By treating his subject seriously and researching the latest discoveries, Attenborough and his production team gained the trust of scientists, who responded by allowing him to feature their subjects in his programmes. He became a pioneer in the 3D documentary format with Flying Monsters in 2010. Sir David Attenborough spoke directly to camera as he made a plea on Frozen Planet II's ending on Sunday (Image: BBC) The final episode Sir David Attenborough's Frozen Planet II was shown on BBC1 tonight - and it had viewers in tears. John Simpson: 'There is so much nasty and vindictive propaganda against the BBC' The veteran correspondent on wanderlust, surviving ageism - and the brush with death that still haunts him. Sir David Attenborough is 93-years-old today and to celebrate we look back to the start of zoologist's career and the children whose hearts and minds he touched in the '50s - an age when animals were a mystery to most. [17], Attenborough was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester. 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. He marvels at Rafes writing and informs his teachers he will be the next Graham Greene. Sir David Frederick Attenborough ( / tnbr /; born 8 May 1926) [2] [3] is a British naturalist and television personality. 96 years old and still talking sense. While filming his documentary The Life of the . "[56], However, in 2010 Attenborough asserted that his First Life dealing with evolutionary history before Life on Earth should be included within the "Life" series. [99], Attenborough was a key figure in the build-up to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), and gave a speech at the opening ceremony. There is more to life than just living and breathing. He presented a series on tribal art (The Tribal Eye, 1975) and another on the voyages of discovery (The Explorers, 1975). Attenborough thought that the story of evolution would be a natural subject for such a series. Sir David Attenborough - Fauna & Flora International At its peak, it drew a weekly audience of eight to ten million, and the 1987 episode "Meerkats United" was voted the best wildlife documentary of all time by BBC viewers. They say the search is on for 50 solutions to the world's . during Gandhi's funeral, and the first assistant, the very famous, redoubtable David Tomblin, was told by Sir Dicky Attenborough to instruct the crowd as to how .