I have decided that the day Dave dies I am officially getting old. His documentaries and his voice have been part of my life for getting on for 50 years.
Looks worth looking out for.Thanks. The BBC and Sir David do these things so much better than the commercial channels. One good reason for protecting the Beeb.
I have decided that the day Dave dies I am officially getting old. His documentaries and his voice have been part of my life for getting on for 50 years.
Worse than that - who is going to take his place? I'll miss his impartiality. Other nature presenters either try to semi-anthropomorphise their subjects, for example by giving them names: "SooSoo the lioness has gone hunting for her three cubs, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail ...", or they go completely overboard with excitement: "Ohmygodtheresasharkyesicanseeashark!"
Attenborough's measured tones are unparalleled. He's the Richie Benaud of nature programmes.