Iconic 97-year-old nature documentary presenter David Attenborough isn’t letting age get in the way in which of doing what he does greatest.
Based on The Guardian, Attenborough will current the third instalment of the BBC’s award-winning pure historical past programme “Planet Earth” later this yr on BBC One.
Filming on the eight-episode sequence has already begun, together with footage of Attenborough on location in Britain. The opening of the sequence sees Attenborough strolling the precise areas the place Charles Darwin used to stroll.
Mike Gunton, Planet Earth III’s government producer, says in an announcement:
“Planet Earth wouldn’t be Planet Earth with out David, so I’m delighted he’s presenting the third sequence. As ever, he has introduced his large enthusiasm and knowledge, has been encouraging about our new perspective and has, I do know, actually loved seeing the extraordinary new wonders dropped at the display.”
Attenborough’s participation comes regardless of experiences his “Wild Isles” sequence in March could be his final on-location shoot. The presenter needed to be accompanied by a health care provider with a defibrillator while filming that sequence in Wales.
“Planet Earth” stays one of many BBC’s hottest pure historical past franchises. The 2006 first entry was the costliest nature documentary sequence ever commissioned by the BBC on the time and likewise the primary to be filmed in excessive definition.
The six-part sequel sequence “Planet Earth II,” which aired in 2016, was the primary tv sequence produced by the BBC in ultra-high-definition (4K).
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