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"Life in Cold Blood" (2008): :  -- US Home Video Extra (Clip) from Warner Home Video
Deep Blue (2003) -- The natural history of the oceans
Deep Blue (2003) -- The natural history of the oceans
"Planet Earth" (2006): :  -- Popular television series chronicling the beauty and majesty of life on planet Earth
"Life in Cold Blood" (2008): :  -- US Home Video Trailer from Warner Home Video

Overview

Mini Biography:
Born 8 May 1926, the younger brother of actor Lord Richard Attenborough. He... more
Trivia:
He was awarded the Order of Merit (OM) by Queen Elizabeth in 2005. more
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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations more
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Blu-Ray Capsule Review: 'Earth'
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Alternate Names:
Sir David Attenborough

Filmography

Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (2009) (TV) (written by) 2009 - 8.6 (202)
- 2. "Life in Cold Blood" (2008)   (5 episodes, 2008) 2008 - 8.9 (203)
5 TV episodes:
- 3. "The Natural World" (1988)   (3 episodes, 2000-2007) 2007 - 7.8 (30)
3 TV episodes:
- 4. Are We Changing Planet Earth? (2006) (TV) (writer) 2006 - 8.2 (59)
- 5. "Planet Earth" (2006)   (5 episodes, 2006) 2006 - 9.8 (11,229)
5 TV episodes:
- 6. "Life in the Undergrowth" (2005)   (5 episodes, 2005) 2005 - 9.4 (344)
5 TV episodes:
- 7. Deep Blue (2003) (writer) 2003 - 7.4 (1,638)
- 8. "The Life of Mammals" (2002)   (10 episodes, 2002-2003) 2003 - 9.6 (489)
AKAs:
  • David Attenborough's The Life of Mammals (Australia)
10 TV episodes: 5 episodes not shown.
- 9. "The Blue Planet" (2001)   (8 episodes, 2001) 2001 - 9.3 (1,741)
8 TV episodes: 3 episodes not shown.
- 10. The Song of the Earth (2000) (TV) (writer) 2000 - 7.5 (17)
- 11. State of the Planet (2000) (TV) (writer) 2000 - 8.7 (101)
- 12. The Lost Gods of Easter Island (2000) (TV) (writer) 2000 - 8.1 (47)
- 13. Island of the Vampire Birds (1999) (writer) 1999 - 8.1 (19)
- 14. "The Life of Birds" (1998)   (10 episodes, 1998) 1998 - 9.3 (367)
10 TV episodes: 5 episodes not shown.
- 15. The Dragons of Galapagos (1998) (TV) (writer) 1998 - 8.1 (21)
- 16. Attenborough in Paradise (1996) (TV) (writer) 1996 - 8.4 (62)
- 17. Survival Island (1996)   (writer) 1996 - 8.2 (97)
AKAs:
  • Survival Island: The Animal Cities of South Georgia
- 18. Cities of the Wild (1996) (writer) 1996 - 7.9 (44)
- 19. "The Private Life of Plants" (1995)   (6 episodes, 1995) 1995 - 9.5 (275)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 20. "Life in the Freezer" (1993)   (6 episodes, 1993) 1993 - 8.6 (157)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 21. "The Trials of Life" (1990)   (12 episodes, 1990) 1990 - 9.6 (199)
12 TV episodes: 7 episodes not shown.
- 22. "Lost Worlds: Vanished Lives" (1989)   (4 episodes, 1989) 1989 - 8.6 (68)
4 TV episodes:
- 23. "The First Eden" (1987)   (1 episode, 1987) 1987 - 7.8 (46)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "The Living Planet" (1984)   (12 episodes, 1984) 1984 - 9.4 (285)
AKAs:
  • The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth (USA: DVD box title)
12 TV episodes: 7 episodes not shown.
- 25. "Life on Earth" (1979)   (13 episodes, 1979) 1979 - 9.4 (277)
