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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.7713 |
| Birthday | 1926-05-08 |
| Place of Birth | London, England, UK |
| Also Known As | David Frederick Attenborough, Sir David Attenborough, Дэвид Фредерик Аттенборо, Девід Аттенборо, 大卫·爱登堡, 大衛·艾登堡, デヴィッド・アッテンボロー, 大衛·艾登伯祿, دیوید اتنبرو, Ντέιβιντ Άτενμπρα, Ντέιβιντ Φρέντερικ Ατένμπορο, |
2018
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
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Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
2009
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
7.705/39
Darwin's great insight – that life has evolved over millions of years by natural selection – has been the cornerstone of all David Attenborough’s natu...
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Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
1996
Survival Island
7/5
Standing almost alone in the great Southern Ocean, South Georgia island plays host to some of the largest concentrations of animals anywhere on Earth...
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Survival Island
1978
At Home with Badgers
0/0
A short documentary from Eric Ashby on the badgers leaving near his home.
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At Home with Badgers
1990
A TV Dante
6.5/6
A TV Dante is an experimental mini-series directed by Tom Phillips and legendary filmmaker Peter Greenaway. It covers eight of the thirty-four cantos...
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A TV Dante
2017
Richard Batterham, Master Potter
0/0
A film about Richard Batterham – the last of Bernard Leach’s practicing apprentices.
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Richard Batterham, Master Potter
1999
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
7/1
Japan is a country of steep mountains surrounding wide flat plains where people have lived for thousands of years. On the largest plain lies the count...
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Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
2017
Hotel Armadillo
0/0
David Attenborough looks at the giant armadillo and examines how this seldom-seen animal provides scores of other creatures with the hotel and restaur...
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Hotel Armadillo
2014
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
0/0
For the first time, and through the eyes of two special mountain lion families, the true nature of North America's big cat can finally be revealed. Se...
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Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
2017
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
0/0
David Attenborough tells the revealing story of this Caribbean island's exotic but vulnerable wildlife. A team of conservation champions are making it...
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Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
1996
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
0/0
Wildlife film about sperm whales, revealing the secret lives led by these often misunderstood ocean giants. Scientists all over the world are now lear...
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Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
2013
The Mating Game
0/0
David Attenborough narrates the charming and fascinating story of some real-life animal romantics. There are show-offs and singers, dancers and fighte...
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The Mating Game
2021
Attenborough’s Journey
8/1
In honor of his 95th birthday, a look at Sir David Attenborough’s life and contributions to broadcasting and the natural world. Presented by BBC.
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Attenborough’s Journey
2024
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
7.9/11
Sir David Attenborough unearths a once-in-a-lifetime discovery: the fossil of a giant pliosaur, the largest Jurassic predator ever known. Follow a tea...
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Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2011
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
7/30
220 million years ago dinosaurs were beginning their domination of Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap: ptero...
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Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2005
Kea: The Smartest Parrot?
5.5/3
Sir David Attenborough narrates a documentary about the Kea, the world's only alpine parrot. Playful and destructive, it attacks cars, starts landslid...
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Kea: The Smartest Parrot?
1995
The Private Life of Plants
8.446/37
David Attenborough takes us on a guided tour through the secret world of plants, to see things no unaided eye could witness. Each episode in this six-...
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The Private Life of Plants
2000
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
0/0
The male bowerbirds of Australia and New Guinea display an incredible artistic talent -- and all in the name of love! Collecting 'jewels' they set the...
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Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
2000
The Song of the Earth
7/2
Is there a connection between animal sounds and the music that humans create? Using a surprising and wide variety of evidence from the animal kingdom...
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The Song of the Earth
2002
Attenborough the Controller
0/0
A completely fantastic programme, charting the time of our favorite presenter at the head of the then struggling and controversial BBC2. Packed chock...
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Attenborough the Controller
2012
Attenborough's Ark
9/3
David Attenborough chooses his ten favorite animals that he would most like to save from extinction. From the weird to the wonderful, he picks fabulou...
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Attenborough's Ark
2015
Attenborough's Big Birds
8.5/2
Meet the big birds, a feathered family who have never flown a day in their lives! From ostriches to kiwis, these bizarre birds appear to be nature's g...
