Born 8 May 1926, the younger brother of actor Lord Richard Attenborough. He never expressed a wish to act, and instead studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, graduating in 1947, the year he began his two years National Service in the Royal Navy. In 1952, he joined BBC Television at Alexandra Palace, and in 1954 began his famous Zoo Quest series. When not Zoo Questing he presented political broadcasts, archaeological quizzes, short stories, gardening and religious programmes. 1965 ...[Read Story]
"Planet Earth"Mountains
(2006)
"Planet Earth"Fresh Water
(2006)
"Planet Earth"
(2006)
"Planet Earth"Ocean Deep
(2006)
"Planet Earth"Jungles
(2006)
"Planet Earth"Great Plains
(2006)
"Planet Earth"Ice Worlds
(2006)
"Planet Earth"Shallow Seas
(2006)
"Sunday AM"
(2005)
"How Art Made the World"
(2005)
"Life in the Undergrowth"
(2005)
Happy Birthday BBC Two
(2004)
The Amber Time Machine
(2004)
Elephants: Spy in the Herd
(2003)
Legend of the Lost Tribe
(2002)
Life on Air
(2002)
Lions: Spy in the Den
(2002)
"Wildlife Specials"Serpent
(2002)
Legend of the Lost Tribe
(2002)
"The Blue Planet"Open Ocean
(2001)
"The Blue Planet"Ocean World
(2001)
"The Blue Planet"Tidal Seas
(2001)
"The Blue Planet"Frozen Seas
(2001)
"The Blue Planet"The Deep
(2001)
"The Blue Planet"Coasts
(2001)
"The Blue Planet"Coral Seas
(2001)
BBC: A Window on the World
(2001)
The Song of the Earth
(2000)
Night of a Thousand Shows
(2000)
"Wildlife Specials"Tiger
(1999)
"Wildlife Specials"Eagle
(1997)
"Wildlife Specials"Leopard
(1997)
Cities of the Wild
(1996)
Attenborough in Paradise
(1996)
"The Private Life of Plants"
(1995)
"Sunday Night Clive"
(1994)
"Arena"Radio Night
(1993)
"The Trials of Life"Arriving
(1990)
"The Trials of Life"Fighting
(1990)
"The Trials of Life"
(1990)
"The Trials of Life"Courting
(1990)
"The First Eden"
(1987)
