There are national treasures in the United Kingdom - David Beckham, Clare Balding, Joanna Lumley and the like - and then there's David Attenborough. Less national treasure, more totemic cornerstone.
Near to chalking up his 60th year as a television presenter, Sir David is still going strong - his series 'Natural Curiosities' gets another outing this evening on Yesterday channel - despite having a pacemaker fitted last year. At the time, he said if he were hewing coal, he'd gladly stop, "but instead I'm swanning around the world looking at interesting things. Such good fortune."
David Attenborough has been broadcasting about the world and its nature since 1957
A few years ago, TV viewers had to vote in a poll to discover the favourite Attenborough TV moments of his entire career. See what came out in the top ten countdown below...
David Attenborough's 'Natural Curiosities' premieres this evening on Yesterday channel. All TV trends data referred to in this article has been supplied by Virgin Media, which provides access to up to 260+ channels including Freeview Channels, Virgin Movies, Sky Movies and Netflix.