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David Attenborough

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.

Et billede af David Attenborough

Actor

1955

[ ] Zoo Quest to West Africa (Self)

1961

[ ] Elsa the Lioness (Self)

1971

[ ] A Blank on the Map (Himself - Presenter)

1978

[ ] At Home with Badgers (Narrator)

1979

[ ] Squirrel On My Shoulder (Narrator)

1981

[ ] An Everyday Miracle (Narrator)

1983

[ ] Aliens From Inner Space (Narrator)

1985

[ ] A Zed & Two Noughts (Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice))

1987

[ ] Birds of the Sun God (Narrator)

1990

[ ] A TV Dante (Himself)
[ ] The Trials of Life (Self - Presenter)
[ ] The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound (Self)

1991

[ ] Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness (????)

1993

[ ] Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea (Narrator)

1995

[ ] The Private Life of Plants (himself)
[ ] World of Wildlife: African Big Cats (Self - Narrator)

1996

[ ] Survival Island (Narrator)
[ ] Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss (Narrator)
[ ] Attenborough in Paradise (Self - Narrator)

1997

[ ] Leopard: The Agent of Darkness (Self)
[ ] Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans (Self)

1998

[ ] The Dragons of Galapagos (Narrator)

1999

[ ] Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden (Narrator)
[ ] Islands of the Vampire Birds (Narrator)
[ ] Tiger: The Elusive Princess (Narrator (voice))
[ ] The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth (Presenter - Narrator)

2000

[ ] Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction (Narrator)
[ ] The Song of the Earth (Narrator)
[ ] The Lost Gods of Easter Island (Himself - Presenter)
[ ] Lions: Spy in the Den (Narrator)
[ ] Living with Dinosaurs (Presenter)

2002

[ ] Attenborough the Controller (Self)
[ ] Great Natural Wonders of the World (Presenter)
[ ] Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe (Self (voice))
[ ] Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television (Self)

2003

[ ] The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough (????)
[ ] Deep Blue (Self)
[ ] Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark (Self)

2004

[ ] The Amber Time Machine (Narrator)
[ ] Bears: Spy in the Woods (????)
[ ] Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Watergarden (Narrator)
[ ] The Minsmere Year (????)

2005

[ ] Kea: The Smartest Parrot (Presenter)

2006

[ ] Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough (Presenter)
[ ] A War on Science (Self)
[ ] Desert Lions (Self - Narrator (voice))
[ ] Can We Save Planet Earth? (????)
[ ] My Favourite Attenborough Moment (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Your Favourite Attenborough Moment (Self (archive footage))

2007

[ ] Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest (????)
[ ] Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World (Himself - Presenter)

2008

[ ] Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth (Narrator)
[ ] Clever Monkeys (Narrator)
[ ] Superfish (Self - Narrator)

2009

[ ] Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (Presenter)
[ ] Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link (Self - Presenter / Narrator)
[ ] Water Life A World of Water (导演)

2010

[ ] Attenborough's Journey (Self)
[ ] Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV (Self)
[ ] Birds of Paradise (Self)
[ ] Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts (Self)

2011

[ ] Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (Self - Presenter / Narrator)
[ ] Attenborough and the Giant Egg (Self - Presenter)
[ ] Desert Seas (Self - Narrator (voice))
[ ] Animal House (Self)
[ ] The Secrets of Scott's Hut (Self)

2012

[ ] Attenborough's Ark (Narrator)
[ ] The Penguin King (Self - Narrator)
[ ] Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild (Self - Presenter)
[ ] Tales of Television Centre (Self)
[ ] Superfish: Bluefin Tuna (????)
[ ] Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers (Self - Narrator (voice))
[ ] Hot Tuna (Narrator)

2013

[ ] The Mating Game (Narrator)
[ ] When Björk Met Attenborough (Self)
[ ] Galapagos with David Attenborough (Self - Presenter)
[ ] Edwardian Insects on Film (Self)
[ ] Autopsy on a Dream (Self)
[ ] David Attenborough: The Early Years (Self)
[ ] Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid (Self - Narrator)

2014

[ ] Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places (Narrator)
[ ] David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive (Presenter)
[ ] Fabulous Frogs (Self - Narrator)
[ ] Björk: Biophilia Live (Self - Opening Sequence (voice))
[ ] The Bat Man of Mexico (Self)
[ ] Conquest of The Skies 3D (自己)
[ ] Conquest of The Skies 3D (编剧)
[ ] Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth (David Attenborough)
[ ] Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth (Self)

