David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough (8th May 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 Television in the 1960s and 1970s.
He is the younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough.
Acted in
Secret Lives of Orangutans
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mammals
2024
as Self - Narrator
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024
as Self - Presenter
Secret World of Sound
2024
as Narrator
Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster
2024
as Himself
Planet Earth III
2023
as Self - Presenter
Wild Isles
2023
as Self - Presenter
The Deepest Breath
2023
as Self (archive footage)
How the BBC Began
2022
as Self
Frozen Planet II
2022
as Self - Presenter
Prehistoric Planet
2022
as Self - Presenter
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022
as Self - Presenter
Dynasties II
2022
as self-narrator (voice)
Great Mammoth Mystery
2022
as Host
The Green Planet
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
2022
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
2021
as Self - Narrator
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Mating Game
2021
as Self - Presenter
David Attenborough's Global Adventure
2021
as Self
Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021
as Self
Attenborough’s Journey
2021
as Self
The Year Earth Changed
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
2021
as Self
Attenborough's Life in Colour
2021
as Self - Presenter
A Perfect Planet
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Prince William: A Planet For Us All
2020
as Self
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
2020
as Self
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020
as Self
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
2020
as Self
Extinction: The Facts
2020
as Self - Presenter
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
2020
as Self
Planet Earth: A Celebration
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting
2020
as Self
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020
as Self
The Forum
2019
as Self
Seven Worlds, One Planet
2019
as Self - Narrator
Hippos: Africa's River Giants
2019
as Narrator
Climate Change: The Facts
2019
as Self - Presenter
Our Planet: Behind The Scenes
2019
as Self - Narrator
Our Planet
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Tasmania: Weird and Wonderful
2019
as Narrator
Blue Planet UK
2019
as Self
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2019
as Narrator (archive sound)
Dragons and Damsels
2019
as Self - Narrator
The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention
2019
as Narrator
Wild Karnataka
2019
as Self - Narrator
Whale Wisdom
2018
as Self - Narrator
Dynasties
2018
as Self - Narrator
Into the Jungle
2018
as Self - Narrator
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018
as Self - Narrator
David Attenborough's Tasmania
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
2018
as Narrator (voice)
The Queen's Green Planet
2018
as Self
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
2018
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018
as Self
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
2018
as Narrator
The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
2018
David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
2017
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017
as Self – Presenter
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
2017
as Self - Presenter
And the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
Blue Planet II
2017
as Self - Presenter
Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D
2017
as Narrator
Plants Behaving Badly
2017
as Self
Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
2017
as Self
Hotel Armadillo
2017
as Self - Narrator
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
2017
as Narrator
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Richard Batterham, Master Potter
2017
as Self
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
2017
as Self - Presenter
Planet Earth II
2016
as Self - Narrator
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
2016
Zoo Quest in Colour
2016
as Self
Attenborough's Life That Glows
2016
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough at 90
2016
as Self
Attenborough's Passion Projects
2016
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016
as Self
Wild City
2016
as Narrator
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2016
as Self - Presenter
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
2015
as Self - Presenter
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
2015
as Self
Cougars Undercover
2015
as Self
The Hunt
2015
as Self - Narrator
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015
as Self
Attenborough's Big Birds
2015
as Narrator
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
2015
as Self - Narrator
Africa's Fishing Leopards
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
2015
as Self - Presenter
David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
2015
as Self - Presenter
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
2015
as Self – Narrator
Deep Ocean
2015
as Self - Narrator
Life Story
2014
as Self - Presenter
Björk: Biophilia Live
2014
as Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
2014
as Narrator
Fabulous Frogs
2014
as Self - Narrator
The Bat Man of Mexico
2014
as Self
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014
as Self - Presenter
Autopsy on a Dream
2013
as Self
David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
2013
as Self - Presenter
