September, 2015. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” — “’Elephant in the room’ is a metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is either being ignored or going unaddressed…also applies to an obvious problem or risk no… Continue reading
Posts tagged Sir David Attenborough
David Attenborough talks to President Obama
In May this year (2015) President Obama welcomed broadcaster Sir David Attenbrough to the White House for a televised discussion. In the interview, broadcast in the UK and US , Sir David asks the President why he cannot show a commitment to tackling climate change in the way previous presidents strived to put men on the moon. Obama… Continue reading →
Attenborough finds paradise in Tring Museum
Sir David Attenborough was at the Natural History Museum at Tring this week, filming for a forthcoming documentary which is either about, or includes references to one branch of ornithological life about which he is passionate, birds of paradise. He describes them as “the most astounding and ravishingly beautiful birds in the world”. Tring is… Continue reading →
Whever you travel – the six feet of separation animal even Attenborough hates
The great broadcaster and traveller Sir David Attenborough confesses to a strong dislike of one creature out of millions. I think we all know it. The subject of this article, so we are told, is never more than a few feet away from any of us. (This is an extract from my new e-book, David… Continue reading →
Sir David Attenborough visits Easter Island
In 1999 Sir David Attenborough visited Easter Island, but not for the obvious reasons of observing wildlife. The film he completed there was The Lost Gods of Easter Island, shown in 2000. I was fortunate enough to join him on the most remote inhabited island on earth. I write about that visit, based on my… Continue reading →