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1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 min. 3 sec.) ; 333388706 bytes |
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This film follows David Attenborough as he travels the globe filming his new series, David Attenborough's First Life, in which he explores the very origins of life on earth.David, 84, journeys to the parts of the world which have had special meaning to him during his 50 years of broadcasting. Beginning near his boyhood Leicestershire home, where he first collected fossils, he travels to Morocco's arid deserts, the glaciers of Canada and the crystal clear waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.David reveals: "When I was a boy growing up in the Midlands, the rocks and limestone you found were full of the most magical things. You hit a stone and it suddenly fell open, and there was this amazing coiled shell, beautiful and extraordinary, and nobody had seen that for 150 million years, except you. So I thought it was very romantic and exciting and it appealed to the small boy's instinct of collecting things. To be honest I don't think I've ever really lost that."Attenborough's Journey provides a unique insight into the mind and character of one of the world's most iconic broadcasters as he shares his passions for the natural world. Combining his global journey for First Life and archive material looking back at his illustrious career, the film reveals what makes him tick.PRODUCTION DETAILSProducer: Anthony Geffen. Filmed and directed by David Lee. Writer and edit producer: Martin Williams. Atlantic Productions Limited MMX |
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Broadcast 2011-03-13 at 19:30:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Deserts.
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Life -- Origin.
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Voyages around the world.
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Zoological specimens.
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Zoos.
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Streaming video
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Attenborough, David, host
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Chapple, Ron, contributor
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Foetey, Richard, contributor
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Geffen, Anthony, contributor
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Lee, David, director
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Williams, Martin, contributor
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Wilson, Kirsty, contributor
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