DAVID ATTENBOROUGH interview from 1974 | Personal Account | Classic TV Interview | BBC Archive

David Attenborough chats to Jeffrey Preece about his wide-ranging career in television. He recalls his early days as a trainee television producer - working on live broadcast BBC shows like Animal, Vegetable, Mineral - through to his first experience as presenter, when he was forced to replace Jack Lester at short notice on Zoo Quest.
Attenborough explains how a childhood spent cycling around Leicester first ignited his interest in the natural world, and inspired him to make natural history and archaeology programmes.
Why did he stop making programmes and take the job of Controller of BBC Two, and what were the challenges of that job? Does he harbour ambitions of becoming the BBC Director General? Why now, after years away, has he decided to return to programme making? Finally, what role does he feel conservation should play in natural history documentaries?
This clips is from Personal Account, originally broadcast 27 August, 1974.
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[@simpsonsdiva]

Man, he was 47/8 here and that's nearly 50 years ago. The man's a legend

[@yannatoko9898]

Well one fact.

[@ady9830]

He's a propagandist and an evil one at that.

[@ady9830]

An awful evil man.

[@stephaniepenman1872]

The BEST we have been so Lucky to have him in our lives. Bless U David.

[@ady9830]

Bullshit. He's evil

[@DebraMoses-r2l]

I ❤ David Attenborough

[@JohnCarney-j8f]

An amazing man.

[@susieusmaximus5330]

He's so delightful.

[@JosephusAurelius]

The quintessential Southern English accent, love it

[@An4gram]

My hero ☺️

[@retard_activated]

Mine too 💖

[@martinholmes-ue9ko]

Agreed😊

[@ady9830]

You're weird. He's no hero. He's a propagandist for the BBC and the elites.

[@davidevans3227]

brilliant thankyou for sharing this 🙂

[@davidevans3227]

a chimpanzee could do it! (..for about six months..) he's so funny

[@TopOfThePopsFan]

Charming.

[@ady9830]

Horrific man

[@blastfromthepast7005]

00:31 Weird to hear "David Attenborough" without "Sir" before it.

[@ady9830]

You bloomin' elitist. He's a propagandist for the BBC.

[@blastfromthepast7005]

@@ady9830 Awfully kind of you.

[@magnuswiesener9588]

Never thought I'd think this, but he kind of looks like a mix of Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman here.

[@MrJohnTweedie]

Was this broadcast on BBC1 or BBC2?

[@SciEch92]

He looks like hans landa (kristoff waltz) in inglorious basterds

[@ady9830]

I like your English. Just like the arch propagandist Attenborigh (Twattenborough's) himself.