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Attenborough's Big Birds
2022
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
8.6/9
Sir David Attenborough chooses his favourite recordings from the natural world that have revolutionised our understanding of song. Each one - from the...
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Attenborough's Wonder of Song
2021
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
7.4/6
Sir David Attenborough joins an archaeological dig uncovering Britain's biggest mammoth discovery in almost 20 years. In 2017, in a gravel quarry near...
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Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
1997
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness
0/0
In this documentary produced by the BBC, Sir David Attenborough leads us through an examination of the lives of two leopards living in Zambia’s Luangw...
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Leopard: The Agent of Darkness
1997
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
0/0
Latest research shows the humpback whales’ song to be a weapon used in verbal exchanges between bulls fighting over females. These battles can sometim...
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Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
2015
Cougars Undercover
0/0
This documentary follows the lives and hardships of several cougars (mountain lions) which have been under study by the Teton Cougar Project since 200...
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Cougars Undercover
1999
Islands of the Vampire Birds
10/2
The story of Darwin's finches and their relationship with other creatures of the Galapagos; tracing their evolution, how the islands were formed and h...
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Islands of the Vampire Birds
1961
Elsa the Lioness
0/0
First transmitted in 1961, David Attenborough travels to Meru National Park in Kenya to visit Joy and George Adamson and meet Elsa the lioness and her...
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Elsa the Lioness
1955
Zoo Quest to West Africa
0/0
In September 1954, David Attenborough, cameraman Charles Lagus, Jack Lester and Alf Woods, both from the Zoological Society of London, set out for Sie...
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Zoo Quest to West Africa
1993
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
0/0
Do they really launch themselves onto the shore to grab a hapless snack? See for yourself, and gain a vivid appreciation for their appetites and skill...
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Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
2011
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
8.6/4
David Attenborough returns to the island of Madagascar on a very personal quest. In 1960 he visited the island to film one of his first ever wildlife...
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Attenborough and the Giant Egg
2006
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
7.8/3
David Attenborough recounts his very personal experiences with the mountain gorillas of Rwanda. Ever since they were discovered over a century ago, th...
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Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
2009
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
7.1/5
Explores the story behind the discovery of an early primate fossil, Darwinius masillae, nicknamed Ida, in a shale quarry in Germany. The fossil is bel...
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Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
2004
The Amber Time Machine
7.5/2
David Attenborough searches for the identities of preserved creatures inside a piece of Baltic amber that was given to him by his adoptive sister when...
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The Amber Time Machine
1971
A Blank on the Map
8/5
In his now well-known role of narrator of wildlife expeditions, Attenborough accompanies a government-sponsored trek into the central New Guinea highl...
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A Blank on the Map
2022
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
7.4/37
David Attenborough brings to life, in unprecedented detail, the last days of the dinosaurs. Palaeontologist Robert DePalma has made an incredible dis...
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Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2012
The Penguin King
7/11
South Georgia - alone in a vast ocean. 900 miles from Antarctica, and a mere 100 miles long. A wild rugged landscape with mountain ranges, vast glacie...
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The Penguin King
2021
Parkinson at 50
10/1
Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourit...
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Parkinson at 50
2010
Attenborough's Journey
7.3/3
Following David Attenborough as he travels the globe to film his series, David Attenborough's First Life, in which he explores the very origins of lif...
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Attenborough's Journey
2012
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
6.9/9
Over three very personal films, Sir David Attenborough looks back at the unparalleled changes in natural history that he has witnessed during his 60-y...
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Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2002
Great Natural Wonders of the World
6.1/5
David Attenborough sets out on an intrepid quest across seven continents to create a unique television event to celebrate the wealth of natural featur...
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Great Natural Wonders of the World
2003
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
0/0
Two-part Arena special celebrating the life and distinguished career of one of Britain's best-loved public figures. Lord Attenborough's film CV as act...
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The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2016
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
0/0
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Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
2016
Attenborough at 90
8/1
In celebration of his ninetieth birthday, Sir David Attenborough shares extraordinary highlights of his life and career with broadcaster Kirsty Young,...
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Attenborough at 90
2002
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
5.455/11
Follow Robbie as he sets out to discover a mythical tribe of lost Viking warriors to help him save his friends from another dastardly plot by the evil...
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Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2007
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
7/1
Each year over 1.2 million wildebeest travel across the vast Serengeti plains and Kenya's Masai Mara on a 1,800 kilometer circular journey, relentless...
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Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2014
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
6.8/18
Regular opening times do not apply as we accompany Sir David Attenborough on an after-hours journey around London’s Natural History Museum, one of his...
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David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2008
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
7/1
BBC The Natural World. In 2004, a team from the Planet Earth series captured the first ever film of a wild snow leopard in the mountains of Pakistan....
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Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
2013
When Björk Met Attenborough
7.8/13
Award-winning musician Björk and legendary broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough have admired each other's work for years but this is the...
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When Björk Met Attenborough
2013
Galapagos with David Attenborough
7.2/8
Two hundred years after Charles Darwin set foot on the shores of the Galápagos Islands, David Attenborough travels to this wild and mysterious archipe...
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Galapagos with David Attenborough
2003
Deep Blue
6.881/88
Deep Blue is a major documentary feature film shot by the BBC Natural History Unit. An epic cinematic rollercoaster ride for all ages, Deep Blue uses...
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Deep Blue
2014
Fabulous Frogs
8.3/6
Sir David Attenborough takes us on a journey through the weird and wonderful world of frogs, shedding new light on these charismatic, colorful and fre...
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Fabulous Frogs
2024
Secret Lives of Orangutans
7.5/23
Follow a multi-generational orangutan family through their treetop triumphs and travails in this immersive documentary narrated by David Attenborough.
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Secret Lives of Orangutans
2013
Edwardian Insects on Film
9/1
In 1908, amateur naturalist and pioneering filmmaker Percy Smith stunned early cinema goers with his footage of the juggling fly. Hailed as the father...
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Edwardian Insects on Film
2006
A War on Science
8/2
When Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution nearly 150 years ago, he shattered the dominant belief of his day – that humans were the product...
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A War on Science
2015
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
7.75/20
David Attenborough tells the remarkable story of how these " birds of paradise " have captivated explorers , naturalists, artists, filmmakers and even...
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Attenborough's Paradise Birds
2015
Africa's Fishing Leopards
0/0
David Attenborough narrates the intimate story of a leopard mother and her two cubs. This very special family must survive in the wilds of Botswana al...
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Africa's Fishing Leopards
1999
Tiger: The Elusive Princess
0/0
After 25 years of the Project Tiger Scheme operating in the Madhya Pradesh, these magnificent animals have become more trusting, permitting an extraor...
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Tiger: The Elusive Princess
2012
Tales of Television Centre
8/1
Various actors, presenters, directors and other staff who have worked at the iconic BBC Television Centre at Shepherd's Bush in London reminisce about...
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Tales of Television Centre
2017
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
0/0
David Attenborough narrates this astonishing story of a wild cheetah family. Known for being fast, captivating and extremely elusive, cameraman Kim Wo...
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Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
1981
General Studies: An Everyday Miracle
0/0
In this BBC documentary directed by Andrew Neal and narrated by David Attenborough, modern medical imaging allows scientists and doctors to observe hu...
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General Studies: An Everyday Miracle
1990
The Trials of Life
9.167/6
Each of the twelve 50-minute episodes features a different aspect of the journey through life, from birth to adulthood and continuation of the species...
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The Trials of Life
2016
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
7.3/19
David Attenborough tells the story of the discovery and reconstruction in Argentina of the world's largest-known dinosaur, a brand new species of tita...
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Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2013
Autopsy on a Dream
7.5/2
In 1968, John Weiley shot 'Autopsy on a Dream' - a film about the Sydney Opera House detailing its construction process and the politics of Jorn Utzon...
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Autopsy on a Dream
1998
The Dragons of Galapagos
7.2/5
This is the story of the incredible struggle for survival of the dragons of the Galapagos. On the island of Fernandina, each year Land Iguanas migrate...
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The Dragons of Galapagos
2000
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
6.5/5
A simple, carved figure bought at an auction in New York leads David Attenborough on a global journey from Russia to Australia, from England back to t...
