Sir David Attenborough

[Rudy]

Not croaked it

What a national treasure that man is. I’ve spent the last few weeks rewatching Planet Earth And Blue Planet. Stunning TV
 

The man should be considered to be on the next new £ note. 
 

The world would be more looked after if we listened to this mon more.

Got a new show out on the 3rd as well.

Plus he worked for the beeb in the 70s and isn’t a nonce. 

[Youri McAnespie]

You bastard. 😬

[Rudy]

5 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said:

You bastard. 😬

Haha sorry. 
honesy the man is a marvel

 

[Spider]

Just been watching Dynasties on BBC1

Not looking forward to the day this thread is his obituary at all.

He’s the man.

[SatanGreavsie]

24 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Not croaked it

 

not clear from title though - for fuck's sake 😡

[Rudy]

3 minutes ago, Spider said:

Just been watching Dynasties on BBC1

Not looking forward to the day this thread is his obituary at all.

He’s the man.

 

1 minute ago, SatanGreavsie said:

not clear from title though - for fuck's sake 😡

He’ll outlive us all

[ErnestTurnip]

What do we think of this, if you can make it through being in The Guardian:

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/07/david-attenborough-world-environment-bbc-films&ved=2ahUKEwjiv_6wyfHtAhVOSsAKHYpsCOMQFjAMegQIBxAC&usg=AOvVaw03xXHFvUT9PlNjK8FV-vn2&ampcf=1

[Biggish Dave]

He should be given a 2nd knighthood. Sir Sir David Attenborough 

[Gonk]

5 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said:

He should be given a 2nd knighthood. Sir Sir David Attenborough 

He's already got two

"Sir David Attenborough, the naturalist and broadcaster who became the environmental conscience of the nation, has been awarded a second knighthood at the age of 94. Attenborough who was knighted in 1985, has been appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael And St George for services to television broadcasting and conservation. He said: “I am, of course, most honoured that my work should have been recognised in this way.” The Order of St Michael and St George recognises service in a foreign country, or in relation to foreign and Commonwealth affairs."

[Burndens Bogs]

An absolute legend, hope he lives forever.

[gonzo]

The biggest tribute anyone could give him is doing something proper about deforestation and the dismantling of our ecosystem in which our life depends.

 

Think hed prefer that than the queen tapping him on the shoulder.

[Youri McAnespie]

52 minutes ago, gonzo said:

The biggest tribute anyone could give him is doing something proper about deforestation and the dismantling of our ecosystem in which our life depends.

 

Think hed prefer that than the queen tapping him on the shoulder.

McDonalds - probably the single biggest consumer of beef aren't messing.

They've set a target date of 2030 to remove all 'rainforest sourced products' from their supply chain.

There'll probably be a good acreage of the Amazon left by then, probably about the size of Belgium.

Ample for utilising as 'The Planet's Lungs'.

If the planet was a double-pnuemonia Covid patient with end stage COPD, A.I.D.s and a sixty a day Red Marlboro habit.

People will often say 'what's the point?' of the 'west' curbing consumption and emissions etc. when there's billions of Indians, Chinese, Indonesians, Brazilians et al ready to take up the slack and start driving American muscle cars, building tyre-fired power stations and eating 6lb of sirloin steak a day...

Well there is a point - Sir David makes it, often.

There's plenty rapists out there, we were discussing signing one ffs. Why curb our rapaciousness when there's loads out there a rapin' - it's pointless...

Edited December 29, 2020 by Youri McAnespie

[Rudy]

30 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said:

McDonalds - probably the single biggest consumer of beef aren't messing.

They've set a target date of 2030 to remove all 'rainforest sourced products' from their supply chain.

There'll probably be a good acreage of the Amazon left by then, probably about the size of Belgium.

Ample for utilising as 'The Planet's Lungs'.

If the planet was a double-pnuemonia Covid patient with end stage COPD, A.I.D.s and a sixty a day Red Marlboro habit.

People will often say 'what's the point?' of the 'west' curbing consumption and emissions etc. when there's billions of Indians, Chinese, Indonesians, Brazilians et al ready to take up the slack and start driving American muscle cars, building tyre-fired power stations and eating 6lb of sirloin steak a day...

Well there is a point - Sir David makes it, often.

There's plenty rapists out there, we were discussing signing one ffs. Why curb our rapaciousness when there's loads out there a rapin' - it's pointless...

[Roger_Dubuis]

I don't think i've ever watched an hour long David Attenborough documentary from start to finish, I find the subject he covers slightly tedious.

It's not that i've got a short attention span I can happily sit through Michael Palin travel documentaries for an hour but im just not that interested  in the likes of giraffes, hummingbirds and whales however well the commentator talks about them.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

What I find particularly interesting about him, is the fact that, by his own admission, he was initially doing his work in an environmentally damaging way.

He didn't know at the time, and as knowledge grew, turned it all around to become the man we know.

If he can do it, so can millions more.