David Attenborough

David Attenborough - Life on Air: Memoirs of a Broadcaster

• UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 26 mins)
• By David Attenborough
• Narrated By David Attenborough

His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spanned nearly five decades and there are very few places on the globe that he has not visited. In this volume of memoirs David tells stories of the people and animals he has met and the places that he has visited. Over the last 25 years he has established himself as the world's leading Natural History programme maker with several landmark BBC series.

David Attenborough's Life Stories

• ORIGINAL (3 hrs and 9 mins)
• By David Attenborough
• Narrated By David Attenborough

One of the nation's most popular presenters examines twenty marvels of the natural world from his extraordinary and pioneering experiences. What was Sir David's first pet? Which animal would he most like to be? What creature lays 'the biggest egg in the world'? How do you communicate with an ancient nomadic community in Fiji? And what did Sir David do when confronted by a ten-foot-long reptile?

David Attenborough: The Early Years Collection: The BBC Collection

• ORIGINAL (10 hrs and 7 mins)
• By David Attenborough
• Narrated By David Attenborough

David Attenborough first appeared in front of a television camera in the 1950s when, together with London Zoo's Curator of Reptiles, Jack Lester, he persuaded the BBC to mount and film an animal-collecting expedition. The result was Zoo Quest. Specially recorded for audio, David Attenborough's early adventures are sometimes life-threatening, often hilarious and always totally absorbing. The warmth and enthusiasm that have made him a broadcasting legend are instantly apparent here as he recounts this magical journey.

David Attenborough's New Life Stories

• ORIGINAL (3 hrs and 16 mins)
• By David Attenborough
• Narrated By uncredited

The complete second BBC Radio 4 series written and presented by Sir David Attenborough, featuring all 20 episodes about some of the strangest insects and creatures from around the world. One of the nation’s most popular presenters examines 20 marvels of the natural world from his extraordinary and pioneering experiences. How did Sir David track down a giant earthworm? Why does he respect rats? What was the first bribe in nature? Why do well known foods often have two names?

Zoo Quest for a Dragon

• ABRIDGED (3 hrs and 15 mins)
• By David Attenborough
• Narrated By David Attenborough

David Attenborough's books and broadcasts have opened the incredible world of natural history to millions of viewers and listeners. Zoo Quest for a Dragon takes us back to one of his earliest projects, when the BBC and London Zoo joined forces on several animal-collecting expeditions.

Quest under Capricorn

• UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 56 mins)
• By David Attenborough
• Narrated By David Attenborough

This third volume in David Attenborough's "Early Years" trilogy recounts his expedition to Australia in search of more rare species.

As with the previous two titles, Zoo Quest for a Dragon and Quest in Paradise, it is read by Attenborough and provides an educative and entertaining account of his adventures.