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  • National Geographic - Wild India on DVD (2012)
    Starring: David Attenborough
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Documentary that examines the countryside, scenery and animals of India. With tigers and elephants among the animals that roam free in the wilds of India, the country is home to some of the most stunning wildlife habitats and animals in the world.
    2 stars out of 5 38% from 5 members
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  • Madagascar (2 discs) on DVD (2011)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    For 65 million years Madagascar was lost to the world - sat in splendid isolation, undiscovered and untouched by man. Left to its own devices it became a hot bed of evolution - creating the greatest concentration of unique creatures anywhere on the planet. More than 80% of Madagascar’s animals and ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 83% from 173 members
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  • Madagascar - Blu-ray (2 discs) (2011)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Sir David Attenborough narrates this fascinating nature documentary series which profiles the variety of different species that live on the island of Madagascar. Because of its distance away from the African continent, Madagascar remained undiscovered for many years and its isolation from man has ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 210 members
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  • David Attenborough - First Life on DVD (2010)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The epic story of the beginning of life on Earth from the much loved and respected naturalist, writer and broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough. Spanning billions of years, Attenborough's time-travelling narrative brings you face to face with the first animals that ever existed.
    4 stars out of 5 81% from 297 members
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  • Life - E06 - Insects (2009)
    Starring: David Attenborough
    Director: Simon Blakeney,  Martha Holmes,  Stephen Lyle
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    There are 200 million insects for each one of us. They are the most successful animal group ever - their key is an armoured covering that takes on almost any shape. Darwin's stag beetle fights in the tree tops with huge curved jaws. The camera flies with millions of monarch butterflies which ..read more »
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  • Life - E10 - Primates (2009)
    Starring: David Attenborough
    Director: Simon Blakeney,  Martha Holmes,  Stephen Lyle
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Primates are just like us - intelligent, quarrelsome, family-centred. Huge armies of Hamadryas baboons, 400 strong, battle on the plains of Ethiopia to steal females and settle old scores. Japanese macaques beat the cold by lounging in thermal springs - but only if they come from the right family.
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  • Life - E05 - Birds (2009)
    Starring: David Attenborough
    Director: Simon Blakeney,  Martha Holmes,  Stephen Lyle
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Birds owe their global success to their feathers - something no other animal has that allows them to do truly remarkable things. Aerial photography takes us into the sky with an Ethiopian Lammergeier, dropping bones to smash them into edible-sized portions, while thousands of pink flamingos ..read more »
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  • Nature's Great Events (2 discs) on DVD (2009)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Witness the planet's most breathtaking natural events, and follow the dramatic wildlife stories behind them. Combining the epic cinematography of Planet Earth, with all the emotion, intimacy and storytelling of a wildlife diary, this series charts the effects of global climatic phenomena which ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 845 members
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  • Nature's Great Events - Blu-ray (2 discs) (2009)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Witness the planet's most breathtaking natural events, and follow the dramatic wildlife stories behind them. Combining the epic cinematography of Planet Earth, with all the emotion, intimacy and storytelling of a wildlife diary, this series charts the effects of global climatic phenomena which ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 709 members
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  • Life (4 discs) on DVD (2009)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. Packed with excitement, revelation and entertainment - and stunning screen firsts' - this breathtaking ten-part blockbuster brings you 130 incredible stories ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 89% from 842 members
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  • Life - Blu-ray (4 discs) (2009)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. Packed with excitement, revelation and entertainment - and stunning screen firsts' - this breathtaking ten-part blockbuster brings you 130 incredible stories ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 89% from 990 members
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  • Trek - Spy On The Wilderbeest on DVD (2008)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The famous spy-cams turn their attention to nature's most awe-inspiring event - the great wildebeest migration. Trek features a cast of literally thousands, as countless wildebeest, zebra and antelope are joined by the hyena, leopard, jackal, cheetah and crocodile which prey on them. To personalise ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 58 members
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  • The Truth About Climate Change on DVD (2008)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    David Attenborough's engaging BBC documentary details the plight of our world at the hands of our ever-changing climate. Attenborough takes a look at some recent examples of extreme weather conditions, such as Hurricane Katrina and the heatwave of 2003, as well as discussing some of the possible ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 149 members