When Björk Met Attenborough
2013
as Self
The Mating Game
2013
as Narrator
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
2013
as Presenter
Galapagos with David Attenborough
2013
as Self - Presenter
Edwardian Insects on Film
2013
as Self
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013
as Self - Narrator
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
2013
as Self - Presenter
David Attenborough: The Early Years
2013
as Self
Africa
2013
as Self - Narrator
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough
2013
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough's Ark
2012
as Narrator
The Penguin King
2012
as Self - Narrator
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
2012
as Narrator
Kingdom of Plants
2012
as Self - Narrator
Tales of Television Centre
2012
Hot Tuna
2012
as Narrator
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012
Secrets of Wild India
2012
as Narrator
Frozen Planet
2011
as Self - Narrator
Brave New World with Stephen Hawking
2011
as Self
Animal House
2011
Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words
2011
as Self
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
2011
as Self
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Desert Seas
2011
as Narrator (voice)
The Secrets of Scott's Hut
2011
as Himself
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
2011
as Self - Presenter
Madagascar
2011
as Self - Presenter
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
2010
as Himself
First Life
2010
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough's Journey
2010
as Self
Genius of Britain
2010
as Self
Birds of Paradise
2010
as Self
How Many People Can Live On Planet Earth
2009
as Narrator (Voice)
Life
2009
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor
2009
as Himself - Presenter / Narrator
Nature's Great Events
2009
as Himself - Presenter
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009
as Narrator
Clever Monkeys
2008
as Narrator
Superfish
2008
as Self - Narrator
Tiger: Spy In The Jungle
2008
Life in Cold Blood
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
2008
as Narrator
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
2007
as Himself - Presenter
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2007
Planet Earth: The Future
2006
as Narrator
Can We Save Planet Earth?
2006
Are We Changing Planet Earth?
2006
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
2006
as Presenter
Desert Lions
2006
as himself
Planet Earth
2006
as Self - Narrator
Folk Britannia
2006
as Self
A War on Science
2006
as Self
Life in the Undergrowth
2005
as Self
Kea: The Smartest Parrot
2005
Bears: Spy in the Woods
2004
Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Watergarden
2004
as Narrator
The Amber Time Machine
2004
as Narrator
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark
2003
as Self
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
Deep Blue
2003
as Self
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
as Self (voice)
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002
as Himself
The Life of Mammals
2002
as Self - Presenter
Attenborough the Controller
2002
as Self
Great Natural Wonders of the World
2002
as Presenter
The Blue Planet
2001
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
2000
as Narrator
Lions: Spy in the Den
2000
as Narrator
State of the Planet
2000
as Narrator/Presenter
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
2000
as Himself - Presenter
The Song of the Earth
2000
as Narrator
The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
1999
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Tiger: The Elusive Princess
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Islands of the Vampire Birds
1999
as Narrator
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
1999
as Narrator
The Life of Birds
1998
as Narrator
The Dragons of Galapagos
1998
as Narrator
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness
1997
as Self
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
1997
as Self
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
1996
as Narrator
Attenborough in Paradise
1996
as Self - Narrator
Survival Island
1996
as Narrator
World of Wildlife: African Big Cats
1995
as Self - Narrator
Wildlife Specials
1995
The Private Life of Plants
1995
as himself
The Private Life of Plants
1995
as Self - Presenter
Life in the Freezer
1993
as Presenter/Narrator
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
1993
as Narrator
Trials of Life
1990
as Narrator
The Trials of Life
1990
as Presenter/Narrator
A TV Dante
1990
as Himself
Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
1989
as Presenter
Going Live!
1987
as Self
The First Eden
1987
as Self
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985
as Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
The Living Planet
1984
as Presenter/Narrator
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)
Nature
1982
as Host
An Everyday Miracle
1981
as Narrator
Life on Earth
1979
as Presenter
At Home with Badgers
1978
as Narrator
Wildlife on One
1977
as Narrator
The Tribal Eye
1975
NOVA
1974
as Narrator
Eastward With Attenborough
1973
A Blank on the Map
1971
as Himself - Presenter
The Miracle of Bali
1969
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
Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958
1955
Zoo Quest to West Africa
1955
as Self
Zoo Quest
1954
The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
as Self
David Attenborough: Ocean
as Self
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
as Self
Blue Planet III
as Self - Presenter
Asia
as Self - Presenter