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009
The Year Earth Changed
2021
The Forum
2019
Whale Wisdom
2018
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
Hot Tuna
2012
The Trials of Life
1990
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014
Secret Lives of Orangutans
2024
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
2010
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018
Parkinson at 50
2021
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
A War on Science
2006
Desert Seas
2011
Clever Monkeys
2008
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013
Wild London
2026
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
2011
The Queen's Green Planet
2018
Tales of Television Centre
2012
Attenborough at 90
2016
Extinction: The Facts
2020
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
2017