David Attenborough

People say we have all got to join Europe for reasons which even the economists themselves aren't clear on-at the read more

People say we have all got to join Europe for reasons which even the economists themselves aren't clear on-at the same time we're saying, well yes of course Scotland has got to be independent. And why don't we make Wales independent too? And the north of England.

The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except read more

The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?

It is curiosity, quite right-a divine curiosity. A characteristic of the gods is curiosity.

It is curiosity, quite right-a divine curiosity. A characteristic of the gods is curiosity.

Neither have I said we have got to do this because of some pharmaceutical advantage there may or may not read more

Neither have I said we have got to do this because of some pharmaceutical advantage there may or may not be. The moral issue is that we should not impoverish this world.

Children start off reading in books about lions and giraffes and so on, but they also-if they're lucky enough and read more

Children start off reading in books about lions and giraffes and so on, but they also-if they're lucky enough and have reasonable privileges of any human being-are able to go into a garden and turn over stone and see a worm and see a slug and see an ant.