The BBC has introduced that the broadcaster will have a good time the centenary of nationwide treasure Sir David Attenborough with a significant TV extravaganza specializing in the person himself.
The Beeb might be placing on not one, not two (see the place that is going?) however three new TV exhibits to mark Sir Attenborough’s ‘extraordinary milestone’ on Might 8.
The massive day might be celebrated with every week of particular programming, together with new and previous exhibits from the host.
One of many new programmes, entitled Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Biggest Journey, goes behind the scenes of the landmark 1979 collection, by which Sir Attenborough traveled to 40 international locations and filmed 600 species of animals.
The particular options new interviews with the wildlife channel and the manufacturing staff in regards to the pure historical past docuseries, as they mirror on the challenges they confronted making it – together with the triple whammy of being shot at, a coup within the Comoros and Sir Attenborough’s encounter with gorillas in Rwanda.
The well-known presenter and biologist may also characteristic within the new collection of Secret Backyard, the place he does what it says on the tin and divulges the hidden worlds inside Britain’s gardens.


The five-part collection will seize the wealthy range that awaits in our personal backyards, whereas additionally contemplating how the general public can do their half to save lots of struggling species.
As if that weren’t sufficient, the centenarian may also carry out in David Attenborough’s 100 Years on Planet Earth, a stay occasion from the Royal Albert Corridor with the BBC Live performance Orchestra and particular visitors.
The week might be sprinkled with a number of the soon-to-be 100-year-old’s biggest hits programmes, with particular episodes from the likes of Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II, and a particular assortment of 40 of his best-loved applications ready on BBC iPlayer.
It is an actual deal with for any Sir Attenborough fan.

Jack Bootle, head of specialist details committee on the BBC, mentioned in a press release accompanying the announcement: ‘It’s not possible to overestimate what Sir David Attenborough has given us.
‘His applications haven’t solely outlined science and pure historical past broadcasting, however they’ve additionally modified the best way we view our planet and our place in it.
“This particular week is a celebration of a rare milestone and of a physique of labor that continues to encourage awe, curiosity and take care of the pure world.
‘It’s also a second for all of us on the BBC to thank David – for his generosity, for his genius and for a lifetime spent bringing the wonders of nature into our houses.’
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