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Raymond J. de Souza: David Attenborough, the voice of nature, turns 100

BBC's famed naturalist celebrates his centennial by narrating a new documentary about his work

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A fortnight back, Britain marked the centennial of the birth of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This Friday marks the centennial of the birth of one of the few Britons to rival her global recognition, Sir David Attenborough.

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Sir David is very much alive. Life on Earth indeed!

Raymond J. de Souza: David Attenborough, the voice of nature, turns 100 Back to video

The BBC is celebrating its most celebrated personality, the world’s storyteller of nature, with a flowering of commemorations. Sir David, still working, is now telling the stories of his greatest stories. So prolific for so long, it seems that a century of life is too short to have accomplished all that he has.

How long has Sir David been producing and narrating the BBC’s spectacular nature programs?

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