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Radio
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Debating AnimalsBBC Radio 4, 16 Nov 09 16:30
Sir David Attenborough and ecologist Johnny Birks help Rod to separate fact from fiction and understand why one member of the Mustelid family should have us cooing and handing over money to environmental causes while the other can expect loathing at best and, more often than not, calls for a mass...
News
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BBC is finding Nemo. in Swansea03 Nov 09 | South West WalesMakers of the flagship series, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, captured almost all of the sequence in the wild. However, they did not want to disturb the new-born fish - which also featured in the film Finding Nemo - so asked the university which breeds them for help.
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Today voted top British programme09 Oct 09 | EntertainmentPorridge - named by Sir David Attenborough as the greatest programme ever seen - was not included because it wasn't made in the past 25 years. This is the full Voice of the Listener and Viewer list.
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Courting capercaillie 'a classic'28 Sep 09 | Highlands and IslandsCapercaillie are one of the UK's most endangered birds An encounter with a courting capercaillie has been listed by naturalist Sir David Attenborough among his top 50 natural history moments. The broadcaster came to face to beak with the UK's biggest grouse in the Scottish Highlands for a BBC...
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Opening of Charles Darwin centre14 Sep 09Prince William and Sir David Attenborough have opened a new centre dedicated to the work of Charles Darwin. The £78m Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum in central London features an eight-storey "cocoon"
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Royal opening for Darwin Centre14 Sep 09Prince William and Sir David Attenborough have jointly opened a new £78m section of the Natural History Museum in London. The new centre is dedicated to the work of Charles Darwin and coincides with the release of a new film and play about the man behind the theory of evolution.
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Prince opens £78m Darwin Centre14 Sep 09 | LondonThe prince, who held a tarantula during the visit, was joined by Sir David Attenborough for the official opening. The public can learn about natural history at the centre Prince William said: "As...
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Attenborough closes the BBC Proms13 Sep 09 | EntertainmentSir David Attenborough admitted the performance was "nerve-wracking" Sir David Attenborough brought the 115th BBC Proms season to a close on Saturday night by playing a floor polisher as a musical instrument. Sir...
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Attenborough's polished Proms performance11 Sep 09Sir David Attenborough is preparing to make his musical debut at the BBC's Last Night of the Proms. The natural history presenter will play a floor-polisher, as part of Sir Malcolm Arnold's piece A Grand, Grand Overture, with Rory Bremner and Martha Kearney on rifles.
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Attenborough's flesh-eating plant18 Aug 09The group decided to name the newly discovered plant after naturalist Sir David Attenborough, but only after asking his permission first.
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Tutu receives honorary degree10 Jun 09Also receiving honorary awards were Sir David Attenborough and First Minister Rhodri Morgan.
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BBC iPlayer
TV
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Life - 1. Challenges of Life1. Challenges of Life, 12 Oct 09In nature, living long enough to breed is a monumental struggle. Many animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance. Uniquely, three brother cheetahs band together to bring down a huge ostrich. Aerial photography reveals how bottle-nosed dolphins trap fish in a ring of mud, and...
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Life - 2. Reptiles and Amphibians2. Reptiles and Amphibians, 19 Oct 09Reptiles and amphibians look like hang-overs from the past. But they overcome their shortcomings through amazing innovation. The pebble toad turns into a rubber ball to roll and bounce from its enemies. Extreme slow-motion shows how a Jesus Christ lizard runs on water, and how a chameleon fires an...
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Life - 3. Mammals3. Mammals, 26 Oct 09Mammals dominate the planet. They do it through having warm blood and by the care they lavish on their young. Weeks of filming in the bitter Antarctic winter reveal how a mother Weddell seal wears her teeth down keeping open a hole in the ice so she can catch fish for her pup. A powered hot air...
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Life - 4. Fish4. Fish, 02 Nov 09Fish dominate the planet's waters through their astonishing variety of shape and behaviour. The beautiful weedy sea dragon looks like a creature from a fairytale, and the male protects their eggs by carrying them on his tail for months. The sarcastic fringehead, meanwhile, appears to turn its head...
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Life - 5. Birds5. Birds, 09 Nov 09Birds owe their global success to feathers - something no other animal has. They allow birds to do extraordinary things. For the first time, a slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the marvellous spatuletail hummingbird as he flashes long, iridescent tail feathers in the gloomy...
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Blogs
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Wildlife Finder: David Attenborough's favourite29 Sep 09 | Tom Scott - BBC Internet Blog
The BBC is, and has been for a very long time, at the forefront of wildlife film making from early programmes such as Zoo quest through to blue chip programmes like and Blue Planet to more personal stories as seen on Lost Land of the Volcano and Radio 4's Life Stories with David Attenborough.
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Paper Monitor10 Sep 09 | Magazine Monitor - Magazine Monitor
DMQ SPOILER ALERT And today, People doesn't just wonder why Sir David Attenborough has been recruited to make music with a - look away now if you haven't yet attempted the Daily Mini-Quiz on the Magazine page - floor polisher, it asks his wife if he has any particular expertise with this unlikely...
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Friday's Quote of the Day05 Jun 09 | Magazine Monitor - Magazine Monitor
- Sir David Attenborough, when asked which animal he would like to be This fantasy incarnation was reserved only when in "racy" company, said the distinguished wildlife broadcaster.
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Thursday, 20 February, 200919 Feb 09 | Sarah McDermott - Newsnight: From the web team
We look back on this classic series with the former BBC manager who commissioned it, a certain Sir David Attenborough, no mean writer-presenter himself; and ask whether Civilisation would ever be made by producers today. Join us at 10.30pm. ...
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More Penguins02 Apr 08 | Paul Almond - BBC Internet Blog
Purely coincidentally, Sir David Attenborough was a guest on the programme; he played along, suggesting that this remarkable colony "had survived from an earlier phase perhaps because they are flying to find food".
Knowledge
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Living Icons - David AttenboroughLiving Icons
12 October 2009 Biography Biography: Sir David Attenborough David Attenborough, the Godfather of natural history TV, has introduced generations to the world’s furry and feathered friends. Beyond natural history he’s had a huge influence as a broadcaster, introducing colour TV when he was...
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Radio 4 - The Archive Hour: Wildtimes - DavidRadio 4
PROGRAMME FINDER: PROGRAMME GENRES: WILD TIMES - David Attenborough at 80 Saturday 6 May 2006 8.00pm-9.00pm As he approaches his 80th birthday, in conversation with Brian Leith, Sir David Attenborough looks back through his broadcasting career. In...
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Radio 4 - Nature 23/05/2005Radio 4
They are natural history broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough; BBC Natural History film maker, Huw Cordey; and ornithologist, writer and photographer, Clifford Frith. Through their stories, personal encounters, field recordings and research, Brett discovers the truth about the mythological origins...
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Science & Nature - Climate ChangeScience & Nature
View the online version of the BBC One programme 'Climate Change - Britain under Threat'. Sir David Attenborough, Matt Allwright and Kate Humble explore the impacts of climate change on the UK.
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Films - interview - Steve IrwinFilms
And Sir David Attenborough, mate, he's like the Voice of God. Web Links The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites |
Around the web
News From Other Sources
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New regulations for bushfire bunkers11 Nov 09 | ABC Online
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Delia serves up a Christmas special - PA11 Nov 09 | Guardian.co.uk
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Delia serves up a Christmas special11 Nov 09 | Mirror.co.uk
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ITV's 'Collision' heads ratings with 7.5m viewers10 Nov 09 | Brand Republic
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