David Attenborough
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 Television in the 1960s and 1970s.
He is the younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough.
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Movies (171)
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026 · Self
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
2026 · Self
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
2026 · Self
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
2026 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Una historia de gorilas contada por David Attenborough
2026 · Self
Wild London
2026 · Self
Océanos con David Attenborough
2025 · Self
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
2025 · Self
Attenborough's Life Journey
2024 · Self
La vida secreta de los orangutanes
2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Saving the Storks with Sir David Attenborough
2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024 · Self - Presenter
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
2023 · Self
Dinosaur Apocalypse
2022 · Self - Host
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022 · Self - Presenter
Great Mammoth Mystery
2022 · Self - Host
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
2022 · Self - Presenter
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
2021 · Self - Narrator
Parkinson at 50
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Romper los límites: La ciencia de nuestro planeta
2021 · Self - Narrator
Attenborough’s Journey
2021 · Self
El año que cambió a la Tierra
2021 · Self - Narrator (voice)
王朝：狐獴特辑
2020 · 解说
Prince William: A Planet For Us All
2020 · Self
David Attenborough: Una vida en nuestro planeta
2020 · Self
Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation
2020 · Self
Extinction: The Facts
2020 · Self - Presenter
Planet Earth: A Celebration
2020 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020 · Self
The Forum
2019 · Self
The Living Thames
2019 · Self
The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
2019 · Self
Climate Change: The Facts
2019 · Self - Presenter
Nuestro Planeta: Tras las cámaras
2019 · Self - Narrator
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2019 · Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Dragons and Damsels
2019 · Self - Narrator
Wild Karnataka
2019 · Self - Narrator
Whale Wisdom
2018 · Self - Narrator
Into the Jungle
2018 · Self - Narrator
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018 · Self - Narrator
David Attenborough's Tasmania
2018 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
2018 · Self - Narrator (voice)
The Queen's Green Planet
2018 · Self
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
2018 · Self - Presenter
Timelapse of the Entire Universe
2018 · Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018 · Presenter
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
2018 · Narrator
The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
2018 · Self
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017 · Self – Presenter, Writer
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
2017 · Self - Presenter
And the Winner Isn't
2017 · Self
Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
2017 · Self
Hotel Armadillo
2017 · Self - Narrator
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
2017 · Self - Narrator
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
2017 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Richard Batterham, Master Potter
2017 · Self
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
2017 · Self - Presenter
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
2016 · Self
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
2016 · Self - Narrator
Zoo Quest in Colour
2016 · Self - Presenter, Sound Recordist
Attenborough's Life That Glows
2016 · Self - Presenter
Attenborough at 90
2016 · Self
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016 · Self
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2016 · Self - Presenter
Reef Diaries
2015 · Self - Narrator
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
2015 · Self
Cougars Undercover
2015 · Self
Afrique sauvage - L'avenir en marche
2015 · Presenter
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015 · Self
Attenborough's Big Birds
2015 · Narrator
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
2015 · Self - Narrator
Africa's Fishing Leopards
2015 · Narrator (voice)
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
2015 · Presenter - Narrator
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
2015 · Self – Narrator
Björk: Biophilia Live
2014 · Self - Opening Sequence (voice)
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014 · David Attenborough, Self, Writer, Director, Presenter
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
2014 · Narrator
Fabulous Frogs
2014 · Self - Narrator
The Bat Man of Mexico
2014 · Self
Conquest of The Skies 3D
2014 · 自己, 编剧
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014 · Presenter, Writer
Autopsy on a Dream
2013 · Self
When Björk Met Attenborough
2013 · Self
The Mating Game
2013 · Narrator
Galapagos with David Attenborough
2013 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Edwardian Insects on Film
2013 · Self
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013 · Self - Narrator
David Attenborough: The Early Years
2013 · Self
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012 · Self - Presenter
Attenborough's Ark
2012 · Narrator, Writer
The Penguin King
2012 · Self - Narrator
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
2012 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Tales of Television Centre
2012 · Self
Hot Tuna
2012 · Narrator
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012
Animal House
2011 · Self
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011 · Self - Presenter / Narrator, Writer
Desert Seas
2011 · Self - Narrator (voice)
The Secrets of Scott's Hut
2011 · Self
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
2011 · Self - Presenter
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
2010 · Self
Attenborough's Journey
2010 · Self
Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
2010 · Self
Birds of Paradise
2010 · Self
Water Life A World of Water
2009 · 导演
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
2009 · Self - Presenter / Narrator
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009 · Presenter, Writer
NHKスペシャル 映像詩 里山II 命めぐる水辺
2008 · Narrator
Clever Monkeys
2008 · Narrator
Humpbacks From Fire to Ice
2008 · Narrator
Superfish
2008 · Self - Narrator
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
2008 · Narrator
Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World
2007 · Himself - Presenter
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2007
Can We Save Planet Earth?
