Biography
Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster, natural historian, and writer. His presenting career began as host of Zoo Quest in 1954, and has spanned seven decades; it includes the nine documentary series forming The Life Collection, Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth franchise, The Blue Planet and Frozen Planet. He is the only person to have won BAFTA Awards in black-and-white, colour, high-definition, 3D and 4K resolution. Over his life, he has collected dozens of honorary degrees and awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Narrator and one Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Personality – Non-Daily.
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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
Planet Earth III
Blue Planet II
Planet Earth II
Planet Earth
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
Our Planet
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
Seven Worlds One Planet
Zoo Quest in Colour
Attenborough's Big Birds
Mammals
Frozen Planet II
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Life Story
Frozen Planet
Nature's Great Events
Life
The Blue Planet
Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
Wild Isles
Prehistoric Planet
The Mating Game
Dynasties
The Hunt
Africa
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
Madagascar
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Life in the Undergrowth
Life in the Freezer
Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
Ocean with David Attenborough
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
David Attenborough's Wild City
Attenborough at 90
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers