David Attenborough

Sir David Frederick Attenborough, OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS (born on May 8, 1926 in London, England) is the presenter of many ground-breaking and award winning BBC wildlife documentaries, and a former senior manager for the BBC. He has travelled widely, originally to collect animals for zoos. He is also an anthropologist and is on the advisory board of BBC Wildlife magazine.

Achievements

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awarded him the Desmond Davis Award in 1970, and a Fellowship in 1979. He was appointed CBE in 1974, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1983, and received a knighthood in 1985. In 1991 he was made a CVO for producing the Queen's Christmas broadcast for a number of years from 1986, and in 1996 became a Companion of Honour for "services to nature broadcasting." In 2004, Attenborough was awarded the Descartes Prize for Outstanding Science Communication Actions. In April 2005 he was awarded the Order of Merit, and received the honour on 10th June 2005 at Buckingham Palace. In 2005, he also received the Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.

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British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Desmond Davis Award - 1970 - 1979 - CBE - 1974 - Royal Society - 1983 - Knighthood - 1985 - 1991 - CVO - The Queen's - 1986 - 1996 - Companion of Honour - 2004 - Descartes Prize - April - 2005 - Order of Merit - Buckingham Palace - Nierenberg Prize

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In June 2004, Attenborough and Sir Peter Scott were jointly profiled in the second of a three part BBC Two series, The Way We Went Wild, about television wildlife presenters. Part three also featured Attenborough extensively.

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2004 - Peter Scott - The Way We Went Wild

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The next month, another BBC Two programme, Attenborough the Controller, recalled his time as Director of Programmes for BBC2.

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Some people, including the former BBC producer Brian Leith http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/10_october/31/lifeonair_mammalspack.pdf, have suggested that David Attenborough's 50 year career at the BBC making natural history documentaries and travelling extensively throughout the world, has probably made him the most travelled person on Earth ever.

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