{"product_id":"a-life-on-our-planet-david-attenborough","title":"A Life on Our Planet (David Attenborough)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller by David Attenborough, who marks his 100th birthday this year - a deeply personal account of his love of the natural world, and the devastating changes to it he's witnessed first hand.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day - the loss of our planet's wild places, its biodiversity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have been witness to this decline. \u003ci\u003eA Life on Our Planet\u003c\/i\u003e contains my witness statement, and my vision for the future - the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake, and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSir David Attenborough is Britain's best-known natural history film-maker. His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spanned nearly seven decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis first job - after Cambridge University and two years in the Royal Navy - was at a London publishing house. Then in 1952 he joined the BBC as a trainee producer, and it was while working on the \u003ci\u003eZoo Quest\u003c\/i\u003e series (1954-64) that he had his first opportunity to undertake expeditions to remote parts of the globe, to capture intimate footage of rare wildlife in its natural habitat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was Controller of BBC 2 (1965-68), during which time he introduced colour television to Britain, then Director of Programmes for BBC Television (1969-1972). In 1973 he abandoned administration altogether to return to documentary-making and writing, and has established himself as the world's leading Natural History programme maker with several\u003cbr\u003elandmark BBC series, including\u003ci\u003eLife on Earth \u003c\/i\u003e(1979), \u003ci\u003eThe Living Planet\u003c\/i\u003e (1984), \u003ci\u003eThe Trials\u003cbr\u003eof Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eThe Private Life of Plants\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eLife of Birds\u003c\/i\u003e (1998),\u003ci\u003eThe Blue Planet \u003c\/i\u003e(2001),\u003ci\u003eLife of Mammals\u003c\/i\u003e (2002),\u003ci\u003ePlanet Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eLife in Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir David was knighted in 1985 and received the Order of Merit in 2005. He is a fellow of the Royal Society, and stands at the forefront of issues concerning the planet's declining species and conservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 288 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65806261944669,"sku":"K087350423","price":14.5,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8735042300001A.jpg?v=1788472302","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/a-life-on-our-planet-david-attenborough","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}