2015

[ ] Attenborough's Big Birds (Narrator)
[ ] Cougars Undercover (Self)
[ ] Attenborough's Paradise Birds (Presenter - Narrator)
[ ] Africa's Fishing Leopards (Narrator (voice))
[ ] David Attenborough Meets President Obama (Self)
[ ] Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks (Self - Narrator)
[ ] Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific (Self – Narrator)
[ ] Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech (Self)

2016

[ ] Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats (Self)
[ ] Attenborough at 90 (Self)
[ ] Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur (Self - Presenter)
[ ] Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens (Self)
[ ] Zoo Quest in Colour (Self - Presenter)
[ ] Attenborough's Life That Glows (Self - Presenter)
[ ] Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss (Self - Narrator)

2017

[ ] Richard Batterham, Master Potter (Self)
[ ] Hotel Armadillo (Self - Narrator)
[ ] Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment (Self - Narrator)
[ ] Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast (Self - Narrator (voice))
[ ] Attenborough and the Giant Elephant (Self - Presenter)
[ ] And the Winner Isn't (Self)
[ ] Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder (Self - Presenter)
[ ] David Attenborough's Ant Mountain (Self - Presenter)
[ ] Richmond Park National Nature Reserve (Self)
[ ] Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants (Self – Presenter)

2018

[ ] Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep (Narrator)
[ ] Attenborough and the Sea Dragon (Presenter)
[ ] Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs (Self - Presenter)
[ ] The Queen's Green Planet (Self)
[ ] Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal (Self - Narrator (voice))
[ ] Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench (Self - Narrator)
[ ] David Attenborough's Tasmania (Self - Narrator (voice))
[ ] Whale Wisdom (Self - Narrator)
[ ] Into the Jungle (Self - Narrator)
[ ] The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain (Self)

2019

[ ] The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai (Self)
[ ] Climate Change: The Facts (Self - Presenter)
[ ] Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (Self - Narrator)
[ ] Wild Karnataka (Self - Narrator)
[ ] The Forum (Self)
[ ] Dragons and Damsels (Self - Narrator)
[ ] Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time (Self - Narrator (archive sound))
[ ] The Living Thames (Self)

2020

[ ] Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting (Self)
[ ] Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy (Self)
[ ] David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (Self)
[ ] Extinction: The Facts (Self - Presenter)
[ ] Prince William: A Planet For Us All (Self)
[ ] Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation (Self)
[ ] Planet Earth: A Celebration (Self - Narrator (voice))

2021

[ ] Attenborough’s Journey (Self)
[ ] Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard (Self - Narrator)
[ ] Parkinson at 50 (Self (archive footage))
[ ] The Year Earth Changed (Self - Narrator (voice))
[ ] Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet (Self - Narrator)

2022

[ ] Attenborough's Wonder of Song (Self - Presenter)
[ ] Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough (Self - Presenter)
[ ] Great Mammoth Mystery (Self - Host)

2023

[ ] David Attenborough: A Life on Earth (Self)
[ ] Our Planet II (Self - Narrator (voice))

2024

[ ] Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster (Self - Presenter)
[ ] Secret Lives of Orangutans (Self - Narrator (voice))
[ ] Attenborough's Life Journey (Self)
[ ] Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough (Self - Narrator (voice))

2025

[ ] Ocean with David Attenborough (Self)
[ ] A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough (Self)
[ ] Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth (Self - Narrator (voice))

2026

[ ] Wild London (Self)

????

[ ] Baobab, Portrait of a Tree (Narrator (voice))

Writing

1955

[ ] Zoo Quest to West Africa (Writer)

1971

[ ] A Blank on the Map (Screenplay)

1996

[ ] Attenborough in Paradise (Writer)
[ ] Survival Island (Writer)

1999

[ ] Islands of the Vampire Birds (Writer)

2000

[ ] Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction (Writer)
[ ] The Song of the Earth (Writer)
[ ] The Lost Gods of Easter Island (Screenplay)

2003

[ ] Deep Blue (Writer)

2006

[ ] Desert Lions (Script Consultant)

2009

[ ] Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (Writer)

2011

[ ] Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (Writer)

2012

[ ] Attenborough's Ark (Writer)

2013

[ ] Galapagos with David Attenborough (Writer)

2014

[ ] David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive (Writer)
[ ] Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth (Writer)

2017

[ ] Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants (Writer)

Production

1955

[ ] Zoo Quest to West Africa (Producer)

1961

[ ] Elsa the Lioness (Producer)

Crew

2014

[ ] Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth (Presenter)

2015

[ ] Afrique sauvage - L'avenir en marche (Presenter)

Sound

2016

[ ] Zoo Quest in Colour (Sound Recordist)

Directing

2014

[ ] Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth (Director)