David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough is a British broadcaster, naturalist and author who shares the lives of animals and the changing story of our planet through wildlife documentaries.
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National GeographicOverview
- Born
- 8 May 1926, London, England
- Known as
- Sir David Attenborough
- Work
- Broadcaster, naturalist, documentary presenter and author
- Started at the BBC
- 1952, as a trainee producer
- Early breakthrough
- Zoo Quest, first launched in 1954
- Landmark series
- Life on Earth, 1979
Mini bio
How it started.
After studying at Cambridge and serving in the Royal Navy, David Attenborough worked in publishing before joining the BBC as a trainee producer in 1952. Zoo Quest, launched in 1954, took him overseas to film wildlife and made travel and natural history central to his television work.
From the office to the field.
He became controller of BBC Two in 1965, helping introduce colour television to Britain, and later directed BBC television programmes. In 1973 he returned to programme making. He wrote and presented Life on Earth in 1979, followed by The Living Planet and The Trials of Life.
A voice across generations.
His later narration includes Planet Earth, Blue Planet II and Netflix’s Our Planet. A Life on Our Planet brought his own experiences into a film about environmental change. He continues to connect wildlife stories with conservation through work including Ocean, Secret Garden and A Gorilla Story.
Creditschronological, newest first
Film and television
- 2026Blue Planet IIINarrator
- 2026A Gorilla Story: Told by David AttenboroughNarrator
- 2026Secret GardenPresenter and narrator
- 2026Wild LondonPresenter and narrator
- 2025ParenthoodNarrator
- 2025Ocean with David AttenboroughPresenter
- 2020David Attenborough: A Life on Our PlanetPresenter and narrator
- 2019Our PlanetNarrator
- 2017Blue Planet IIPresenter and narrator
- 2006Planet EarthNarrator
- 1979Life on EarthWriter and presenter
- 1954Zoo QuestPresenter and producer
Books
- 2025Ocean: Earth’s Last WildernessCo-author with Colin Butfield
Awards
- Daytime Emmy2025 · Outstanding Daytime Personality – Non-Daily, Secret Lives of Orangutans.
- Champions of the Earth2022 · UNEP Lifetime Achievement Award for documenting and advocating for the natural world.
- Primetime Emmy2018 · Outstanding Narrator, Blue Planet II.
- BAFTA Fellowship1980 · Recognition of his contribution to television.
Quotes
My lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery.David Attenborough, National Geographic
In the May 2025 announcement for Ocean with David Attenborough, he reflected on the discoveries that shaped the film.
Trivia
- He helped introduce colour television to Britain while controller of BBC Two.
- His 2020 Instagram account reached one million followers in 4 hours and 44 minutes, setting a Guinness World Records title at the time.
- The polar research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough is named after him; its onboard submersible took the public’s preferred name, Boaty McBoatface.
- Species named in his honour include a pitcher plant, a rubber frog and a long-beaked echidna.
Find David
His official Instagram is an inactive archive of stories shared with the A Life on Our Planet team.
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