2006
Your Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
2006 · Presenter
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Desert Lions
2006 · Self - Narrator (voice), Script Consultant
A War on Science
2006 · Self
Kea: The Smartest Parrot?
2005 · Self - Narrator
Bears: Spy in the Woods
2004
Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden
2004 · Narrator
The Amber Time Machine
2004 · Narrator
The Minsmere Year
2004
Awash with Birds
2004 · Narrator
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003
Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark
2003 · Self
Deep Blue
2003 · Self, Writer
Hands on History - Conserving the Dark Age Legacy of Sutton Hoo
2003 · Narrator
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002 · Self (voice)
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002 · Self
Attenborough the Controller
2002 · Self
Great Natural Wonders of the World
2002 · Presenter
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
2000 · Narrator, Writer
Lions: Spy in the Den
2000 · Narrator
Living with Dinosaurs
2000 · Presenter
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
2000 · Himself - Presenter, Screenplay
The Song of the Earth
2000 · Narrator, Writer
The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
1999 · Presenter - Narrator
Tiger: The Elusive Princess
1999 · Narrator (voice)
Islands of the Vampire Birds
1999 · Narrator (voice), Writer
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
1999 · Narrator
The Dragons of Galapagos
1998 · Narrator (voice)
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness
1997 · Self
Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans
1997 · Self
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
1996 · Narrator
Attenborough in Paradise
1996 · Self - Narrator, Writer
Survival Island
1996 · Narrator, Writer
World of Wildlife: African Big Cats
1995 · Self - Narrator
The Private Life of Plants
1995 · himself
Great White Shark - The Silent Stalker
1995
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
1993 · Narrator
Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
1991
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
1990 · Self
The Trials of Life
1990 · Self - Presenter
A TV Dante
1990 · Himself
Birds of the Sun God
1987 · Narrator
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985 · Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough's Animals of the British Countryside - Land Mammals
1985 · Narrator
The Million Pound Bird Book
1985 · Presenter, Writer
Aliens From Inner Space
1983 · Narrator
General Studies: An Everyday Miracle
1981 · Narrator
Squirrel on My Shoulder
1979 · Narrator
At Home with Badgers
1978 · Narrator
A Blank on the Map
1971 · Himself - Presenter, Screenplay
Baobab: Portrait of a Tree
1971 · Narrator (voice)
Elsa the Lioness
1961 · Self, Producer
Zoo Quest to West Africa
1955 · Self, Writer, Producer
The Ascent of Kangchenjunga
1955 · Producer
Blue Planet III
TV shows (117)
Blue Planet III
2026 · Self - Presenter
Secret Garden
2026 · Self - Presenter
Reino de La Sabana
2025 · Self - Narrator (voice)
RTL Tonight
2025 · Self
Legado Salvaje
2025 · Self - Narrator
Simon Schama's Story of Us
2025 · Self - Reader
Asia
2024 · Self : Presenter
Fateful Planet
2024 · Self
Mammals
2024 · Self - Narrator
Secret World of Sound
2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Planet Earth III
2023 · Self - Presenter
Islas Salvajes
2023 · Self - Presenter
Climate Crisis
2023
How the BBC Began
2022 · Self
Frozen Planet II
2022 · Self - Presenter
Planeta prehistórico
2022 · Self - Presenter
David Attenborough's Global Adventure
2022 · Self
Planeta Verde
2022 · Self - Narrator (voice)
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet
2021 · Self - Narrator (voice)
The Mating Game
2021 · Self - Presenter
Greta Thunberg: Un año para cambiar el mundo
2021 · Self
La vida a color con David Attenborough
2021 · Self - Presenter
A Perfect Planet
2021 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
2020 · Self
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
2020 · Self
