![]() His recent films have had a familiar rhythm: eye-popping flora, fauna and scenery for most of the film, and then a depressing environmental message in the final few minutes. ![]() With a new afterword, Why You Are Here- A speech on the opening of the COP26 climate summit As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. And now he needs you to listenIn this unique feature documentary, titled Davi. The legacy-defining Sunday Times bestseller by Sir David Attenborough - now in paperback. ![]() You’d be brave to bet on it.įootage and memories from his career, starting with the young man hunting for ammonites in Leicestershire, alternate with a new interview, with his face in close-up, in which he lays out the scale of the disaster and tentative hopes of improvement. Sir David Attenborough has dedicated his life to teaching us about the planet. Necessarily, there is a ring of finality to A Life on Our Planet, but then again we’ve wondered whether each new Attenborough might be the last for about 20 years. This is the kind of film that could slip into self-congratulation, but the way Attenborough tells it, it’s only because of the urgency of the cause that he is allowing himself to be treated in such a valedictory manner. If that sounds slightly po-faced, there’s an anger in this tone that hasn’t always been present in his work. A Life on Our Planet is a delightful read. The book is divided into three parts: My Witness Statement, What Lies Ahead, and A Vision for the Future. The crime is the destruction of Earth’s habitats, for which he has had a ringside seat. Attenborough doesn’t shy away from important topics such as climate change and sustainable living, while also talking about possible solutions and paths for the future. ![]() David Attenborough says A Life On Our Planet ( Netflix) is his “witness statement”, a 90-minute summary of nearly 70 years in broadcasting. A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future, by David Attenborough, Ebury, RRP£20, 272 pages Henry Mance is the FT’s chief features writer Join our online book group. ![]()
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