“It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate change; it's sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now.”

English broadcaster, naturalist and writer

Sir David Attenborough is an English broadcaster, naturalist and writer, born in 1926. His presenting career began with Zoo Quest in 1954 and has continued for seven decades, making him a familiar voice and on-screen guide to the natural world. He is known for landmark television work that includes The Life Collection, Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth franchise, The Blue Planet and Frozen Planet. Over the years he has also received many honorary degrees and awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Narrator and one Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Personality, Non-Daily.