David Attenborough - My Life In Sound

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.

An exclusive Radio 4 interview with David Attenborough about his life in wildlife sound.

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In an BBC exclusive interview, the wildlife legend talks about his life in sound. One of his first jobs in natural history film making was as a wildlife sound recordist.

Recorded in Qatar, Sir David is with sound recordist Chris Watson, there to make a film about a group of birds he is passionate about, The Bird of Paradise.

Qatar is home to the world's largest captive breeding population and it's in this setting that Chris chats to Sir David.

They look back to the 1950's and Sir David's early recording escapades, right through to his narration for a series of Tweet of the Day for BBC Radio 4.

Producer: Jamie Merritt

Exclusive BBC interview with David Attenborough about his life in wildlife sound.

In the midst of Birds of Paradise, David Attenborough talks to Chris Watson about his sound recording escapades. From 2013.

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