Sir David Attenborough shares his life in sound
An exclusive Radio 4 interview with David Attenborough about his life in wildlife sound.
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Radio 4,·16 Dec 2013,·28 mins
David Attenborough: My Life in Sound
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In an exclusive interview for Radio 4 David Attenborough talks to Chris Watson about his life in sound. One of Sir David's first jobs in natural history film making was as a wildlife sound recordist. Recorded in Qatar, David Attenborough is with wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson, there to make a film about a group of birds he is passionate about, The Bird of Paradise. It is in Qatar where the worlds largest captive breeding population is and it is in this setting Chris Watson takes Sir David back to the 1950's and his early recording escapades, right through to today where David Attenborough narrates a series of Tweet of the Day's on Radio 4 across the Christmas and New Year period.