Attenborough is no National Treasure but a pious, conceited (in my humble opinion) mere tv presenter who plays the pseudo scientist to lend credibility to his wealth gathering witterings for Brand Attenborough. That he is feted by the likes of Obama should tell you all you need to know about his breathy intonations.
His actual scientific study was a late 1940s degree in zoology and biology (much has been learnt since) and an early 60s degree in Social Anthropology I.e. human behaviour - so woolly observational shit not hard science! That took him into BBC administration…..for quite a few years from whence he returned to breathily intone (again
) about all sorts of dubious zoological insights. I suspect he feels himself the victim of much ‘professional jealousy’ from those genuine species experts who privately think he talks much well paid bollox!
Now I don’t doubt the difficulties of wildlife photography but you get an honesty with the likes of Gordon Buchanan that is, I suspect, an unspoken riposte to the Attenborough show but Buchanan would never admit it or be publicly disrespectful…..just too many luvvies would gasp
his career away.
Rant du jour over!