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…
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Chris 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.…
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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 location‘Try not to step on any toads!’: David Attenborough’s camera wizards on how to film Britain’s wildlife
Ferocious oceanic storms. Biting ants. Venomous snakes coiling round camera equipment. Weeks sat in icy water. But mostly weather. British weather. Gloom, hailstones, mud and…
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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 IIFive ice-age mammoths unearthed in Cotswolds after 220,000 years
Five ice-age mammoths in an extraordinary state of preservation have been discovered in the Cotswolds, to the astonishment of archaeologists and palaeontologists. The extensive remains…
View More Five ice-age mammoths unearthed in Cotswolds after 220,000 yearsCop26: David Attenborough urges leaders to ‘turn tragedy into triumph’ – video
Sir David Attenborough tells world leaders that the Earth’s future is defined by a single number: the concentration of carbon in the atmosphere. Speaking at the opening…
View More Cop26: David Attenborough urges leaders to ‘turn tragedy into triumph’ – videoAll hot air: UK commits to climate action but not to new funding
Boris Johnson has set out his intention to “build back better for the world”, to protect the natural environment and wildlife, and tackle the climate…
View More All hot air: UK commits to climate action but not to new fundingSupermarket ‘bags for life’ must cost more to cut plastic use, urge campaigners
Green campaigners have urged higher prices for so-called bags for life after dramatic sales increases at some retailers since the ending of sales of single-use…
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