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  • Tiger - Spy In The Jungle on DVD (2008)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Director: John Downer
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Bouldercam and a host of new spycams are on their most exciting mission yet. Carried by elephants, they film India's most charismatic big cat deep inside the Indian jungle, uncovering the hidden wildlife that shares the tiger's realm. This revealing programme follows the different stages of a tiger'..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 366 members
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  • Planet Earth - HD (5 discs) (2006)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Director: Alastair Fothergill,  Mark Linfield
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    The creators of BLUE PLANET reunite to celebrate our remarkable planet as never before thought possible with a stunning trip into the wilderness shot on revolutionary high-definition cameras over the course of five years, and utilizing 40 cameramen in 200 locations. These are the scenes that simply ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 86% from 435 members
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  • The Life Of Mammals - Complete (4 discs) on DVD (2003)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    The story of four thousand species which have outlived the dinosaurs and conquered the farthest places on earth. Episodes are: 'A Winning Design', 'Insect Hunters', 'Chisellers', 'Plant Predators', 'Meat Eaters', 'Opportunists', 'Return To The 'Water', 'Life In The Trees', 'Social Climbers' and '..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 2,779 members
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  • The Blue Planet - E02 - The Deep (2001)
    Starring: David Attenborough
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    David Attenborough takes us on a voyage into the unknown with a look at the strange, otherworldly creatures that live in the very depths of the ocean, many of which are new to science. Terrifying fish with massive teeth that eat prey twice their size, weird flashing jellyfish, and deep sea sharks ..read more »
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  • The Blue Planet - E05 - Seasonal Seas (2001)
    Starring: David Attenborough
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This programme explores the seasonal changes in the richest waters on Earth, where the annual cycle of the sun drives an explosion of life. Featuring an extraordinary variety of marine animals, including seals, dolphins, jellyfish and the bizarre walking handfish.
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  • The Blue Planet - E07 - Tidal Seas (2001)
    Starring: David Attenborough
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Tides govern marine life. Tidal marshes are one of the most productive parts of the world, with numerous plants supporting numerous animals. But life is not easy – predators are attracted to these enormous quantities of food, forcing animals to seek constant protection from attack.
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  • The Blue Planet - E04 - Frozen Seas (2001)
    Starring: David Attenborough
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    David Attenborough looks at the survival techniques of creatures that endure the harsh conditions of the Arctic and Antarctic. For six months a year, all is dark at the poles and the temperature drops to minus 40 degrees Celsius. Some animals manage to survive the winter, while others are forced to ..read more »
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  • The Blue Planet (4 discs) on DVD (2001)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    The definitive story of the blue section of our planet - the oceans - which run from the shores to the open depths of the sea. Programmes include: The Blue Planet, The Deep, Open Ocean, Frozen Seas, Seasonal Seas, Coral Seas, Tidal Seas, Coasts, Making Waves, Deep Trouble, The Abyss, Amazon Abyss, ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 10,205 members
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  • The Blue Planet - E06 - Coral Seas (2001)
    Starring: David Attenborough
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    David Attenborough examines the amazingly fragile ecosystems which have grown up around the world's coral reefs. The reefs take hundreds of years to develop from tiny larvae, and are adorned with spectacularly colourful life. However, this is not always an idyllic tropical paradise - one big storm ..read more »
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  • The Blue Planet - E01 - The Blue Planet (2001)
    Starring: David Attenborough
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Although 70 per cent of our planet is covered by water, the oceans and many of their inhabitants - such as the blue whale - remain an unexplored mystery. This programme travels to the very depths of the seas to reveal a spectacular variety of life - from alien monsters of the deep to pack-hunting ..read more »
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  • The Blue Planet - E08 - Coasts (2001)
    Starring: David Attenborough
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Coasts, the boundary between land and sea is an exciting place, with animals constantly coming and going. From the open oceans, millions of seabirds are forced to come into land to breed. Sea eagles steal kittiwake chicks from their nesting ledges. Turtles lay their eggs in the sand and marine ..read more »
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  • State Of The Planet on DVD (2000)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Director: Kate Broome
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    David Attenborough presents a programme that delves into the current state of the planet- he journeys across the globe to demystify what is happening to the planet as a result of human destruction.
