Life on Air

Genre

nature documentary

Country

United Kingdom

How it feels

This documentary looks back at David Attenborough's long career in television. It uses interviews and old footage to show his work and his impact.

nostalgicinformativereflectivewarmrespectfulengagingcelebratory

What happens

Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television is a BBC documentary film that recounts David Attenborough's television career. It is presented by Michael Palin and produced by Brian Leith. The BBC first transmitted the documentary in 2002 and is part of the Attenborough in Paradise and Other Personal Voyages collection of 7 documentaries. It includes interviews with Attenborough and several of his former colleagues, along with archival footage. There is also an autobiographical book of the same title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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