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The world is celebrating David Attenborough’s 100th birthday.
Huge names arsenic wide ranging arsenic King Charles III, Leonardo DiCaprio, Camila Cabello and Paddington Bear person conscionable delivered virtual day messages to Attenborough successful a ceremony of his life that took spot astatine London’s Royal Albert Hall and aired connected nan BBC. Others to person sent their emotion included Nile Rodgers, Judi Dench, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and UN Secretary General António Guterres.
The standard of these rockstar tributes is testament to Attenborough’s seismic impact. The British centenarian is without a uncertainty nan astir celebrated naturalist of each clip and is showing nary signs of slowing, pinch nan BBC conscionable revealing that he will narrate nan upcoming Blue Planet III landmark.
All week, nan British property has been awash pinch tributes to Attenborough, who has been making and presenting quality documentaries for decades.
“His bonzer talent for storytelling has shaped nan measurement generations of audiences understand and link pinch nan earthy world, and his sound remains synonymous pinch nan very champion of nan BBC’s earthy history output,” said Jack Bootle, Attenborough’s commissioner astatine nan nationalist broadcaster.
Attenborough is 1 of nan UK’s top taste exports and nan federation has delighted successful celebrating him. Across his career, which kicked disconnected pinch a stint moving BBC Two, he has hosted documentary powerhouses that person changed nan style of wildlife TV including Planet Earth, Life connected Earth, Zoo Quest and Our Planet, winning galore gongs on nan way. He has chiefly worked for nan BBC but successful caller years besides turned to streamers for illustration Netflix.
Attenborough’s oeuvre has go ever much important arsenic world warming has travel to nan fore of worldwide conversation. He is now seen arsenic a cardinal plus successful nan conflict against ambiance change. “He has taught maine truthful overmuch astir nan trade of storytelling which resonates pinch millions of people,” Tom Macdonald, Nat Geo’s EVP of Content, told Deadline. “As he turns 100, we observe a bequest that has not conscionable profoundly shaped documentary making for nan better, but nan earthy world astir us.”
“Attenborough takeover day”
Today successful London has been “Attenborough takeover day,” pinch a two-minute typical day connection delivered astatine nan Piccadilly lights honoring his contribution.
Over nan past 90 minutes, nan BBC has been hosting nan unrecorded ceremony show titled David Attenborough’s 100 Years connected Planet Earth, which included a teaser for Blue Planet III.
It conscionable concluded pinch an affectional reference by nan man himself of “What a Wonderful World” accompanied by glorious shots from nan earthy world.
Hosted by Kirsty Young, nan nighttime mixed day messages pinch celebrations of Attenborough’s biggest shows and top moments. The Life connected Earth section came pinch a connection from Felix Ndagijimana at nan Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Karisoke investigation halfway successful Rwanda, who updated connected really nan celebrated gorillas are doing since Attenborough visited 50 years ago. The evening moved connected to celebrate Planet Earth pinch a capacity from Icelandic band Sigur Rós, nan creators of nan iconic soundtrack. Blue Planet then took nan focus, pinch broadcasters Steve Backshall and Liz Bonnin discussing nan value of the franchise connected plastics and biology consciousness of our oceans.
The show ended connected a happy statement arsenic nan crowd and those watching astatine location were fixed nan connection that Attenborough ain’t going anywhere.
Blue Planet III, which airs later this year, will “build connected nan groundbreaking bequest of nan erstwhile 2 series, redefining nan realm of anticipation successful underwater wildlife film-making,” nan BBC said. As he enters his eleventh decade, Attenborough will beryllium arsenic cardinal to nan task arsenic ever.
