Beau Geste (1939. Watch Attenborough's Life Stories Preview Online | Nature. “I’ve been lucky enough to live through what well might be considered the golden age of natural history filmmaking.” – Sir David Attenborough Now a world-famous veteran of wildlife presentation on television, Sir David Attenborough was eight years old in 1934 when he saw his first natural history film. It featured the popular naturalist Cherry Kearton, one of the earliest pioneers of wildlife photography and filmmaking.
“Kearton’s films captured my childish imagination,” says Attenborough. “It made me dream of traveling to far off places to film wild animals.” Years later, those dreams became an illustrious reality. For over half a century, Attenborough has been at the forefront of natural history filmmaking, witnessing an unparalleled period of change in our planet’s history. His first-hand accounts offer a unique perspective on the natural world. Episode one: Attenborough’s Life Stories: Life on Camera Episode two: Attenborough’s Life Stories: Understanding the Natural World.
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