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David Attenborough



Attenborough has written the introduction or foreword for a number of books, including:

  • African Jigsaw: A Musical Entertainment, Peter Rose and Anne Conlon (published: 1986, Weinberger)
  • Life in the Freezer: Natural History of the Antarctic, Alastair Fothergill (BBC Books, 1993), ISBN 0-563-36431-9
  • Birds of Paradise: Paradisaeidae (Bird Families of the World series) Clifford B. Frith, Bruce M. Beehler, William T. Cooper (Illustrator) (Oxford University Press, 1998) ISBN 0-19-854853-2
  • The Blue Planet, Andrew Byatt, Alastair Fothergill, Martha Holmes (BBC Books, 2001) ISBN 0-563-38498-0.
  • Light on the Earth (BBC Books, 2005), two decades of winning images from the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, ISBN 0-563-52260-7
  • Planet Earth, Alastair Fothergill (BBC Books, 2006), ISBN 0-563-52212-7

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Audio recordings

  • Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson, read by David Attenborough (available on audiocassette, 1978)
  • Yanomamo (musical entertainment, 1983) by Peter Rose and Anne Conlon; on-stage narration and published audio recording
  • Ocean World (musical entertainment, 1990) by Peter Rose and Anne Conlon; on-stage narration (including at The Royal Festival Hall), for audio recording and video broadcast (both published)

In addition, Attenborough has recorded some of his own works in audiobook form, including Life on Earth, Zoo Quest for a Dragon and his autobiography Life on Air: Memoirs of a Broadcaster.

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References

  1. ^ History of College House
  2. ^ Attenborough, David (2002). Life on Air. BBC Books. ISBN 0-563-53461-3.  pp. 10-11.
  3. ^ Life on Air, p.13.
  4. ^ Life on Air, pp.60-61.
  5. ^ a b Radio Times 23–29 June 2007
  6. ^ a b Radio Times 26 Jan–1 Feb 2008: "The Last Word", interview with Jeremy Paxman
  7. ^ BBC Press Release
  8. ^ Fortean Times episode guide to Fabulous Animals
  9. ^ Wildlife on One at the BBC Programme Catalogue
  10. ^ Honorary Degrees and Distinguished Honorary Fellowships Announced by University of Leicester, University of Leicester press release, 9 June 2006; India News report
  11. ^ University of Leicester Alumni Relations Sir David Attenborough (Hon DLitt 1970) gave the Alumni Association Lecture in 2003
  12. ^ Plesiosauria Translation and Pronunciation Guide
  13. ^ The David Attenborough Studio Campaign
  14. ^ Simon Hoggart, 'In David we trust ... but not Peter,' The Guardian, 28 January 2006
  15. ^ New Statesman
  16. ^ Brian Leith, 2002. Life on Air (Press Release); Andrew Denton, 2003 "Interview with David Attenborough" on Enough Rope, ABC TV.
  17. ^ C. Barry, Oldest Live-Birth Fossil Found; Fish Had Umblical Cord, National Geographic News, [1]
  18. ^ Press Release, University Of Aberdeen[2]
  19. ^ James Fair, "Small Things Bright and Beautiful", BBC Wildlife Magazine, November 2005, pp. 25-26.
  20. ^ 'Personal plea by David Attenborough,', www.savethealbatross.net, 27 January 2006
  21. ^ 'Sir David Attenborough: Heart of Borneo is a global heritage,', WWF-UK press release.
  22. ^ Arkive sets sail on the web, The Guardian, 20 May 2003
  23. ^ Climate change is the major challenge facing the world David Attenborough, The Independent, 24 May 2006
  24. ^ Press release, Blood Pressure Association web site, May 13, 2005
  25. ^ Interview with Simon Mayo, BBC Radio Five Live, 2 December 2005
  26. ^ David Attenborough, 2003. "Wild, wild life." Sydney Morning Herald, March 25. Attenborough has also told this story in numerous other interviews.

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Media offices
Preceded by
Michael Peacock		 Controller of BBC Two
1965 – 1969		 Succeeded by
Robin Scott
 v • d • e 
David Attenborough's television series
The Life series
Life on Earth (1979) | The Living Planet (1984) | The Trials of Life (1990) | Life in the Freezer (1993) | The Private Life of Plants (1995)
The Life of Birds (1998) | The Life of Mammals (2002) | Life in the Undergrowth (2005) | Life in Cold Blood (2008)

Other work and narrated:
Zoo Quest (1954–1963) | The People of Paradise (1960) | Attenborough and Animals (1963) | Zambezi (1965) | The Miracle of Bali (1969)
Attenborough in Paradise and Other Personal Voyages (1971–2004) | Eastwards with Attenborough (1973) | The Tribal Eye (1975) | Fabulous Animals (1975) | The First Eden (1987)
Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (1989) | BBC Wildlife Specials (1995– ) | State of the Planet (2000) | The Blue Planet (2001) | Planet Earth (2006) | Are We Changing Planet Earth? (2006)


Persondata
NAME Attenborough, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Naturalist
DATE OF BIRTH 8 May 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH London, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH



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