Sir David Attenborough at 100

Sir David Attenborough at 100

From How to Save It by Whitley Fund for Nature

May 7, 2026 · 13 min

About this episode

This episode celebrates Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday and discusses his impact on conservation efforts.

Kate Humble and Edward Whitley mark Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday live from the 2026 Whitley Awards to celebrate his very special relationship with the NGO. This episode discusses the collective action that Sir David inspired and features the "Bat Man of Mexico" Professor Rodrigo Medellin, and dentist Dr Hotlin Ompusunggu, who gives free treatment in exchange for planting tree saplings in Indonesia. Edward explains that Sir David could see that "our winners were the missing part of the picture to protect life on earth and to ensure that the Blue Planet really did stay blue." Kate reaches back to 2018 to an interview with Sir David for WFN on why he thinks it's a "remarkable organisation". With gratitude to Sir David, who since 1998 has been a trustee, ambassador, a judge and ceremony compere as well as narrator of the winner films Special thanks to: Dr Hotlin Ompusunggu, Dr Farina Othman, Dr Dino Martins, Dr Pati Medici and Prof Rodrigo Medellin Watch and comment on the film of our birthday tribute to Sir David: https://bit.ly/SDA_WFNFilm_HowToSaveIt How to Save It highlights ingenious solutions from the world’s leading conservationists. To learn more…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kate Humble, Edward Whitley

Guests: Professor Rodrigo Medellin, Dr Hotlin Ompusunggu

Topics covered

  • conservation
  • environment
  • celebration
  • biodiversity
  • collective action

Keywords

  • Sir David Attenborough
  • Whitley Awards
  • conservation
  • biodiversity
  • collective action
  • tree planting
  • environmentalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Whitley Fund for Nature

Places: Indonesia, Mexico

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