British naturalist, author and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has worked with the BBC since 1952. Although he held several high level management positions at BBC in the 1960s and 1970s and helped the channel gain mainstream popularity, his true passion lay in creating nature documentaries.

Attenborough was one of the pioneers of the nature documentary and is responsible for introducing the public to many animal species that had not previously been studied or filmed. He has worked as a writer, director, presenter, narrator and or producer on over 100 nature programs for the BBC that together, comprise an overview of life on Earth.

• 1926: Born on 8 May in London, England
• 1954: First documentary series, Zoo Quest airs
• 1969: Becomes Director General of BBC
• 1972: Resigns from Director General of BBC to concentrate on natural history program making
• 1977: Wildlife on One airs
• 1979: Life on Earth airs
• 1985: David Attenborough is Knighted
• 1993: Life in the Freezer airs
• 2002: The Life of Mammals airs
• 2002: Life on Air airs
• 2005: Life in the Undergrowth is aired
• 2005: Receives a Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest
• 2005: Awarded the Order of Merit by the Queen
• 2006: Planet Earth is aired

• 1954-1964: Zoo Quest: Wikipedia | Youtube: Preview Clip

• 1975: The Explorers

• 1975: The Tribal Eye: BBCshop.com| (Released 20/8/07)

• 1971: A Blank On The Map: Amazon.co.uk | IMDB.com

• 1977: Wildlife on One: IMBD.com

• 1985: The First Eden: BBCshop.com| (Released 20/8/07)

• 1989: Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (4 Episodes): Amazon.co.uk | Wikipedia

• 1993: Life in the Freezer (6 Episodes): Amazon.com | Wikipedia | Youtube: Preview Clip

• 1995: The Private Lives of Plants (6 Episodes): Amazone.co.uk | Wikipedia| Youtube: Preview Clip

• 1996: Attenborough in Paradise: Amazon.co.uk | IMDB.com | Youtube: Preview Clip

• 1996: Survivor Island: Amazon.com | Rottentomatoes.com

• 2000: The Lost Gods of Easter Island: Amazon.co.uk | IMDB.com | Youtube: Preview Clip

• 2000: The Song of the Earth: Amazon.co.uk | PBS.org

• 2000: Bowerbirds: The Art Of Seduction: Amazon.co.uk | IMDB.com

• 2000: The State of the Planet (3 Episodes): Amazon.com | Wikipedia

• 2002: Life On Air: Amazon.co.uk | BBC.co.uk

• 2004: The Amber Time Machine: Amazon.co.uk | IMDB.com

• 2006: Life in the Undergrowth (5 Episodes):Amazon.com | Wikipedia | Youtube: Preview Clip

• 2008: Life in Cold Blood (5 Episodes): Wikipedia