Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Champions of the Earth · 2022
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Narrator · 2020
- Crystal Award · 2019
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Narrator · 2019
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Narrator · 2018
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- Bodley Medal · 2015
- Fonseca Prize · 2010
- Princess of Asturias Award — Social Sciences · 2009
- Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science · 2008
- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries · 2007
- Linnean Tercentenary Medal · 2007
- CIEEM Medal · 2006
- Nierenberg Prize · 2005
- Order of Merit · 2005
- Caird Medal · 2004
- Michael Faraday Prize · 2003
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology · 2000
- International Cosmos Prize · 2000
- Fellow of the Linnean Society of London · 1999
- Edinburgh Medal · 1998
- Fellow of the Zoological Society of London · 1998
- Natural World Book Prize · 1998
- Companion of Honour · 1996
- honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp · 1993
- Commander of the Royal Victorian Order · 1991
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 1991
- Benjamin Franklin Medal · 1990
- Founder’s Medal · 1985
- Kalinga Prize · 1981
- honorary doctorate · 1980
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1974
- Cherry Kearton Medal and Award · 1972
- Emmy Award
- Honorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
- Honorary member of the British Ecological Society
- Knight Bachelor
- Livingstone Medal
- National Order of Merit
- Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
- Order of the British Empire
- Order of the Companions of Honour
- Princess of Asturias Awards
- Royal Victorian Order
- Scottish Geographical Medal
- Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London
Filmography50+ titles
The Trials of Life
Life on Earth
Attenborough's Ark
Desert Seas
Asia
The Green Planet
A Perfect Planet
Blue Planet II
Planet Earth II
Planet Earth
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
Planet Earth III
Seven Worlds One Planet
Our Planet
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
Zoo Quest in Colour
Attenborough's Big Birds
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
Mammals
Frozen Planet II
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Life Story
Frozen Planet
Life
Nature's Great Events
The Blue Planet
Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
Wild Isles
Prehistoric Planet
Dynasties
The Hunt
Africa
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
Life in the Undergrowth
Life in the Freezer
The Mating Game
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
Madagascar
Ocean with David Attenborough
David Attenborough's Wild City
Attenborough's Life That Glows
The Life of Birds
Parenthood
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
Dragons and Damsels
Attenborough at 90
Nature