David Attenborough, 'the voice for nature,' turns 100
The 90-minute BBC special features the BBC Concert Orchestra, guest performers and stories from figures honoring his 70-year broadcasting career.
- On Friday, May 8, 2026, the BBC marks Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday with a week of special programming, including a live 90-minute concert at London's Royal Albert Hall.
- Attenborough's broadcasting career began in 1954 when he presented Zoo Quest, traveling to far-flung locations to film rare animals for the London Zoo.
- The Natural History Museum named a parasitic wasp after him, while Plymouth's Market Hall Immersive Dome launched a new 210-degree show celebrating his century.
- Attenborough said he was "completely overwhelmed by birthday greetings" after initially hoping to celebrate his milestone "quietly," thanking the public for their messages.
- Over 100 documentaries define his legacy, inspiring global environmental awareness; Prince William, heir to the UK throne, called him a "national treasure" for protecting the natural world.
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At the age of 100, completed on Friday (8), his work should inspire a new generation of scientific truth advertisers.
He is a naturalist, presenter and British national hero. And perhaps there is no one else who has travelled and seen so much from planet Earth. Today Sir David Attenborough becomes 100 years old. By F. Hopfen.
No filmmaker has captured the beauty and horror of the wilderness as David Attenborough. And no one is so popular. However, he was not always conservationist – on the contrary.
Naming of new species among scores of tributes honoring David Attenborough's 100th birthday
A newly discovered parasitic wasp from Chile has been named after Sir David Attenborough ahead of his 100th birthday, one of several tributes marking the broadcaster’s influence on natural history, conservation and environmental awareness. Museums, scientists and broadcasters are also highlighting the many animals, plants, fossils and scientific projects connected to Attenborough’s name during a career in television and wildlife filmmaking that …
Jupiter carries David Attenborough documentaries to mark naturalist's centenary
Jupiter, ERR's streaming service, is marking the 100th birthday of British natural historian and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough by showing several of his most recent nature documentaries, with Estonian subtitles.
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