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020 · Self - Guest (archive footage)
Siete mundos, un planeta
2019 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Nuestro planeta
2019 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Blue Planet UK
2019 · Self
Dinastías
2018 · Self - Narrator
Tomorrow's World: People of Science
2018 · Self
Planeta Azul II
2017 · Self - Presenter
Plants Behaving Badly
2017 · Self
Planeta Tierra 2
2016 · Self - Narrator, Casting
Attenborough's Passion Projects
2016 · Self - Presenter
Wild City
2016 · Self - Narrator (voice), Presenter
David Attenborough's Wild City
2016 · Self - Narrator
La gran barrera de coral con David Attenborough
2015 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Cacería
2015 · Self - Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
2015 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Deep Ocean
2015 · Self - Narrator
Life Story
2014 · Self - Presenter
David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
2013 · Self - Presenter, Screenplay
Micro Monsters with David Attenborough
2013 · Presenter
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
2013 · Self - Presenter
Winterwatch
2013 · Self
Africa
2013 · Self - Narrator (voice), Writer
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough
2013 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012 · Self - Presenter
Voice
2012
Kingdom of Plants
2012 · Self - Narrator
Secrets of Wild India
2012 · Narrator
Frozen Planet
2011 · Self - Narrator, Writer
Brave New World with Stephen Hawking
2011 · Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Self
Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words
2011 · Self
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
2011 · Self
Madagascar
2011 · Self - Presenter
First Life
2010 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Genius of Britain
2010 · Self
In Confidence
2010
Life
2009 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Nature's Great Events
2009 · Self - Presenter
Skavlan
2009 · Self - Guest
Tiger: Spy In The Jungle
2008
Life in Cold Blood
2008 · Self - Narrator (voice), Writer
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 · Self
Saving Planet Earth
2007 · Narrator
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
The One Show
2006 · Self - Guest
Are We Changing Planet Earth?
2006
Planet Earth
2006 · Self - Narrator, Writer
Folk Britannia
2006 · Self
Life in the Undergrowth
2005 · Self, Writer
Echo and Other Elephants
2005 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
The Life of Mammals
2002 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self - Guest
The Blue Planet
2001 · Self - Narrator (voice)
State of the Planet
2000 · Self - Presenter, Writer
The Life of Birds
1998 · Self - Narrator (voice), Writer
Parkinson
1998 · Self
Attenborough in Paradise
1996 · Writer
Wildlife Specials
1995
The Private Life of Plants
1995 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Life in the Freezer
1993 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Trials of Life
1990 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
1989 · Presenter - Narrator
This Morning
1988 · Self
Going Live!
1987 · Self
The First Eden
1987 · Presenter - Narrator
Television
1985
Goldene Kamera
1984 · Self
The Living Planet
1984 · Self, Writer
Natural World
1983 · Presenter, Narrator (voice), Narrator, Self - Host, Self - Narrator, Writer
Nature
1982 · Narrator (voice), Host, Presenter, Narrator, Self, Writer
Wogan
1982 · Self
The Spirit of Asia
1980 · Self
Life on Earth
1979 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Wildlife on One
1977 · Narrator
Fabulous Animals
1975 · Self - Presenter, Creator
Explorers
1975 · Self - Narrator
The Tribal Eye
1975
NOVA
1974 · Narrator, Writer
Eastward With Attenborough
1973
The Miracle of Bali
1969
The World About Us
1967 · Narrator
The World Around Us
1967 · Creator
Omnibus
1967 · Self
Horizon
1964 · Self, Himself / Narrator
Adventure
1963
The People of Paradise
1960
Science Is News
1959 · Self - Presenter
Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958
1955
Zoo Quest
1954
Flying Casanovas
· Creator