With no red carpet, no flashing paparazzi bulbs and no Hollywood starlets swanning through Leicester Square in glamorous, flesh-baring gowns, it was a royal film premiere like no other. Instead, Prince William sat on a rickety wooden chair in his back garden alongside a 94-year-old man cloaked in a tartan blanket to ward off the autumn … Read more
I’m a middle-class hypocrite: David Attenborough admits eating free-range meat troubles him because of its effect on the planet Veteran broadcaster, 94, said his conscience ‘troubles’ him when he eats meat He added: ‘If we all ate only plants, we’d need only half the land we use now’ Comments come ahead of the launch of … Read more
Our planet is facing an unprecedented challenge. As I warned last week, we are living in the shadow of a disaster – and it is one of our own making. Just like the people who lived by the doomed nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, we are on the verge of destruction. By regarding the Earth as our … Read more
Sir David Attenborough has revealed how he helped reunite the families of two Jewish refugee sisters who fled Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport and were taken in by his parents during the Second World War. Irene and Helga Bejach, aged 13 and 12 respectively, arrived in August 1939, just 17 days before war broke out, … Read more
Pripyat in Ukraine is a place unlike anywhere else I have been. It is a place of utter despair. On the face of it, it seems quite a pleasant town, with avenues, hotels, a square, a hospital, parks with fairground rides, several schools and swimming pools, cafes and bars, supermarkets and hairdressers, a football stadium … Read more
Sir David Attenborough has warned that the world is ‘facing a crisis’ and urges everyone to take responsibility for mass extinction and the planet’s eco systems. In a new documentary, the iconic natural historian gives humanity his starkest warning yet to safeguard species from mass extinction for our own survival. His one-hour film Extinction: The … Read more
Sir David Attenborough says we need to ‘rewild the world’ by creating more forests and become vegetarian to save earth in new Netflix documentary A Life On Our Planet Sir David Attenborough called for ‘radical change’ to safeguard the planet He warned that the world’s ‘pristine’ ecosystems could collapse without help Netflix documentary film will … Read more
Sir David Attenborough remembers ‘the best time of my life’ when he spent his early TV career touring the wilderness in his new movie The documentary film, A Life On Our Planet, will premiere on September 28 A book detailing the 94-year-old broadcaster’s career will also be released It’ll recount the decline of the planet’s … Read more
David Attenborough has stepped in to help save London Zoo from ‘extinction’ by fronting a campaign to raise £12million after strains during the coronavirus lockdown. Sir David Attenborough, 94, has agreed to be the face of a fundraising campaign to raise £12million for London Zoo, as part of a £25million rescue package. As the zoo … Read more
Sir David Attenborough, 94, ‘is working on BBC nature programme at home by filming in his garden and recording in a homemade sound-proof room amid coronavirus crisis’ By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 01:31 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 01:33 BST, 17 June 2020 Sir David Attenborough is reportedly working on his forthcoming BBC … Read more