David Attenborough has a new Nature series out this summer on Amazon Prime. This is big news at my house. And you thought the major headlines had to do with heat waves and indictments. The iconic naturalist has become a beloved figure for the way he fills us with the wonder of our natural world while pricking our conscience with stories of how that beauty is vanishing. Who doesn’t love listening to David Attenborough talk about the mating habits of animals, the characteristics of rare flowers, and the beauty of an old tree? This series has him posing next to a 700-year-old oak, a tree that he has known since he was a boy. And yet there are half as many of these oaks as there were seventy years ago. Attenborough’s unwavering commitment to conservation, his intimate storytelling combined with that sing-song, low gravelly voice that breaks with bursts of childish enthusiasm has inspired generations to appreciate and protect the delicate balance of our planet's ecosystems. It’s the voice we’ve known all our lives, like that of a parent. And after a lifetime of far-flung expeditions to Africa, Asia, America, and the distant ends of the earth, with this new series, Attenborough returns to his starting place. Called “Wild Isles,” this is an intimate portrayal of the bold untamed beauty of Britain.
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This Sceptred Isle, This Other Eden . . …
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David Attenborough has a new Nature series out this summer on Amazon Prime. This is big news at my house. And you thought the major headlines had to do with heat waves and indictments. The iconic naturalist has become a beloved figure for the way he fills us with the wonder of our natural world while pricking our conscience with stories of how that beauty is vanishing. Who doesn’t love listening to David Attenborough talk about the mating habits of animals, the characteristics of rare flowers, and the beauty of an old tree? This series has him posing next to a 700-year-old oak, a tree that he has known since he was a boy. And yet there are half as many of these oaks as there were seventy years ago. Attenborough’s unwavering commitment to conservation, his intimate storytelling combined with that sing-song, low gravelly voice that breaks with bursts of childish enthusiasm has inspired generations to appreciate and protect the delicate balance of our planet's ecosystems. It’s the voice we’ve known all our lives, like that of a parent. And after a lifetime of far-flung expeditions to Africa, Asia, America, and the distant ends of the earth, with this new series, Attenborough returns to his starting place. Called “Wild Isles,” this is an intimate portrayal of the bold untamed beauty of Britain.