Attenborough's Passion Projects

2016
Ended
Documentary
~1h / ep
1 season
8.0/10

As part of a season of programming marking Sir David Attenborough's 90th birthday, four of his favourite films are brought together as the renowned naturalist looks back on his personal highlights.

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E1. A Blank on the Map
May 7, 2016 · 60m
David Attenborough looks back on his personal highlights. First shown in 1971, a film of an expedition to make contact with the Biami tribe in Papua New Guinea.
E2. Lost Gods of Easter Island
May 7, 2016 · 60m
David Attenborough looks back on his personal highlights. This episode sees David embark on a quest to uncover the history of a strange wooden carving.
E3. Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
May 14, 2016 · 60m
David Attenborough looks back on his personal highlights. First transmitted in 1989, Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives explores the world's major fossil sites.
E4. Darwin's Tree of Life
May 14, 2016 · 60m
David Attenborough looks back on his personal highlights. First transmitted in 2009, Attenborough introduces a film he made about the work of Charles Darwin.