David Attenborough
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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 Te...
Known For
Filmography
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
2026
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wild London
2026
as Self
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2026
as Self
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
2026
as Self
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026
as Self
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
2026
as Self
Secret Garden
2026
as Self - Presenter
Ocean with David Attenborough
2025
as Self
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
2025
as Self
Simon Schama's Story of Us
2025
as Self - Reader
Parenthood
2025
as Self - Narrator
Kingdom
2025
as Self - Narrator (voice)
RTL Tonight
2025
as Self
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024
as Self - Presenter
Secret Lives of Orangutans
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough's Life Journey
2024
as Self
Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mammals
2024
as Self - Narrator
Asia
2024
as Self : Presenter
Secret World of Sound
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fateful Planet
2024
as Self
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
2023
as Self
Wild Isles
2023
as Self - Presenter
Planet Earth III
2023
as Self - Presenter
Our Planet II
2023
as Self - Narrator (Voice)
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
2022
as Self - Presenter
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022
as Self - Presenter
Dinosaur Apocalypse
2022
as Self - Host
Great Mammoth Mystery
2022
as Self - Host
David Attenborough's Global Adventure
2022
as Self
Prehistoric Planet
2022
as Self - Presenter
Frozen Planet II
2022
as Self - Presenter
The Green Planet
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
How the BBC Began
2022
as Self
Attenborough’s Journey
2021
as Self
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
2021
as Self - Narrator
Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Year Earth Changed
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough's Life in Colour
2021
as Self - Presenter
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Mating Game
2021
as Self - Presenter
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
2021
as Self
A Perfect Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020
as Self
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020
as Self
Extinction: The Facts
2020
as Self - Presenter
Prince William: A Planet For Us All
2020
as Self
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
2020
as Self
Planet Earth: A Celebration
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
2020
as Self
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
2020
as Self
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020
as Self - Guest (archive footage)
The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
2019
as Self
Climate Change: The Facts
2019
as Self - Presenter
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019
as Self - Narrator
Wild Karnataka
2019
as Self - Narrator
The Forum
2019
as Self
Dragons and Damsels
2019
as Self - Narrator
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2019
as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
The Living Thames
2019
as Self
Blue Planet UK
2019
as Self
Our Planet
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Seven Worlds, One Planet
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
2018
as Narrator
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018
as Presenter
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
2018
as Self - Presenter
The Queen's Green Planet
2018
as Self
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018
as Self - Narrator
David Attenborough's Tasmania
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Whale Wisdom
2018
as Self - Narrator
Into the Jungle
2018
as Self - Narrator
The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
2018
as Self
Timelapse of the Entire Universe
2018
as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Tomorrow's World: People of Science
2018
as Self
Dynasties
2018
as Self - Narrator
Richard Batterham, Master Potter
2017
as Self
Hotel Armadillo
2017
as Self - Narrator
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
2017
as Self - Narrator
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
2017
as Self - Presenter
And the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
2017
as Self - Presenter
Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
2017
as Self
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017
as Self – Presenter
Blue Planet II
2017
as Self - Presenter
Plants Behaving Badly
2017
as Self
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
2016
as Self
Attenborough at 90
2016
as Self
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2016
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016
as Self
Zoo Quest in Colour
2016
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough's Life That Glows
2016
as Self - Presenter
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
2016
as Self - Narrator
Planet Earth II
2016
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough's Passion Projects
2016
as Self - Presenter
Wild City
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough's Wild City
2016
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough's Big Birds
2015
as Narrator
Cougars Undercover
2015
as Self
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
2015
as Presenter - Narrator
Africa's Fishing Leopards
2015
as Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
as Self
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
2015
as Self - Narrator
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
2015
as Self – Narrator
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
2015
as Self
Reef Diaries
2015
as Self - Narrator
The Hunt
2015
as Self - Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
2015
as Self - Presenter
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
2015
as Self - Presenter
Deep Ocean
2015
as Self - Narrator
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
2014
as Narrator
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014
as Presenter
Fabulous Frogs
2014
as Self - Narrator
Björk: Biophilia Live
2014
as Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
The Bat Man of Mexico
2014
as Self
Conquest of The Skies 3D
2014
as 自己
Conquest of The Skies 3D
2014
as 编剧
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014
as David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014
as Self
Life Story
2014
as Self - Presenter
The Mating Game
2013
as Narrator
When Björk Met Attenborough
2013
as Self
Galapagos with David Attenborough
2013
as Self - Presenter
Edwardian Insects on Film
2013
as Self
Autopsy on a Dream
2013
as Self
David Attenborough: The Early Years
2013
as Self
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013
as Self - Narrator
David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
2013
as Self - Presenter
Africa
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
2013
as Self - Presenter
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
2013
as Presenter
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough
2013
as Self - Presenter
Winterwatch
2013
as Self
Attenborough's Ark
2012
as Narrator
The Penguin King
2012
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012
as Self - Presenter
Tales of Television Centre
2012
as Self
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
2012
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Hot Tuna
2012
as Narrator
Kingdom of Plants
2012
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012
as Self - Presenter
Voice
2012
Secrets of Wild India
2012
as Narrator
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
2011
as Self - Presenter
Desert Seas
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Animal House
2011
as Self
The Secrets of Scott's Hut
2011
as Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
Madagascar
2011
as Self - Presenter
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
2011
as Self
Frozen Planet
2011
as Self - Narrator
Brave New World with Stephen Hawking
2011
as Self
Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words
2011
as Self
Attenborough's Journey
2010
as Self
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
2010
as Self
Birds of Paradise
2010
as Self
Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
2010
as Self
First Life
2010
as Self - Presenter
Genius of Britain
2010
as Self
In Confidence
2010
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009
as Presenter
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
2009
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Water Life A World of Water
2009
as 导演
Nature's Great Events
2009
as Self - Presenter
Life
2009
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
2008
as Narrator
Clever Monkeys
2008
as Narrator
Superfish
2008
as Self - Narrator
NHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺
2008
as Narrator
Life in Cold Blood
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Tiger: Spy In The Jungle
2008
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2007
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
2007
as Himself - Presenter
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
2006
as Presenter
A War on Science
2006
as Self
Desert Lions
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Can We Save Planet Earth?
