It was the ultimate serendipitous discovery: a failed heart medication that became a multibillion-dollar erectile dysfunction drug. But the blockbuster story of Viagra could have…
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A ‘whalecam’, seals v sharks and fish that play dead: it’s Planet Earth III
A detachable “whalecam”, remote underwater cameras operated from a director’s bedroom and a “drone ballet” are among the innovations that will be featured for the…
View More A ‘whalecam’, seals v sharks and fish that play dead: it’s Planet Earth IIIChris Packham: ‘I would lose my voice immediately if I went to prison for protesting’
The huge electric gates have cameras on them. When they open, numerous trees come into view – oak, ash, sweet chestnut, horse chestnut, cherry, beech.…
View More Chris Packham: ‘I would lose my voice immediately if I went to prison for protesting’‘I love misunderstood creatures’: Megan McCubbin on 20 species we must save – including humans
Megan McCubbin, 28, zoologist, conservationist and presenter of Springwatch – among other things – lives half the time in the Highlands with her boyfriend, wildlife…
View More ‘I love misunderstood creatures’: Megan McCubbin on 20 species we must save – including humansBBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of ‘rightwing backlash’
The BBC has decided not to broadcast an episode of Sir David Attenborough’s flagship new series on British wildlife because of fears its themes of…
View More BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of ‘rightwing backlash’New David Attenborough series about UK likely to be his last on location
During his decades-long career the authoritative yet reassuring face of Sir David Attenborough has appeared on screen from everywhere from Papua New Guinea to Chernobyl…
View More New David Attenborough series about UK likely to be his last on locationSiberian tiger v bear: even David Attenborough ‘wowed’ by Frozen Planet II
The tension in the air was palpable as the group of television producers waited with bated breath to see what would happen as the Siberian…
View More Siberian tiger v bear: even David Attenborough ‘wowed’ by Frozen Planet IITV explorer Simon Reeve fears documentaries make him a climate ‘hypocrite’
Explorer and television presenter Simon Reeve is troubled by the carbon footprint of the travel documentaries he makes and sometimes feels a hypocrite, he has…
View More TV explorer Simon Reeve fears documentaries make him a climate ‘hypocrite’BBC extends deadline for over-75s to set up TV licence after lack of response
The BBC has extended its deadline for over-75s to set up a new paid-for television licence after more than 650,000 households did not respond to…
View More BBC extends deadline for over-75s to set up TV licence after lack of responseDavid Attenborough hologram to front tour guide phone app
Sir David Attenborough is to front a new app that will allow mobile phone users to enlist the presenter as a virtual tour guide who…
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