
David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough (8th May 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 |
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Most Rating | 13.354 |
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, |

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
7.7/33
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
6/3
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
6.4/5
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

2020

Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting
0/0
Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the planet, asking whether the earth can sustain predictions...
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Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting

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
9/5
Sir David Attenborough investigates the discovery of a lifetime: the giant skull of a prehistoric sea monster, known as a pliosaur – the Tyrannosaurus...
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Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster

2011

Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
7/26
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
8.4/33
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
7/1
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
8.4/5
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
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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
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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
8.2/4
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

2023

The Deepest Breath
7.523/151
Bonded by their love of freediving, a record-setting champion and a heroic safety diver try to make history with a remarkable feat, ready to risk it a...
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The Deepest Breath

2022

Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
7.2/31
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
7/10
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
6.6/8
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
5.2/3
David Attenborough sets out on a journey across the seven continents in search of the most impressive and inspiring natural wonders of our planet.
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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
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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
5.3/10
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
6.6/17
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
7.8/12
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

2017

Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
0/0
Super powers exist. Right here on Earth. And they are beneath our feet. They include beetles that shoot chemical fire and lift enormous weights; scorp...
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Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D

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
6.791/79
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
8/5
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
7.7/16
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
9/1
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
7.9/14
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

An Everyday Miracle
0/0
How do we spend the first nine months of our lives, before birth? Babies are born every day, yet for such a familiar event it's remarkable how little...
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An Everyday Miracle

1990

The Trials of Life
9/5
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
7.6/15
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

2022

Great Mammoth Mystery
0/0
Fossil collectors Neville and Sally Hollingworth discover a stir in southwest England that preserved traces of extinct beasts that populated Britain m...
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Great Mammoth Mystery

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
6.5/4
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
6.5/4
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
8.4/7
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
8.3/10
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
8.1/28
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


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


David Attenborough: Ocean
0/0
A feature length film that will “share with a global audience the story of how we can, and must, restore the glory of Earth’s vast, interconnected wat...
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David Attenborough: Ocean

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
9/1
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
0/0
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
5.7/3
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
7/155
Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.
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A Zed & Two Noughts

2018

Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
6.7/13
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
8/2
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 II: Japan's Secret Watergarden
7.7/3
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 II: 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
8.8/3
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
7.2/10
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
7.6/21
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
7.1/15
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
7.5/13
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
7.6/48
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
8.4/7
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
7.3/6
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
8.47/369
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
7.6/4
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

2017

David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
8.75/4
David Attenborough travels to the Jura Mountains in the Swiss Alps, to find out about one of the largest animal societies in the world, where over a b...
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David Attenborough's Ant Mountain

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
9.1/4
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
7.4/18
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
7/3
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
8/1
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 Namib Desert along the Skeleton Coast, while they are not destroyed people. Six years ago, an independent biologi...
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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
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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
7.9/106
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
8.6/5
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
7.4/64
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
6/1
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
8.6/20
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

2024

Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster
7/1
Sir David Attenborough investigates the discovery of a lifetime: the skull of the mysterious Pliosaur, one of the largest Jurassic predators ever know...
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Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster

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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