Ten of Attenborough's best documentaries

Ten of Attenborough's best documentaries9 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePaul Glynn,BBC NewsandIan Youngs,BBC NewsSir David Attenborough's landmark natural history programmes have educated and inspired us for more than seven decades.From hanging out with primates to early climate warnings, here's a selection of his trailblazing programmes and where to watch them in the UK.1. Life on Earth (1979)The "groundbreaking" programme established Attenborough as the foremost TV naturalistLife on Earth was Attenborough's ambitious, globe-spanning attempt to tell the story of life in a way that had never been attempted before, "from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us".It established Attenborough as the foremost TV naturalist, as well as an iconic British cultural figure.It was "absolutely groundbreaking for the time", according to Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon, author of BBC Wildlife Documentaries in the Age of Attenborough."It was the first time that they sent cameramen all over the world to capture images of animal behaviour in the field," he explains. "It's the first series which has Attenborough talking to camera [on location], instead of being in the studio and commenting on footage."Life on Earth is the first on-screen appearance of David Attenborough as a character, rather than just as a presenter. It's the first for everything, basically."Memorably, the penultimate episode found Attenborough playing with and being groomed by a group of mountain gorillas, which he later described as "one of the most exciting encounters of my life".The Bafta-nominated series was watched by up to 500 million people worldwide and set the template for what would follow with what became known as his Life Collection, including The Living Planet, The Private Life of Plants and The Life of Birds.And to mark his 100th birthday, the BBC also revisited it...