David Attenborough: A Life on Air

BBC Four

1:45 AM to 2:45 AM

Tuesday 6 May

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In 1952, David Attenborough was turned down for a job with BBC radio, only to end up working for the corporation's fledgling TV service - eventually becoming director of programmes. Since then he has become one of the most respected wildlife film-makers in the business, fronting classic series such as Life on Earth, The Blue Planet and Planet Earth. He talks to Michael Palin about his half-century at the corporation