A documentarian study for my Media Studies A2 coursework

1. Documentarian Study
David Attenborough

2. About
Full Name- David Fredrick Attenborough
Born 8th May 1926, is 89 years of age and lives
in Isleworth, London
He is best known for writing and presenting the
documentaries of animal and plant life on the
channel, BBC.
He is the only person to have won BAFTAs for
programmes in each of black and white, colour,
HD and 3D.

3. Facts About Attenborough
After completing his degree in Natural Sciences at Cambridge University Sir
David’s first job was in the Navy for two years from 1947.
When Sir David accepted the offer of his first job at the BBC in 1952 he like
most Britons, didn’t own a television and had only ever watched one TV
programme.
He was Controller of BBC2 (1965-68), during which time he introduced colour
television to Britain and commissioned an eclectic mix of programming,
including Monty Python.
Sir David has said he doesn't love animals but is fascinated by them. However,
he admits the only creatures he hates are rats.
Sir David Attenborough is believed to be one of the most travelled men in
history. In order to film the Life of Birds series he had to travel over 256,000
miles. This is equivalent to going around the world 10 times!
In 1985 Sir David received his knighthood. He was previously honoured with a
CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 1974.
Sir David is the only person to have won a BAFTA in black and white, colour,
HD and 3D.
Sir David Attenborough celebrated his 60th year in broadcasting in 2012 and
continues to work on a number of television, film and radio projects.

4. Facts About Frozen Planet
Frozen Planet is a 2011 British nature documentary series, co-produced by the BBC and The Open University. It was
filmed by the BBC Natural History Unit. The production team, which includes executive producer Alastair Fothergill and
series producer Vanessa Berlowitz, were previously responsible for the award-winning series The Blue Planet T (2001)
and Planet Earth (2006), and Frozen Planet is billed as a sequel of sorts. David Attenborough returns as narrator.It is
distributed under licence by the BBC in other countries, Discovery channel for North America, ZDF for Germany,
Antena 3 for Spain and Skai TV for Greece.
The seven-part series focuses on life and the environment in both the Artic and Antartic. The production team were
keen to film a comprehensive record of the Natural History of the polar regions because Climate Change is affecting
landforms such as glaciers, ice shelves, and the extent of sea ice. The film was met with critical acclaim and holds a
Metacritic score of 90/100.Despite such, it has been criticized for limited coverage of the effects of global warming and
attribution of recent climate change.
Whilst the series was broadcast in full in the UK, the BBC chose to make the series' seventh episode, which focuses on
climate change, optional for syndication in order to aid sales of the show in countries where the issue is politically
sensitive. The US Discovery Channel originally announced that they would air only the first six episodes of the show,
but they later added the seventh episode to their schedule.