13 TV episodes: 8 episodes not shown.
- 26. "Wildlife on One" (1977)   (unknown episodes) 1977 - 8.3 (25)
AKAs:
  • Wildlife on Two (UK: rerun title)
- 27. A Blank on the Map (1971) (TV) (writer) 1971 - 8.0 (29)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Nova" (1974)   executive producer (1 episode, 1997) 1997 - 9.1 (235)
1 TV episode:
- 2. Cities of the Wild (1996) (consulting producer) 1996 - 7.9 (44)
- 3. A Blank on the Map (1971) (TV) (producer) 1971 - 8.0 (29)
- 4. "The People of Paradise" (1960)   producer (6 episodes, 1960) 1960 - -
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 5. "Zoo Quest" (1954)   producer (2 episodes, 1954-1957) 1957 - 5.2 (9)
2 TV episodes:
- 6. "Animal, Vegetable, Mineral?" (1952) producer (unknown episodes) 1952 - 5.3 (5)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. A Zed & Two Noughts (1985) (voice) Documentary Narrator 1985 - 7.2 (2,484)
- 2. Pantomania, or Dick Whittington (1956) (TV) 1956 - 5.1 (21)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "How Art Made the World" (2005)   special thanks (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 8.2 (153)
1 TV episode:
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Life" (2009)   Himself - Narrator (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 9.9 (27)
1 TV episode:
- 2. "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" (2001)   Himself (5 episodes, 2002-2009) 2009 - 8.4 (705)
5 TV episodes:
- 3. "BBC Proms" (2009)   Himself (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - -
1 TV episode:
- 4. Happy Birthday OU (2009) (TV) (as Sir David Attenborough) Himself - Controller, BBC2 1965-1969 2009 - -
- 5. "The ONE Show" (2006)   Himself (2 episodes, 2008-2009) 2009 - 5.2 (46)
2 TV episodes:
- 6. "Chris Moyles Quiz Night" (2009)   Himself (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 3.9 (18)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Nature's Great Events" (2009)   Himself - Narrator (6 episodes, 2009) 2009 - 9.1 (69)
AKAs:
  • Nature's Most Amazing Events (USA)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 8. Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (2009) (TV) (also archive footage) Himself - Presenter 2009 - 8.6 (202)
- 9. "The Alan Titchmarsh Show" (2007)   Himself (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 4.8 (15)
1 TV episode:
- 10. "Loose Women" (1999)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 3.8 (300)
1 TV episode:
- 11. "Fossil Detectives" (2008)   Himself (2 episodes, 2008) 2008 - -
2 TV episodes:
  • London (2008) (as Sir David Attenborough) Himself
  • Central England (2008) (as Sir David Attenborough) Himself
- 12. "Tiger: Spy in the Jungle" (2008)   Himself - Narrator (3 episodes, 2008) 2008 - 7.9 (40)
3 TV episodes:
- 13. "Breakfast" (2000)   Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2008) 2008 - 5.3 (49)
2 TV episodes:
- 14. "Life in Cold Blood" (2008)   Himself - Presenter (5 episodes, 2008) 2008 - 8.9 (203)
5 TV episodes:
- 15. "Sunday AM" (2005)   Himself (3 episodes, 2006-2008) 2008 - 6.8 (16)
AKAs:
  • The Andrew Marr Show (UK: new title)
3 TV episodes:
- 16. "Parkinson" (1971)   Himself (4 episodes, 1998-2007) 2007 - 8.1 (166)
4 TV episodes:
- 17. "Mark Lawson Talks to..." (2006)   Himself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 9.2 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 18. "The Natural World" (1988)   Narrator / 3 characters not shown (6 episodes, 2000-2007) 2007 - 7.8 (30)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 19. Climate Change: Britain Under Threat (2007) (TV) (as Sir David Attenborough) Himself - Presenter 2007 - -
- 20. Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest (2007) (TV) (voice) Narrator 2007 - 8.1 (10)
- 21. "Planet Earth" (2006)   Narrator / Himself - Narrator (11 episodes, 2006) 2006 - 9.8 (11,229)
