The clip, filmed in 1978 for the landmark BBC series Life on Earth: A Natural History, demonstrates what has become Attenborough's trademark over his 70-year career: the communication of new, surprising and complex phenomena by showing rather than telling. There's no lecture here - just curiosity, mischief and arresting visual impact.
8.30pm, BBC One Happy 100th birthday to David Attenborough! A week of celebratory programming has led up to this special live extravaganza at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The BBC Concert Orchestra will accompany the 90-minute journey through the veteran broadcaster's most remarkable moments over the last century. Prepare to be left in awe and probably a wee bit emotional, too.
Wild London was co-produced by London Wildlife Trust and Passion Pictures, and executive producer Gaby Bastyra said working with Sir David lived up to all her expectations. "Being a London girl myself, working with him to enable people to realise that there's wildlife everywhere was an absolute dream come true." "He's got such an incredible voice, a voice of authority, the voice of knowledge. He created the genre of wildlife television."