From his home, Sir David Attenborough shows viewers 'A Perfect Planet'

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'I've seen the world go by in the natural world in my garden with a continuity and intensity that I haven't been able to give it for, almost forever, really.' 9News

is a globetrotter, discovering far-flung lands and exotic species for TV audiences since the 1950s. The pandemic may have kept him at home for much of 2020, but it hasn't stopped the legendary host from continuing his work to get the world to act on climate change.

The microphone cable went out the window so the sound could be recorded by a crew member in the garden. "Our amazing composer worked with an orchestra in Iceland because Iceland was not very locked down. They had very little COVID. He actually directed and conducted that orchestra from the UK," says Fothergill.

Different episodes look at the essential roles played by the sun, ocean, volcanoes, weather and of course, humans. "It's very important to give people solutions. I think otherwise people stick their head in the sand. You need to tell them what they can do to help turn things around," said Fothergill, who is a long-time Attenborough collaborator.

 

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