David Attenborough, the excited but hushed voice of nature programs, turns 100

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Source: AP

LONDON (AP) — The BBC is hosting a party for David Attenborough at the Royal Albert Hall. Cinemas are playing his nature films. Friends have spent weeks lavishing praise on the man and his work.

But the world’s most famous wildlife presenter is likely to be uncomfortable with all the attention as he celebrates his 100th birthday on Friday, said Alastair Fothergill, the producer of some of Attenborough’s most well-known documentaries and the director of Silverback Films.

“He’s always been very clear to all of us that work with him: ‘Remember, the animals are the stars, I’m not,’’’ Fothergill told The Associated Press. “So, yes, surprisingly for one of the most famous men on the planet, he doesn’t like being famous at all.”

But Attenborough has had to accept the accolades this week as scientists, politicians and conservationists celebrated the man who has brought frolicking gorillas, breaching whales and tiny poisonous frogs into living rooms around the world for more than 70 years.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/david-attenborough-100th-birthday-nature-presenter-db91049358ead2a725920b782d10ed72

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1. HAPPY BDAY, Mr. Attenborough !!

If only some of your primary attributes rubbed off on some of our most lousy politicians, the world would definitely be a better place.

[maxsolomon]

2. Here's to one thing MFer and Republics cannot destroy or debase.

H100B DA!

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Oh, what a relief ! It started off reading like an obit -- then finished with HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! nt

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7. Me Too!

Sadly, there are so few people in the news that can be seen as guiding lights in this Bedlam of a world.
A-social Media has elevated the most deplorable “Influencers” to the level of gurus, without any depth of knowledge or Wisdom. I’m no genius, but I could see this at the start.
In my darkest moments I fear that the only way out for Humanity is to be near-anihilated and start again (as in “A Canticle For Liebowitz”), but………
(Poo Tee Weet)…

[Ponietz]

4. PBS might as well be called the David Attenborough channel.

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6. David Attenborough is part of the reason tennis balls are yellow.

He was the controller of BBC 2, at the time the only TV channel that could broadcast in colour. Coverage started with the 1967 Wimbledon championships. It was realised that white balls dont show up well on colour TV sets. Though it wasn't until 1986 that Wimbledon had yellow balls as the norm.

He also was responsible for making snooker popular on TV in the UK. In monochrome everything is a shade of grey. Of course, a game with coloured balls is perfect for colour TV. Had to be, when you got commentators saying "for those of you watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green".

Oh and he commissioned this comedy series called Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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5. Attenborough was also instrumental

in getting Kenneth Clark's Civilisation and Joseph Bronowski's The Ascent of Man aired.