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The Lost Gods of Easter Island
2016
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
8.2/8
As Sir David Attenborough turns 90, this intimate film presents new interviews, eye-opening behind-the-scenes footage and extraordinary clips from som...
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Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016
Zoo Quest in Colour
8.346/13
Thanks to a remarkable discovery in the BBC's film vaults, the best of David Attenborough's early Zoo Quest adventures can now be seen as never before...
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Zoo Quest in Colour
2016
Attenborough's Life That Glows
8.145/31
Luminous beings, creatures with their own internal light, enchant and astonish us. Anyone who has seen a firefly or a glow-worm cannot help but fall u...
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Attenborough's Life That Glows
2015
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
7.8/4
On his 89th birthday, renowned English broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough pays his first ever visit to the White House to be interviewe...
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David Attenborough Meets President Obama
1983
Aliens From Inner Space
0/0
An incredible look at cephalopods – squids, octopi, and cuttlefish, from the Wildlife on One series. Filmed from Hawaii to the Gulf of Mexico, and usi...
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Aliens From Inner Space
2019
The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
0/0
Follows Anna Williams, an Oriental carpet repairer from New Zealand, on a pilgrimage to Iran, where she stays with the Qashqai, and then to London whe...
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The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
2012
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
8.3/2
Rick Rosenthal goes on a quest that plumbs the secrets of the legendary bluefin tuna. This fish can weigh up to 1,500 pounds and can move up to 50 mil...
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Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2011
Desert Seas
9/2
Sir David Attenborough unveils the two stunning underwater realms of Saudi Arabia - the flamboyant Red Sea and the contrasting hot muddy Gulf, capturi...
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Desert Seas
2023
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
8/2
The incredible journey and illustrious career of one of the most travelled men in history, this documentary tells the story of how Sir David Attenboro...
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David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
2012
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
8/5
David Attenborough narrates this close up look at these tiny pollinators captured in flight as never before. Acrobats of the air - flying jewels - iri...
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Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
2015
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
7/2
Groundbreaking documentary which follows a Japanese-led team of scientists as they attempt to shed light on the mysterious world of deep sea sharks....
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Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
2017
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
7.2/6
David Attenborough investigates the remarkable life and death of Jumbo the elephant - a celebrity animal superstar whose story is said to have inspire...
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Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
2017
And the Winner Isn't
6.25/4
A satirical documentary charting Geoffrey Moore and his daughter Ambra’s journey through Hollywood, as the pair track down celebrities and industry in...
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And the Winner Isn't
1985
A Zed & Two Noughts
7/179
Identical twin zoologists lose their wives in a car crash caused by a white swan. They become obsessed with the death and decay of animals, and develo...
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A Zed & Two Noughts
2018
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
7/15
Sir David Attenborough investigates the discovery of a 200 million year old Ichthyosaur on the Jurassic Coast in southern England. Using state of the...
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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
6/1
David Attenborough has a passion for birds' eggs. These remarkable structures nurture new life, protecting it from the outside world at the same time...
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Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
2018
The Queen's Green Planet
7/5
Featuring a unique conversation between The Queen and Sir David Attenborough as they walked in the garden at Buckingham Palace last summer, a landmark...
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The Queen's Green Planet
2007
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
0/0
Sir David Attenborough takes a look at the potentially devastating impact of climate change.
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Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
2011
Animal House
0/0
Animals across the globe reveal themselves to be natural architects and engineers in this special highlights their unique construction skills.
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Animal House
2004
Bears: Spy in the Woods
8.333/3
Attenborough's team travels the globe for up-close looks at polar bears, grizzlies, pandas and other fascinating bear species.
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Bears: Spy in the Woods
1999
The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
8.5/2
Follow the path of the sun on its annual cycle, from the Equator, across the northern hemisphere and into the South. Witness a world bursting with lif...
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The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
2004
Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden
8/5
Each home has a built in pool or water tank that lies partly inside, partly outside its’ walls… A continuous stream of spring water is piped right int...
