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Writing tagged: ‘david attenborough’

Attenborough reads Darwin

In celebration of his 90th birthday, the BBC has released a short video of Sir David Attenborough reading from the final paragraph of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species.

Published 16-May-2016
Filed under: Blog Tags: david attenborough, origin of species, videos

Video: David Attenborough on Darwin

CG animator Richard Spence recently uploaded a 3-minute sequence he created of Sir David Attenborough explaining the entire history of life on earth.

Published 17-Jul-2011
Filed under: Blog Tags: david attenborough, evolution, tree of life, videos

One long celebration

On 'Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life' by Sir David Attenborough.

Published 02-Feb-2009
Filed under: Blog Tags: charles darwin, david attenborough, tree of life, tv

Great Lives: Robert Hooke

Robert Hooke nominated by Sir David Attenborough for radio biography programme.

Published 23-Aug-2008
Filed under: Blog Tags: david attenborough, podcasts, robert hooke

Sir David's next project

Sir David Attenborough, that is!

Published 20-Jan-2008
Filed under: Blog Tags: david attenborough

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