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CELEBRATING 100TH YEARS OF SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH #davidattenborough #sirdavidattenborough #planetearth #blueplanet #dynasties

u/kurt187 — 6 days ago
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As David Attenborough reaches 100, it makes you think… how many TV legends make it to a century without controversy and are still adored by the people who grew up with them?

On his 100th birthday today, communities across the UK are planting trees, nature groups are hosting special wildlife walks, and broadcasters are replaying his greatest documentaries. With so much happening in his honour, it raises a rare question: how many other television icons have lived to 100, kept their legacy spotless, and are still celebrated by the people whose lives they shaped?

u/Smart-Delay-7237 — 6 days ago
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BREAKING NEWS: 8 hours ago Sir David Attenborough was 99… I’m proud to say this extraordinary man has turned 100💫

Curtsey of Alllontheboard (taken from instagram)

u/CarefreeDreamer — 6 days ago
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Did anyone else find the David Attenborough BBC Birthday disappointing?

For those who watched the BBC celebration of Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday, what did you find disappointing by the presentation?

(For those who missed it you can see on BBC IPlayer.)

I found a number of things which were disappointing or just not a good presentation. Overall it seemed like it was thrown together at the last minute, which is ridiculous given the time they had to prepare.

  1. Lack of children. Other than one short video segment of a handful of preselected children, all the talk of of future generations fell very flat when children were not present, nor included, and the late hour. For example, my daughter’s school had a special assembly to send a birthday wish video to Sir Attenborough. Why didn’t they the BBC include a collage of schools from around the UK or the world? Very much a missed opportunity and poorly done by the BBC.

  2. Presenter was pleasant but boring. Her cadence of speech seemed off putting and unprepared. Very awkward at times. It would have been better to have a couple hosts who could move the show along better.

  3. Too celebrity focused. Sir Attenborough is the epitome of humble anti-fame celebrity, so why was BBC over emphasising celebrities in on stage guests and video birthday wishes. They should have celebrated the common person, and include a video of many people all around the UK and world wishing him a happy birthday. Instead it came off as elitism junk. Why the heck is Camila Cabello in a clip? Or why zoom in on Benedict Cumberbatch in the audience? Very poorly done and again a missed opportunity to celebrate all of humanity, which is what Sir Attenborough preaches himself.

Many more peeves to state but open up to others to discuss.

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u/cycle200km — 4 days ago
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I’ve been experimenting with a (slightly) more limited colour palette recently and also felt inspired by David Attenboroughs up coming 100th birthday!

u/HJillustrates — 13 days ago
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What a blessing it is to the world that this man has lived 100 years. We love you Mr Attenborough!

Piece created with a biro

I am an artist in the New Forest :)

u/Kurtoa — 6 days ago
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I don’t need people grilling my ass for this but there’s no way I’m the only one who gets creep vibes from David Attenborough. And yes I know he’s an old man but there’s something not right and there was a tweet I saw about him being a pedophile and another about him just being horrible. Ya’ll care too much about old people and watch me be right as always.

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u/Secret_Juggernaut547 — 7 days ago
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Outernet birthday special

Was lucky enough to be in London on David’s birthday and got to watch the film special

u/newmum21 — 4 days ago