Lord Richard Attenborough, left, and his brother Sir David Attenborough, In Pictures: Richard Attenborough 1923 - 2014. [22][23] Susan is a former primary school headmistress.[24]. The series contains a number of memorable two shots of Attenborough and his subjects, which included chimpanzees, a blue whale and a grizzly bear. [109][110] In July 2017, the Caribbean bat Myotis attenboroughi was named after him. While Robert and his sister, Susan Attenborough, were growing up, their father, David Attenborough, was not much present in their life because of his work. [151], In July 2020, Attenborough advocated on behalf of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and its conservation efforts, which have been impacted by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Robert Attenborough is the eldest child of BBC broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough and his late wife, Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel.. [154] When asked whether his observation of the natural world has given him faith in a creator, he generally responds with some version of this story, making reference to the Onchocerca volvulus parasitic worm: My response is that when Creationists talk about God creating every individual species as a separate act, they always instance hummingbirds, or orchids, sunflowers and beautiful things. Attenborough with his father, David Attenborough, and sister Susan. [40]) In 1997, he narrated the BBC Wildlife Specials, each focussing on a charismatic species, and screened to mark the Natural History Unit's 40th anniversary. Attenborough's programmes have often included references to the impact of human society on the natural world. As other tributes also poured in for the legendary director, Tony Blair said “Dickie” was someone he looked up to and respected. [28], In the early 1960s, Attenborough resigned from the permanent staff of the BBC to study for a postgraduate degree in social anthropology at the London School of Economics, interweaving his study with further filming. However, one of its research subs was named "Boaty" in recognition of the public vote. They talk of this terrible tax of the licence fee. [9][10][11] In 2002, he was named among the 100 Greatest Britons following a UK-wide poll for the BBC. Sir David Frederick Attenborough OM GCMG CH CVO CBE FRS FRSB FRSA FLS FZS FSA FRSGS (/ˈætənbərə/; born 8 May 1926[2][3]) is an English broadcaster and natural historian. [51], Blue Planet II was broadcast in 2017, with Attenborough returning as presenter. For The Life of Mammals (2002), low-light and infrared cameras were deployed to reveal the behaviour of nocturnal mammals. 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He was also featured prominently in The Way We Went Wild (2004), a series about natural history television presenters, and 100 Years of Wildlife Films (2007), a special programme marking the centenary of the nature documentary. [142] He gave public support to WWF's campaign to have 220,000 square kilometres of Borneo's rainforest designated a protected area. [65] Part of Radio 4's A Point of View strand, the talks are also available as podcasts. Early the following year, he left his post to return to full-time programme-making, leaving him free to write and present the planned natural history epic.[17]. Sir David, 88, has narrated popular natural history programmes on the BBC for a number of decades, including Living Planet and the Private Life of Plants, and was also once Controller of BBC2 and Director of Programmes for the BBC. 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