Overview
- BBC One will broadcast a star-studded celebration from London’s Royal Albert Hall on the night of his 100th birthday, with Kirsty Young hosting.
- The program will feature appearances by naturalists including Chris Packham and Steve Backshall, with music from the BBC Concert Orchestra.
- Tributes credit his storytelling with drawing people into science, with Liz Bonnin recalling a Life on Earth gorilla sequence that “changed my life.”
- Attenborough has reflected on his early fieldwork, expressing lasting remorse over firing at a caiman in the 1950s and describing how the incident shaped his ethics.
- His series have produced global touchstones, with widely shared moments such as the superb lyrebird clip that has topped 40 million views on YouTube.