Screenplay: David Attenborough

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by David Attenborough. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Planet Earth (TV Series)

2006 · Documentary · 50 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Alastair Fothergill

Plot An awarded 11-episode documentary TV series written by David Attenborough and commissioned by the BBC. It shows the breathtaking beauty of our planet.

Max

8.5

16K votes

8.5

16K votes

Frozen Planet (TV Miniseries)

2011 · Documentary · 280 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Elizabeth White

Cast David Attenborough

Plot TV Miniseries. 6 Episodes. "Frozen Planet" is narrated by Sir David Attenborough, who himself travelled to both polar regions in the making of the series. Sir David first visited Antarctica...

Max

8.4

959 votes

8.4

959 votes

The Private Life Of Plants (TV Miniseries)

1995 · Documentary · 48 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Neil Lucas

Cast David Attenborough

Plot David Attenborough's study of the world of plants, which demonstrates, with the aid of time-lapse photography, the rich and varied ways in which they flourish.

8.2

680 votes

8.2

680 votes

Life in the Undergrowth (TV Miniseries)

2005 · Documentary · 250 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough

Cast David Attenborough

Plot Life in the Undergrowth is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the UK from 23 November 2005. A study of the evolution...

8.2

426 votes

8.2

426 votes

The Life of Mammals (TV Series)

2002 · Documentary · 50 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough

Cast David Attenborough

Plot The Life of Mammals is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the UK from 20 November 2002. A study of the evolution...

8.1

346 votes

8.1

346 votes

Galapagos 3D (TV Miniseries)

2013 · Documentary · min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Martin Williams

Cast David Attenborough

Plot David Attenborough is returning to Sky screens with a ground-breaking new 3D series. Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough launched on New Years Day and is simulcast in 2D on Sky...

8.1

127 votes

8.1

127 votes

Life in Cold Blood (TV Miniseries)

2008 · Documentary · min. · United Kingdom

8.1

235 votes

8.1

235 votes

The Trials of Life (TV Series)

1990 · Documentary · 50 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Michael Gunton

Cast David Attenborough

Plot The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Behaviour is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the UK from 4 October 1990....

8.0

277 votes

8.0

277 votes

The Blue Planet (TV Miniseries)

2001 · Documentary · 400 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Alastair Fothergill

Cast David Attenborough

Plot Mammoth series, five years in the making, taking a look at the rich tapestry of life in the world's oceans.

8.0

1K votes

8.0

1K votes

The Life of Birds (TV Miniseries)

1998 · Documentary · 50 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Joanna Sarsby · David Attenborough

Cast David Attenborough

Plot David Attenborough's comprehensive and richly detailed study of birds, examining the variety of different species and their ways of life.

8.0

269 votes

8.0

269 votes

Mammals

2024 · Documentary · 58 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Daniel Rasmussen

Cast David Attenborough

Plot On every continent, in every ocean, conquering frozen landscapes and searing deserts - mammals are everywhere. Sir David Attenborough reveals the ingenuity behind their success.

7.9

36 votes

7.9

36 votes

Life on Earth (TV Series)

1979 · Documentary · 702 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough

Cast David Attenborough

Plot Life on Earth: A Natural History by David Attenborough is a groundbreaking television natural history series made by the BBC in association with Warner Bros. and Reiner Moritz Productions. It...

7.8

299 votes

7.8

299 votes

The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth (TV Series)

1984 · Documentary · 54 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Ian Calvert · Richard Matthews

Cast David Attenborough

Plot The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the UK from 19 January 1984. The...

7.7

246 votes

7.7

246 votes

Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates (TV Miniseries)

2013 · Documentary · 120 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · David Lee

Cast David Attenborough

Plot David Attenborough embarks on an epic 500-million-year journey to unravel the incredible rise of the vertebrates. The evolution of animals with backbones is one of the greatest stories in natural...

7.7

66 votes

7.7

66 votes

Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough (TV Miniseries)

2015 · Documentary · 150 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Michael Davis · Anne Sommerfield · Edward McGown

Cast David Attenborough

Plot TV Mini-Series (2015-2016). 4 Episodes. David Attenborough revisits the Great Barrier Reef after nearly 60 years. His visit takes him from the most exposed part of the reef as well...

7.7

34 votes

7.7

34 votes

Life in the Freezer (TV Miniseries)

1993 · Documentary · 180 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Alastair Fothergill

Cast David Attenborough

Plot Life in the Freezer is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the UK from 18 November 1993. A study of the seasonal...

7.7

191 votes

7.7

191 votes

Micro Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (TV Series)

2013 · Documentary · 22 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Tim Usborne · Alex Hemingway

Plot Micro Monsters is a thrilling voyage into a realm that’s close to us yet quite inaccessible to the naked eye and confusing to human sensibilities - the strange, weird and...

7.5

40 votes

7.5

40 votes

7.3

46 votes

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (TV)

2009 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough

Cast David Attenborough

Plot Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life is a 2009 television documentary about Charles Darwin and his revolutionary theory of evolution through natural selection, produced by the BBC to mark...

7.3

480 votes

7.3

480 votes