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Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden
2018
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
6.5/6
In Namibia, conservationist Maria Diekmann found herself on the frontline of the battle to save these wanted animals after unexpectedly becoming a sur...
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Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
2002
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
8.375/4
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television is a BBC documentary film that recounts David Attenborough's television career. It is present...
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Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2000
Lions: Spy in the Den
8/3
A nature documentary narrated by David Attenborough and published by BBC broadcasted as part of BBC Wildlife Specials in 2000. A motorised camera with...
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Lions: Spy in the Den
2018
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
9.3/3
Exploring an unknown world 10,000 m beneath the waves. After capturing a giant squid on film, NHK's deep-sea film crew explores our planet's deepest p...
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Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018
David Attenborough's Tasmania
7.5/12
Tasmania lies on the Australian continent, but is a world apart. It is home to an extraordinary cast of black devils and white wallabies. Trees here t...
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David Attenborough's Tasmania
2010
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
4/1
From Raymond Baxter live on Tomorrow's World testing a new-fangled bulletproof vest on a nervous inventor to Doctor Who's contemporary spin on the War...
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Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
2014
Björk: Biophilia Live
7.6/22
From a mind unlike any other, Biophilia Live chronicles the multidimensional concert centered on the eighth studio album of avant-garde Icelandic arti...
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Björk: Biophilia Live
2019
Climate Change: The Facts
7.059/17
After one of the hottest years on record, Sir David Attenborough looks at the science of climate change and potential solutions to this global threat....
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Climate Change: The Facts
2017
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
7.4/14
A compilation episode of the wildlife documentary series presented by David Attenborough, uncovering the secrets of animals across the globe.
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Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
2019
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
7.6/50
Years spent recording footage of creatures from every corner of the globe is bound to produce a bit of drama. Here's a behind-the-scenes look.
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Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019
Wild Karnataka
8.6/8
An unprecedented UHD film on Karnataka's rich biodiversity narrated by David Attenborough. Portraying the state with highest number of tigers and elep...
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Wild Karnataka
2018
Whale Wisdom
7.333/6
Whales have long been a profound mystery to us. They live in a world so removed from our own that we can barely imagine their lives. Their environment...
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Whale Wisdom
2020
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
7/7
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy, tells the story of Mike deGruy, an irrepressibly curious and enthusiastic underwater filmmaker who die...
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Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
8.445/449
The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited ever...
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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2019
The Forum
7/2
In times of rampant populism and increasing distrust of the elite, the filmmaker accompanies the 81-year-old founder of the controversial World Econom...
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The Forum
2019
Dragons and Damsels
8/2
More beautiful than butterflies, more spectacular fliers than hummingbirds, and with intriguing behavior as complex as mammals or birds. They’ve been...
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Dragons and Damsels
2018
Into the Jungle
7.6/5
Conservationists Jim and Jean Thomas braved the steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea to save a tree kangaroo from extinction and ended up providing wate...
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Into the Jungle
2015
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
7.8/5
The same submarine which successfully captured the world's first moving images of a giant squid in its natural habitat is used for exploring the deep...
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Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
2003
Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark
0/0
A 6-foot-long animatronic shark featuring on-board cameras, Robo Shark is designed to blend in with real sharks and capture never-before-seen wild sha...
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Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark
2013
David Attenborough: The Early Years
10/1
Sir David Attenborough recalls moments from his early television career and discusses the stories behind them. Among the highlights are Sir David's fi...
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David Attenborough: The Early Years
2014
The Bat Man of Mexico
9.3/5
David Attenborough narrates the story of Rodrigo Medellin, Mexico's very own 'Bat Man', who has dedicated his life to saving bats. Now the legendary d...
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The Bat Man of Mexico
2017
Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
0/0
Richmond Park – National Nature Reserve, presented by Sir David Attenborough, is an award-winning film by conservation charity the Friends of Richmond...
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Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
2020
Extinction: The Facts
7.6/20
With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, threatening...
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Extinction: The Facts
2020
Prince William: A Planet For Us All
6/1
With exclusive access across two years, this film is an intimate portrayal of Prince William, following him as we’ve never seen him before on a global...
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Prince William: A Planet For Us All
2020
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
5.7/3
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin reflect on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and what it has taught us about global co-operation in tac...
