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David Attenborough ( &#; ) is one of the most widely respected TV broadcasters and has become known as the face and voice of natural history documentaries. His career in broadcasting has stretched over more than a half a century from David is the younger brother of actor, Richard Attenborough.
David was brought up in Leicester and went to Clare College, Cambridge to study Natural Sciences; after graduating in , he was called up for two years national service in the Navy.
On leaving the navy, he briefly worked as an editor for a children’s book for a publishing company.
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However, in he applied to the BBC for a job. Initially, he was rejected, but his CV remained on file and shortly afterwards was given a three months training schedule to work as a BBC broadcaster. He proved to be a good worker and quickly progressed through the ranks of fledgeling BBC TV service.
He became in charge of all non-fiction broadcasts and was soon associated with various natural history programmes such as