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 1,286 member
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  • Attenborough In Paradise: The David Atte... (2 discs) on DVD (1996)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Features seven David Attenborough 'Specials'. In 'Attenborough In Paradise' David fulfils a childhood dream as he visits the forests of New Guinea to witness the courtship displays of the birds of paradise. Also features: 'The Lost Gods Of Easter Island', 'The Amber Time Machine', 'Bowerbirds: The ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 1,455 member
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  • Life In The Freezer on DVD (1993)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Sir David Attenborough, stalwart of the BBC's nature programmes, returns with yet another high quality series. This time the focus is on Antarctica, the coldest continent on Earth, and the animals that manage to survive in this inhospitable environment. This release includes all six episodes.
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 2,820 members
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  • The Trials Of Life (4 discs) on DVD (1990)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Another excellent wildlife series from Sir David Attenborough. TRIALS OF LIFE was originally broadcast in 1990 and covers all aspects of animal behaviour and took three and a half years to make. This set contains all 12 episodes.
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 1,771 member
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  • Lost Worlds Vanished Lives on DVD (1989)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Four forty minute programmes which bring to life the world of fossils with the use of computer graphics, animations, model work and time lapse techniques. Titles include: 'Magic On The Rocks', 'Putting Flesh On Bone', 'Dinosaur' and 'The Rare Glimpses'.
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 753 members
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  • A Zed and Two Noughts on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Andrea Ferreol,  Joss Ackland,  Brian Deacon
    Director: Peter Greenaway,  Peter Greena
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    The always elliptical Peter Greenaway once again creates a beautiful film-as-puzzle. This tale concerns twin zoologist brothers whose wives are killed in a freak car crash involving a rare swan. The brothers form an unusual and strangely close relationship with Alba, the woman who was driving the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,556 member
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  • A Zed And Two Noughts - Blu-ray (1985)
    Starring: Andrea Ferreol,  Joss Ackland,  Brian Deacon
    Director: Peter Greenaway
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    The always elliptical Peter Greenaway once again creates a beautiful film-as-puzzle. This tale concerns twin zoologist brothers whose wives are killed in a freak car crash involving a rare swan. The brothers form an unusual and strangely close relationship with Alba, the woman who was driving the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 12 members
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  • The Living Planet (4 discs) on DVD (1983)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Anthropologist David Attenborough hosts this 12-part documentary which takes a stirring, in-depth look at Earth, its different ecosystems, the inhabitants of those ecosystems, and how those inhabitants are consistently adapting and/or dying. Featuring breathtaking photography, this 4-DVD set ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 1,754 member
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  • Life On Earth (4 discs) on DVD (1979)
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    With poetic directness and artful use of repeated motifs, this visually rich film conveys the rhythm, vitality, and color of life in Sokolo, Mali, as well as its hardships. The action begins in a supermarket in wintertime Paris: rows upon rows of goods, shoppers bundled in overcoats, silence, a ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 2,396 members
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  • The Link on DVD
    Starring: David Attenborough,  David Attenborough
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Millions of years ago, a little girl was born. Now, she's about to change the world. Kept secret for over two years, Ida, as she is known to the researchers who have painstakingly verified her provenance, is the most complete early primate fossil ever found. It's a discovery Darwin would have ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 43 members
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David Attenborough facts

5 most recent films

National Geographic - Wild India - 2.0 stars
Madagascar - 4.0 stars
Flying Monsters with David Attenborough - 4.0 stars
Flying Monsters with David Attenborough - 3D Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Madagascar - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Life - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars
Life - 4.5 stars
Planet Earth - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars
Planet Earth - 4.5 stars
Life In Cold Blood - 4.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

National Geographic - Wild India - 2.0 stars
A Zed And Two Noughts - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Link - 3.0 stars
A Zed and Two Noughts - 3.0 stars
Flying Monsters with David Attenborough - 3D Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

David Attenborough - 36 times - show films
Joss Ackland - 4 times - show films
Jim Davidson - 3 times - show films
Geoffrey Palmer - 3 times - show films
Frances Barber - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Alastair Fothergill - 35 times - show films
none - 33 times - show films
Martha Holmes - 20 times - show films
Simon Blakeney - 20 times - show films
Stephen Lyle - 20 times - show films