David Attenborough's Life Stories

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Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants

Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world

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David Attenborough's Life Stories: Series 2: Canopy

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David Attenborough talks about filming in one of nature's most inaccessible places.

Sir David Attenborough talks about filming in one of nature’s most inaccessible places, high up in the jungle canopy. From 2011.

If you walk into a rainforest you are immediately met by quite literally a forest of trees. 

All the tree trunks look like cathedral pillars, smooth and wet from the rain. 

Not a single branch emerges from the trunk for tens of metres - and when they do you see a breath-taking interlocking jungle of branches and leaves, ferns and flowers and all number of creatures great and small. 

The canopy is a bonanza of tropical forest life, in the bright light and gentle breeze - a far cry from the dark and humid underworld of the forest floor. 

Not surprising then that Sir David Attenborough knew this would be a perfect place to film wildlife.

Producer:  Julian Hector 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.

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