Attenborough
Britishnoun
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Sir David. born 1926, British naturalist and broadcaster; noted esp for his TV series Life on Earth (1978), The Living Planet (1983), The Life of Birds (1998), The Life of Mammals (2002), and First Life (2010)
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his brother, Richard, Baron Attenborough. born 1923, British film actor, director, and producer; his films include Gandhi (1982), Cry Freedom (1987), and Shadowlands (1993)
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Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday will be celebrated with three special programmes, the BBC has announced.
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One of the new programmes, titled Making Life on Earth: Attenborough's Greatest Adventure, will go behind the scenes of his landmark BBC One series.
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And the presenter will appear in David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth, a live event from the Royal Albert Hall featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra and special guests.
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Christian Marot never thought he would get a reply to the letter he sent to Sir David Attenborough, at the age of 19, which included a copy of his wildlife filming.
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Marot said: "It has come full circle. There I was as a 12-year-old, picking up a camera for the first time and immediately drawn to photographing the animals in my garden, and here I am 20 years later doing the exact same thing but for a BBC, David Attenborough series."
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