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David Attenborough

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  • David Attenborough's Life Of Birds
  • David Attenborough's Life Of Birds review by A customer from Lancs
    Rated - 4 stars Birds galore 6 June 2005
    ...good educational dvd, you can't go wrong with good old David Attenborough can you? ...  
  • The Blue Planet
  • The Blue Planet review by A customer from Royston Vasey
    Rated - 5 stars The Unmissable Blue Planet 8 June 2004
    ...ch nature programs. Excellent footage/production with exemplary narration by David Attenborough. Not to be missed....  
  • Life In The Freezer
  • Life In The Freezer review by from troon scotland
    Rated - 5 stars chill out 20 June 2005
    ...brilliant documentary about life in the antarctic.it has David Attenborough to grab your attention what more could you ask for? excellent. ...  

David Attenborough - filmography


  • Nature's Great Events - BLU-RAY Version (2 discs) (2009)
    Starring: 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 »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 83% from 284 members
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  • Life Of Mammals, The - Complete (4 discs) on DVD (2003)
    Starring: 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 »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 2,540 members
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  • The Blue Planet (4 discs) on DVD (2001)
    Starring: 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 »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 78% from 9,582 members
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  • State Of The Planet on DVD (2000)
    Starring: 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.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 1,202 member
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  • Attenborough In Paradise: The David Atte... (2 discs) on DVD (1996)
    Starring: 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 »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 1,303 member
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  • Life In The Freezer on DVD (1993)
    Starring: 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.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 2,608 members
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  • The Trials Of Life (4 discs) on DVD (1990)
    Starring: 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.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 79% from 1,663 member
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  • Lost Worlds Vanished Lives on DVD (1989)
    Starring: David Attenborough
    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'.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 673 members
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  • The Living Planet (4 discs) on DVD (1983)
    Starring: 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 »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 77% from 1,643 member
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  • Life On Earth (4 discs) on DVD (1979)
    Starring: 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 »
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  • Nature's Great Events (2 discs) on DVD
    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 »
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  • Life In The Undergrowth (2 discs) on DVD
    Starring: David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Features the world of insects and arachnids that is hidden in the undergrowth. Also features a world populated by the undergrowth invertebrates that have migrated into houses and inhabit the dark corners and spaces in the living room, larder or kitchen. Includes everyday bugs, beetles, centipedes, ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 82% from 1,992 member
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  • The Truth About Climate Change on DVD
    Starring: David Attenborough
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 86 members
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  • The Link
    Starring: David Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
    Due for release on 30th November 2009
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  • A Zed And Two Noughts to Watch Now (1985)
    Starring: Geoffrey Palmer,  Andrea Ferreol,  Brian Deacon
    Director: Peter Greenaway
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 112 minutes
    Two women passengers die in a car crash as a result of which the female driver has a leg amputated. The zoologist twin husbands of the dead women are fascinated by the processes of decay, start an affair with the amputee and liberate animals from a zoo. This provocative, funny and stylish film is ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 77% from 7 members
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David Attenborough facts

5 most recent films

Nature's Great Events - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Trek - Spy On The Wilderbeest - 3.5 stars
Tiger - Spy In The Jungle - 4.0 stars
Planet Earth - 4.5 stars
Life Of Mammals, The - Complete - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Planet Earth - 4.5 stars
Life In Cold Blood - 4.5 stars
Nature's Great Events - 4.0 stars
Nature's Great Events - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Life In The Undergrowth - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Link - 3 stars
Trek - Spy On The Wilderbeest - 3.5 stars
Wildlife Special - Leopard - 3.5 stars
The Truth About Climate Change - 3.5 stars
Lost Worlds Vanished Lives - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

david attenborough - 4 times - show films
david attenborough (narr.) - 3 times - show films
Joss Ackland - 2 times - show films
John Hurt - 1 times - show films
david attenborough (pres.) - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 15 times - show films
Joanna Sarsby - 1 times - show films
John Downer - 1 times - show films
Alastair Fothergill - 1 times - show films
Mark Linfield - 1 times - show films