At the latest RTS All-Party Parliamentary Group event, Andrew Marr will quiz Sir David on his life in broadcasting, his work in conservation and his upcoming projects.
Tickets for RTS members are strictly limited, with early booking advised.
The RTS APPG is chaired by Damian Collins MP.
As a presenter on the groundbreaking Late Night Line-Up, Joan Bakewell became one of television’s most recognisable faces. “Intelligent and the epitome of 1960s chic – a Mary Quant for the chattering classes” is the verdict of the British Film Institute, and that captures her to a T.
Filmed over a stretch of nearly four years, the programme features footage from Nepal, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Thailand and Siberia.
The first episode – entitled “Beneath The Waves” – takes viewers on a journey around Asia’s oceans. “Above The Clouds” will showcase elephants living in high-altitude tea plantations and red panda hiding in the Himalaya, among others. Polar bears, Himalayan wolves and sea eagles all fight for survival in “The Frozen North”, before viewers enter the jungle in the fourth episode, “Tangled Worlds”.
Daily, we are bombarded by headlines announcing the wonders – and risks – that generative artificial intelligence is bringing to our lives. AI has been used to help identify the hostages taken by Hamas from southern Israel on 7 October. More mundanely, apparently it can also help stem the alarming rise in shoplifting. On the other hand, it could put many of us out of work, lead to rampant breaches of copyright and, ultimately, make it nigh on impossible to tell what on our screens is fake and what is real.
Beginning in 2006, Plant Earth provides stories from across the globe, focusing on the species that inhabit Earth, and the environments they live in.
The newly released trailer for Planet Earth III features Attenborough’s narration hinting at what’s to come in the eight-part series. Climate change and the human impact on the globe appears to be a theme, with Attenborough stating how the natural world is changing due to “a powerful force… us.” Other promotional material mentions the challenges that we face together, accompanied by video clips of forest fires.
The five-part series will be narrated by Attenborough and will use state of the art technology combined with rigorous scientific research to transport viewers back in time.
The documentary will look back 66 million years to the ancient world and reveal the different habitats of Earth and the dinosaurs that populated them.
An original score has been composed by Hans Zimmer, and the stories will be told against the landscapes of the Cretaceous times, spanning coasts, deserts, freshwater, ice worlds and forests.
The landmark documentary will show minute by minute what happened to the dinosaurs when the asteroid hit Earth and led to their demise.
There is plenty of evidence relating to when the asteroid hit the Earth at the end of Late Cretaceous period 66 million years ago, but there is no direct evidence that confirms how it killed the dinosaurs.
A new dig site of a prehistoric graveyard known as Tanis, hidden in the low hills of North Dakota, has fossilised creatures dating back to the end of the Late Cretaceous buried under a layer of rock.
That was one of the conclusions of an RTS Futures session, 'Can TV Save The Planet?', that discussed how it not only people like David Attenborough and Chris Packham that can alert audiences to the impact of climate change and other environmental challenges.
ITV adds to their slate of gripping dramas with the brand-new crime procedural Honour, starring Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard).
The series follows the true story of the murder of 20-year-old Londoner Banaz Mahmod in 2006.
Planet Earth: A Celebration takes eight of the most jaw-dropping moments from Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II, combining Attenborough’s melodic narration, with music from world-famous composer Hans Zimmer and rapper Dave.
The documentary takes viewers around the world, from the North of Norway, to the East Cape of South Africa, to the Indian Ocean, revealing how animals are adapting to their changing environments.
