David Attenborough celebrates 100 years

About this episode

The episode celebrates the 100-year career of David Attenborough, highlighting his early challenges in television.

We hear examples of a brilliant career and how the young David nearly failed his BBC television audition because “his teeth were too big!”

Topics covered

• David Attenborough
• career
• television
• BBC
• celebration
• milestone

Keywords

• David Attenborough
• BBC audition
• career highlights
• television history
• 100 years

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC

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