11 TV episodes: 6 episodes not shown.
- 22. "Planet Earth: The Future" (2006)   Himself (3 episodes, 2006) 2006 - 8.4 (39)
3 TV episodes:
- 23. "Nation on Film" (2003)   Himself (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - -
1 TV episode:
- 24. The National Television Awards (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - 4.2 (21)
- 25. Can We Save Planet Earth? (2006) (TV) Presenter 2006 - 7.2 (27)
- 26. Are We Changing Planet Earth? (2006) (TV) Presenter 2006 - 8.2 (59)
- 27. "Nova" (1974)   Narrator / Himself (3 episodes, 1997-2006) 2006 - 9.1 (235)
3 TV episodes:
- 28. "Life in the Undergrowth" (2005)   Narrator (5 episodes, 2005) 2005 - 9.4 (344)
5 TV episodes:
- 29. "This Morning" (1988)   Himself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 4.5 (113)
AKAs:
  • This Morning with Richard and Judy (UK: informal title)
1 TV episode:
- 30. The 50 Greatest Documentaries (2005) (TV) (as Sir David Attenborough) Himself 2005 - 7.5 (59)
- 31. Play It Again: The Panel Game (2005) (TV) (as Sir David Attenborough) Himself 2005 - -
- 32. "How Art Made the World" (2005) Himself (unknown episodes) 2005 - 8.2 (153)
- 33. Sir David Attenborough Remembers 'The Ascent of Man' (2005) (V) Himself 2005 - 6.5 (40)
- 34. Sir David Attenborough Remembers the Making of 'Civilisation' (2004) (V) 2004 - 6.3 (33)
- 35. Bears: Spy in the Woods (2004) (TV) (voice) Narrator 2004 - 8.4 (52)
- 36. The Way We Went Wild (2004) (TV) Himself 2004 - 6.5 (39)
- 37. Happy Birthday BBC Two (2004) (TV) Himself 2004 - 6.5 (40)
- 38. Satoyama: Japan's Secret Water Garden (2004) (TV) Narrator 2004 - 7.7 (79)
- 39. The Truth About 60s TV (2004) (TV) Himself 2004 - 6.5 (35)
- 40. "The Terry and Gaby Show" (2003)   Himself (1 episode, 2003) 2003 - -
1 TV episode:
- 41. "Enough Rope with Andrew Denton" (2003)   Himself (1 episode, 2003) 2003 - 8.5 (55)
1 TV episode:
- 42. "Arena" (1975)   Himself (2 episodes, 1993-2003) 2003 - 8.0 (10)
2 TV episodes:
- 43. Elephants: Spy in the Herd (2003) (TV) Narrator 2003 - 8.0 (45)
- 44. Deep Blue (2003) 2003 - 7.4 (1,638)
- 45. "The Life of Mammals" (2002)   Himself - Presenter (10 episodes, 2002-2003) 2003 - 9.6 (489)
AKAs:
  • David Attenborough's The Life of Mammals (Australia)
10 TV episodes: 5 episodes not shown.
- 46. Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002) (TV)   (voice) Himself 2002 - 6.7 (244)
AKAs:
  • Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe (USA)
- 47. Life on Air (2002) (TV) Himself 2002 - 7.9 (24)
- 48. "Nature" (1982)   Host (1 episode, 2002) 2002 - 8.9 (87)
- 49. "Wildlife Specials" (1997)   Narrator (4 episodes, 1997-2002) 2002 - 9.3 (38)
4 TV episodes:
- 50. Lions: Spy in the Den (2002) (TV) Narrator 2002 - 7.0 (21)
- 51. Great Natural Wonders of the World (2002) (TV) Presenter/Narrator 2002 - -
- 52. Ultimate Wild Paradises: The Top Ten Destinations (2001) (TV) Himself 2001 - 7.0 (37)
- 53. "The Human Face" (2001) Himself 2001 - 8.3 (275)
- 54. "The Blue Planet" (2001)   Narrator (8 episodes, 2001) 2001 - 9.3 (1,741)
8 TV episodes: 3 episodes not shown.
- 55. BBC: A Window on the World (2001) (TV) 2001 - 6.5 (34)
- 56. The Song of the Earth (2000) (TV) Narrator 2000 - 7.5 (17)
- 57. State of the Planet (2000) (TV) Himself - Presenter 2000 - 8.7 (101)
- 58. Night of a Thousand Shows (2000) (TV) Himself 2000 - 4.4 (32)
- 59. "Wilderness Men" (2000) Himself 2000 - 7.6 (42)
- 60. The Lost Gods of Easter Island (2000) (TV) Narrator 2000 - 8.1 (47)
- 61. The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth (2000) (TV) Presenter/Narrator 2000 - -
- 62. "They Said It Couldn't Be Done" (1999) Himself - Presenter 1999 - -
- 63. Island of the Vampire Birds (1999) Narrator 1999 - 8.1 (19)
- 64. "The Life of Birds" (1998)   Himself - Presenter (10 episodes, 1998) 1998 - 9.3 (367)