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Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
2017
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
7.8/4
Sir David Attenborough is in the Swiss Jura Mountains to discover the secrets of a giant. Beneath his feet lies a vast network of tunnels and chambers...
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Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2011
The Secrets of Scott's Hut
0/0
Ben Fogle ventures across the Antarctic to join the international effort to preserve Captain Scott's hut and its artefacts Scott's diaries. Includes r...
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The Secrets of Scott's Hut
1996
Attenborough in Paradise
8.667/6
David Attenborough travels to the forests of Papua New Guinea, where 38 of the 42 kinds of bird of paradise are found.
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Attenborough in Paradise
2006
Desert Lions
6/1
Many years ago lions thrived in the deserts of Namibia's Skeleton Coast, until they were exterminated by man. Six years ago maverick biologist Flip St...
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Desert Lions
1995
World of Wildlife: African Big Cats
0/0
Sir David Attenborough presents and narrates this wildlife series, a visual encyclopedia of the natural world. This episode looks at the fast, sleek a...
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World of Wildlife: African Big Cats
2013
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
8/1
The giant squid is a creature of legend and myth which, even in the 21st century, has never been seen alive. But now, an international team of scienti...
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Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2008
Clever Monkeys
0/0
David Attenborough's entertaining romp through the world of monkeys has a serious side: for when we look at monkeys we can see ourselves. From memory...
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Clever Monkeys
2021
The Year Earth Changed
7.9/128
Never-before-seen footage shows how our living in lockdown opened the door for nature to bounce back and thrive. Across the seas, skies, and lands, Ea...
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The Year Earth Changed
2006
Can We Save Planet Earth?
6/1
In the second of a two-part documentary, David Attenborough explores just how much climate change is altering our planet. He looks ahead to find out w...
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Can We Save Planet Earth?
2020
Planet Earth: A Celebration
8.333/6
David Attenborough, Hans Zimmer and Dave unite for a special Natural History event – Planet Earth: A Celebration. The special one-hour programme bring...
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Planet Earth: A Celebration
2021
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
7.493/72
David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted.
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Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2010
Birds of Paradise
7.7/5
Living in the depths of the New Guinean Rainforest are birds of unimaginable colour and beauty. When Europeans first saw the plumes of these fabulous...
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Birds of Paradise
2018
The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
7.5/2
Enter the microscopic world of ants guided by Sir David Attenborough, and expert filmmaker Martin Dohrn. Get an exclusive look at the one-of-a-kind ca...
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The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
2008
Superfish
7/2
The billfish are the biggest, fastest, and most dangerous gamefish in the sea. All have captured man's imagination like few other creatures, whether i...
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Superfish
2015
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
6/1
Kirsty Young takes a unique look at the story of the Royal Christmas broadcast and how the tradition started by King George V in 1932 has found a plac...
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Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
2019
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
8.457/23
How's it all gonna end? This experience takes us on a journey to the end of time, trillions of years into the future, to discover what the fate of our...
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Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2012
Hot Tuna
0/0
The underwater cinematographer, Rick Rosenthal follows the threatened Bluefin Tuna in their search for a safe refuge along the Atlantic.
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Hot Tuna
1990
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
0/0
Behind the scenes of the documentary series The Trials Of Life showing how some of the footage was captured and interviews with the experts that infor...
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The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
1979
Squirrel on My Shoulder
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The story of an abandoned baby grey squirrel found by chance in the Oxfordshire countryside.
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Squirrel on My Shoulder
2024
Attenborough's Life Journey
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An intimate portrait of Sir David Attenborough's life, from his boyhood days as a fossil hunter, through his early days as a BBC host, to his revered...
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Attenborough's Life Journey
1991
Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
0/0
Narrated by David Attenborough, this film explores the private life of a pair of Barn Owls. Often associated with folklore and magic, there can be fe...
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Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
2025
Ocean with David Attenborough
7.993/72
David Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surpris...
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Ocean with David Attenborough
2004
The Minsmere Year
0/0
Narrated by David Attenborough, this film showcases the bird diversity of the Minsmere Nature Reserve.
