By Paul McGuinness

Published: Thursday, 17 February 2022 at 12:00 am


Ask anyone if they’re familiar with Sir David Attenborough and his work, and the answer will nearly always be yes. With a prolific presenting and narrating career beginning with Zoo Quest in 1954, Sir David has become something of an institution.

With his familiar face and voice being broadcast across the globe for almost 70 years, he has become known worldwide as the face of BBC natural history documentaries. His passion for the natural world and his desire to protect it has only become ever more evident as Attenborough, now aged 95, continues his career with unrelenting enthusiasm and no signs of slowing down.

Here we take a look at his incredibly impressive career presenting and narrating some of the best natural history documentaries to have been made, from 1954, right the way through to 2021.


Zoo Quest (1954-63)

Zoo Quest launched David Attenborough’s career and brought an obscure West African bird to wider attention.