10 TV episodes: 5 episodes not shown.
- 65. The Dragons of Galapagos (1998) (TV) Narrator 1998 - 8.1 (21)
- 66. "Clive Anderson All Talk" (1996)   Himself (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - -
1 TV episode:
- 67. "Auntie: The Inside Story of the BBC" (1997)   Himself (1 episode, 1997) 1997 - 4.6 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 68. "Wildlife on One" (1977)   Himself / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1978-1997) 1997 - 8.3 (25)
AKAs:
  • Wildlife on Two (UK: rerun title)
3 TV episodes:
- 69. "Q.E.D." (1982/II)   Himself - Narrator (2 episodes, 1993-1996) 1996 - -
2 TV episodes:
- 70. Attenborough in Paradise (1996) (TV) Narrator 1996 - 8.4 (62)
- 71. Survival Island (1996)   (voice) Himself - Narrator 1996 - 8.2 (97)
AKAs:
  • Survival Island: The Animal Cities of South Georgia
- 72. Cities of the Wild (1996) Himself - Narrator 1996 - 7.9 (44)
- 73. "The Private Life of Plants" (1995)   Presenter (6 episodes, 1995) 1995 - 9.5 (275)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 74. "For Love or Money" (1993)   Himself (1 episode, 1994) 1994 - -
1 TV episode:
- 75. "Sunday Night Clive" (1994)   Himself (1 episode, 1994) 1994 - 4.1 (10)
AKAs:
  • Clive James (USA)
1 TV episode:
- 76. "Life in the Freezer" (1993)   Himself - Presenter (6 episodes, 1993) 1993 - 8.6 (157)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 77. K: Kenneth Clark 1903 - 1983 (1993) (TV) Himself - Interviewee 1993 - -
- 78. "Aspel & Company" (1984)   Himself (1 episode, 1991) 1991 - 6.9 (24)
1 TV episode:
- 79. "The Trials of Life" (1990)   Himself (12 episodes, 1990) 1990 - 9.6 (199)
12 TV episodes: 7 episodes not shown.
- 80. "Lost Worlds: Vanished Lives" (1989)   Himself - Presenter (4 episodes, 1989) 1989 - 8.6 (68)
4 TV episodes:
- 81. "A TV Dante" (1989)   Himself - Talking-head (unknown episodes) 1989 - 7.5 (210)
AKAs:
  • A TV Dante: The Inferno - Cantos I-VIII (UK: video box title)
  • Dante: The Inferno (UK: video title)
- 82. "The First Eden" (1987)   Himself - Presenter (4 episodes, 1987) 1987 - 7.8 (46)
4 TV episodes:
- 83. World Safari (1986) (TV) Presenter 1986 - 8.3 (41)
- 84. "The Living Planet" (1984)   Himself (12 episodes, 1984) 1984 - 9.4 (285)
AKAs:
  • The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth (USA: DVD box title)
12 TV episodes: 7 episodes not shown.
- 85. "Life on Earth" (1979)   Himself - Presenter (13 episodes, 1979) 1979 - 9.4 (277)
13 TV episodes: 8 episodes not shown.
- 86. "The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures" (1966)   Himself - Presenter (6 episodes, 1973-1974) 1974 - 6.9 (22)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 87. "The Richard Dimbleby Lecture" (1972)   Himself - Host (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 5.6 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 88. A Blank on the Map (1971) (TV) Narrator 1971 - 8.0 (29)
- 89. "This Is Your Life" (1955)   Himself (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 6.6 (29)
1 TV episode:
- 90. "The People of Paradise" (1960)   Himself - Host (6 episodes, 1960) 1960 - -
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 91. "Zoo Quest" (1954)   Himself / Himself - Presenter (2 episodes, 1956-1957) 1957 - 5.2 (9)
- 92. "Look" (1955) Himself - Reporter 1955 - -
- 1. "The Funny Side of..."  
1 TV episode:
- 2. The 11th Hour (2007) (uncredited) Himself
- 3. Michael Parkinson's Greatest Entertainers (2007) (TV) Himself

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