2006
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Your Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006
as Self (archive footage)
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Are We Changing Planet Earth?
2006
Planet Earth
2006
as Self - Narrator
Folk Britannia
2006
as Self
Kea: The Smartest Parrot?
2005
as Self - Narrator
Life in the Undergrowth
2005
as Self
Echo and Other Elephants
2005
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Amber Time Machine
2004
as Narrator
Bears: Spy in the Woods
2004
Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden
2004
as Narrator
The Minsmere Year
2004
Parkinson
2004
as Self - Guest
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Deep Blue
2003
as Self
Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark
2003
as Self
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
Attenborough the Controller
2002
as Self
Great Natural Wonders of the World
2002
as Presenter
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
as Self (voice)
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002
as Self
The Life of Mammals
2002
as Self - Presenter
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self - Guest
The Blue Planet
2001
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Song of the Earth
2000
as Narrator
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
2000
as Narrator
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
2000
as Himself - Presenter
Lions: Spy in the Den
2000
as Narrator
Living with Dinosaurs
2000
as Presenter
State of the Planet
2000
as Self - Presenter
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
1999
as Narrator
Islands of the Vampire Birds
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Tiger: The Elusive Princess
1999
as Narrator (voice)
The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
1999
as Presenter - Narrator
The Dragons of Galapagos
1998
as Narrator (voice)
The Life of Birds
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness
1997
as Self
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
1997
as Self
Survival Island
1996
as Narrator
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
1996
as Narrator
Attenborough in Paradise
1996
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough in Paradise
1996
The Private Life of Plants
1995
as himself
World of Wildlife: African Big Cats
1995
as Self - Narrator
Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker
1995
Wildlife Specials
1995
The Private Life of Plants
1995
as Self - Presenter
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
1993
as Narrator
Life in the Freezer
1993
as Self - Presenter
Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
1991
A TV Dante
1990
as Himself
The Trials of Life
1990
as Self - Presenter
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
1990
as Self
Trials of Life
1990
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
1989
as Presenter - Narrator
This Morning
1988
as Self
Birds of the Sun God
1987
as Narrator
The First Eden
1987
as Presenter - Narrator
Going Live!
1987
as Self
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985
as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
The Million Pound Bird Book
1985
as Presenter
David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land Mammals
1985
as Narrator
Television
1985
The Living Planet
1984
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Aliens From Inner Space
1983
as Narrator
Natural World
1983
as Presenter
Natural World
1983
as Narrator (voice)
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
Natural World
1983
as Self - Host
Natural World
1983
as Self - Narrator
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
Wogan
1982
as Self
Nature
1982
as Host
Nature
1982
as Self
General Studies: An Everyday Miracle
1981
as Narrator
The Spirit of Asia
1980
as Self
Squirrel on My Shoulder
1979
as Narrator
Life on Earth
1979
as Self - Presenter
At Home with Badgers
1978
as Narrator
Wildlife on One
1977
as Narrator
The Tribal Eye
1975
Fabulous Animals
1975
as Self - Presenter
Explorers
1975
as Self - Narrator
NOVA
1974
as Narrator
Eastward With Attenborough
1973
A Blank on the Map
1971
as Himself - Presenter
Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
1971
as Narrator (voice)
The Miracle of Bali
1969
Omnibus
1967
as Self
The World About Us
1967
as Narrator
Horizon
1964
Horizon
1964
as Self
Horizon
1964
as Himself / Narrator
Adventure
1963
Elsa the Lioness
1961
as Self
The People of Paradise
1960
Science Is News
1959
as Self - Presenter
Zoo Quest to West Africa
1955
as Self
Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958
1955
Zoo Quest
1954