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David Attenborough says he regrets not focusing on British wildlife programmes

Sir David Attenborough has said one of his only regrets is spending so much time working on overseas natural history programmes rather than focusing on British wildlife. The 96-year-old broadcaster and naturalist recently revealed it was due to ...

18 Feb 2023 at 13:37

David Attenborough kept away from chicks during filming due to avian flu risk

Sir David Attenborough was kept away from fledging chicks during filming for his new series after an infectious diseases expert warned a case of avian flu could be fatal for the 96-year-old. Executive producer Alastair Fothergill made the ...

07 Mar 2023 at 00:01

FKA Twigs creates nature project artwork to inspire children to change the world

British singer-songwriter FKA Twigs has said she wanted to create artwork for The Wild Escape project to inspire children to have a “genuine connection” with nature as was instilled in her when she was growing up. Hundreds of museums ...

24 Jan 2023 at 15:32

Sir David Attenborough series centred around British Isles to launch on BBC

Sir David Attenborough’s landmark series Wild Isles will debut next Sunday, the BBC has confirmed. Filmed over the course of three years, the five-part series aims to shine a light on the challenges affecting the British Isles and ...

07 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Attenborough series captures footage of slugs hanging off branches to mate

The second episode of Sir David Attenborough’s new BBC series, Wild Isles, has captured footage of slugs mating while hanging off branches. As the famed naturalist and TV presenter, 96, voices over what he calls the “dream-like” ...

19 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Bee appearing to ride tiny broomstick to feature in latest episode of Wild Isles

A bee that appears as though it is riding a tiny broomstick will be one of the latest enchanting creatures to feature in Sir David Attenborough’s Wild Isles series. The BBC programme sees the much-loved 96-year-old naturalist ...

26 Mar 2023 at 15:34

Museums unite in UK’s largest art collaboration to inspire environmental change

Hundreds of museums across the UK are joining forces in the largest ever art collaboration to inspire children to “respond creatively” to the threat to the natural environment. The project titled The Wild Escape aims to ...

24 Jan 2023 at 09:00

Sir David Attenborough warns we have a few short years left to fix natural world

Sir David Attenborough has warned that human beings have a “few short years” left to make a “choice” on how to recover the natural world. The 96-year-old naturalist and broadcaster was speaking in a new documentary ...

05 Apr 2023 at 00:01

No sixth episode for Sir David Attenborough’s Wild Isles, BBC says

The BBC has hit back at claims that it pulled an episode of a new Sir David Attenborough series out of fears of a political backlash. Wild Isles is set to begin on BBC One on Sunday with five episodes and, ...

10 Mar 2023 at 18:40

Apology over Dorries’ claims tops off day of controversy for BBC

An apology issued for the failure to properly scrutinise claims made by Nadine Dorries on a BBC show has topped off a day of controversies for the corporation. The broadcaster said in a statement on ...

10 Mar 2023 at 21:37

Fairy-like sea slugs to feature in final episode of Wild Isles

Sea slugs, which appear like a dance of fairies as they swim through the water, will be one of the last enchanting creatures to feature in Sir David Attenborough’s Wild Isles series. The BBC ...

08 Apr 2023 at 20:13

Carnivorous giant leech swallows toadlet whole in latest episode of Wild Isles

A giant leech lurking in the woodland undergrowth has been captured hunting baby toads and swallowing them whole in the latest footage set to feature in Sir David Attenborough’s Wild Isles ...

01 Apr 2023 at 16:52

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