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David Attenborough To Present Netflix Nature Series 'Our Planet' (theguardian.com)
Renowned British naturalist David Attenborough is lending his voice to "Our Planet," Netflix's big-budget wildlife series. From a report: The 92-year-old broadcaster has been synonymous with the BBC's natural history output for decades but will now provide the voiceover for Netflix's eight-part series "Our Planet", which will be released in April. "'Our Planet' will take viewers on a spectacular journey of discovery showcasing the beauty and fragility of our natural world," Attenborough said as the series was announced on Thursday. "Today we have become the greatest threat to the health of our home but there's still time for us to address the challenges we've created if we act now. We need the world to pay attention."
the beauty and fragility of our natural world
This is a misconception in my opinion. Nature is strong and resilient, but the ecosystem that supports human life is the fragile part. Once our pollution will have the earth unsuitable for our own life, nature will carry on without us.
I met him two years ago, he's still moving around fine, and is as animated as ever when he's talking about the things he loves, but he said the biggest problem is that his memory is beginning to go a little bit, and this can sometimes mean he has to do more re-tries when he has to when recording as he's forgetting lines more than he used to.
I think this is why we're seeing more released from him now than we have for the last decade. He did Blue Planet 2 last year, Planet Earth 2 the year before, Dynasties starting this weekend, and now this newly announced show as well. He seems to be getting as much in whilst he still can and I think that highlights how much he generally loves doing this kind of work and releasing this kind of show.
Perhaps one of the most interesting things I found about him is how humble he is, I met him in the North of the UK, and there was no luxurious transport - he took public transport just like anyone else. I figure being lucky enough to get a train seat next to him could well be one of the most interesting 2 hour train journeys someone might have. In this respect you could also argue he really does practice what he preaches, as taking mass transport like a train is certainly much less polluting than getting someone to drive you which I'm sure he'd have no problem doing if he wanted to be driven around.
So fair play to the guy, even if you're not a fan of him he's at least hard working, motivated, and genuinely practices what he preaches when the option is available, and I don't think you can really fault that; at least he didn't take a helicopter, private jet, or have a private chauffeur drive him.