I got a scholarship to Seattle University and I was writing arrangements for singers and everybody. But the music course was too dry and I really wanted to get away from home.
Before the BBC I joined the Navy in order to travel.
Dealing with global warming doesn't mean we have all got to suddenly stop...
I can mention many moments that were unforgettable and revelatory. But the...
Steve Irwin did wonderful conservation work but I was uncomfortable about...
The whole of science and one is tempted to think the whole of the life of...
I'm not in politics.
Nature isn't positive in that way. It doesn't aim itself at you. It's not...
I often get letters quite frequently from people who say how they like the...
The climate the economic situation rising birth rates none of these things...
I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I...
I think a major element of jetlag is psychological. Nobody ever tells me what...
If I were beginning my career today I don't think I would take the same...
Natural history is not about producing fables.
The process of making natural history films is to try to prevent the animal...
Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent people I...
You can only get really unpopular decisions through if the electorate is...
In the old days... it was a basic cardinal fact that producers didn't have...
I like animals. I like natural history. The travel bit is not the important...
Television of course actually started in Britain in 1936 and it was a...
People talk about doom-laden scenarios happening in the future: they are...
All we can hope for is that the thing is going to slowly and imperceptibly...
You can cry about death and very properly so your own as well as anybody...
It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate...
There is no question that climate change is happening the only arguable point...
