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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

But for us, an idea could do that

But for us, an idea could do that

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But for us, an idea could do that.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:09
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Silverback Films,Altitude Film Entertainment,WWF-UK

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Movie Summary

One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
And the idea could be passed from one generation to the next. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:05
And the idea could be passed from one generation to the next...
We were transforming what a species could achieve. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:05
We were transforming what a species could achieve.
A few millennia after this began, I grew up at exactly the right moment. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
A few millennia after this began, I grew up at exactly the r...
The start of my career in my 20s - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:20
The start of my career in my 20s
Wherever I went, there was wilderness. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:33
Wherever I went, there was wilderness.
It was the best time of my life. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
It was the best time of my life.
The Second World War was over, technology was making our lives easier. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:14
The Second World War was over, technology was making our liv...
[Attenborough] It felt that nothing would limit our progress. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:11
[Attenborough] It felt that nothing would limit our progress...
This was before any of us were aware that there were problems. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:05
This was before any of us were aware that there were problem...
My first visit to East Africa was in 1960. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:06
My first visit to East Africa was in 1960.
Back then, it seemed inconceivable that we, a single species, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:12
Back then, it seemed inconceivable that we, a single species...
The Maasai word "Serengeti" means "endless plains." - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:09
The Maasai word "Serengeti" means "endless pl...
You can be in one spot on the Serengeti, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:08
You can be in one spot on the Serengeti,
[bellowing] - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:08
[bellowing]
A quarter of a million zebra. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:10
A quarter of a million zebra.
A few days after that... - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:14
A few days after that...
It took a visionary scientist, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:06
It took a visionary scientist,
He and his son used a plane to follow the herds over the horizon. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:09
He and his son used a plane to follow the herds over the hor...
They charted them as they moved across rivers, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:32
They charted them as they moved across rivers,
And a few years later, that idea became obvious to everyone. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:05
And a few years later, that idea became obvious to everyone.