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The Minsmere Year
2024
Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
0/0
The remarkable story of one woman raising an army of over 10,000 people to help save one of the rarest birds on Earth from the depths of extinction.
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Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
2000
Living with Dinosaurs
0/0
David Attenborough discovers that the descendants of the dinosaur age still thrive today. But how did they survive the cataclysmic events that wiped o...
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Living with Dinosaurs
2025
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
6/1
Additional footage and interviews on the making of Ocean.
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A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
2019
The Living Thames
0/0
Introduced by Sir David Attenborough, and presented by environmentalist Chris Baines, The Living Thames is an odyssey along the river as it meanders t...
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The Living Thames
2014
Conquest of The Skies 3D
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Conquest of The Skies 3D
2014
Conquest of The Skies 3D
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Conquest of The Skies 3D
2009
Water Life A World of Water
0/0
A World of Water - Dive into the Blue Planet and discover amazing and diverse worlds brimming with color and life. From tropical rainforests to coral...
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Water Life A World of Water
2026
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
0/0
David Attenborough looks into the ocean's depths to discuss the coelacanth, a primeval fish hidden for 400 million years. Its mysterious movements rev...
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Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
2006
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
0/0
Celebrity admirers of Attenborough's work (including Joanna Lumley, Björk and several presenters and producers from the BBC Natural History Unit) intr...
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My Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006
Your Favourite Attenborough Moment
0/0
Counting down the top 20 moments from David Attenborough's many series, according to audience votes. Featuring the clips and comments from selected ta...
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Your Favourite Attenborough Moment
1987
Birds of the Sun God
0/0
David Attenborough narrates the natural history of hummingbirds.
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Birds of the Sun God
2010
Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
8/1
Documentary about Jane Goodall, a young secretary from Bournemouth with no scientific qualifications, who entered a remote forest in Africa in 1960 an...
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Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
2016
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
7/1
The NHK team that captured the world's first footage of a live giant squid in its natural habitat is setting out for another deep-sea adventure. They...
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Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
1971
Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
8/1
Looks at the baobab trees that grow in the dry bush country of Africa and shows the ecosystem created by them.
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Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
2026
Wild London
8.4/17
After a life spent travelling the globe, the world’s most famous naturalist turns his attention closer to home to explore the wildlife of England’s ic...
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Wild London
2014
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
0/0
Sir David Attenborough is larger than life, his distinctive voice as recognisable as his name. In this program, renowned Australian journalist Ray Mar...
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Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
0/0
Sir David Attenborough is larger than life, his distinctive voice as recognisable as his name. In this program, renowned Australian journalist Ray Mar...
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Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
1995
Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker
9/1
Using revolutionary filming techniques we are given the opportunity to follow the great white shark into its natural habitats.
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Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker
2026
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
7.744/43
Veteran naturalist Sir David Attenborough tells the story of a remarkable group of gorillas, from his first encounter in the '70s to the present day.
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A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2008
NHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺
0/0
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NHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺
2026
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
0/0
Marking what would have been Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th year, this landmark documentary tells the story of her life alongside a century of momentous c...
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Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
2026
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
7/3
A 90-minute special, broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall, London, celebrating Sir David Attenborough's groundbreaking career on the day of his 100th...
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David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
8.5/2
In 1976, David Attenborough embarked on the most ambitious television series he had ever attempted. This is the hair-raising story of how the first wi...
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Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
1985
The Million Pound Bird Book
0/0
Biography of American naturalist John James Audubon.
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The Million Pound Bird Book
1985
David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land Mammals
0/0
David Attenborough introduces the mammals of Britain.
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David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land Mammals
2022
Dinosaur Apocalypse
0/0
In the Badlands of North Dakota, a team of scientists think they might have found the fossilized remains of animals killed on the day an asteroid stru...
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Dinosaur Apocalypse
2022
Great Mammoth Mystery
0/0
Sir David Attenborough investigates a unique site in southern England where amateur fossil hunters uncovered giant mammoth bones and evidence of Neand...
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Great Mammoth Mystery
2015
Reef Diaries
0/0
Behind the scenes of David Attenborough's landmark series in which he visited the Great Barrier Reef, revealing how Sir David utilised the latest tech...
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