Talk:David Attenborough/Archive 3

Complete List of Video Works?
Hello. I've been searching for a complete list of David Attenborough's video works and in order. You do have a section called "Bibliography", but it's in no way complete. Also, it seems he has made a lot of videos recently too. Can someone here do that? 12.46.101.25 (talk) 00:45, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

Issue: Should the lead specifically mention his primetime emmy awards?
The lead currently mentions his emmies for narration, which I don't think is more notable than many of his other honorary degrees and awards. For instance, we don't mention in the lead that he was knighted by the queen, or was awarded the Champion of the Earth award from the United Nations Environment Programme. Winning an emmy is pretty weak tea next to those awards or his 37 honorary degrees from British universities. It arguably trivializes him to say his most notable award was in winning a hollywood popularity contest along with these people. Objections to deleting mention of his emmies from the lead? Efbrazil (talk) 03:44, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Ultimately he’s a broadcaster. That’s what he’s best known for. And an Emmy for his broadcasting is notable, as is the BAFTA which also appears. If we didn’t include such awards then the lede section of articles of those in broadcasting would look very different. CH Ahens (talk) 22:09, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
 * The BAFTA I'm fine with as it highlights how long his career is and is an achievement nobody else will have. Maybe there's a middle ground here, where we mention the emmy but combine it with the prior sentence, like this:
 * Over his life he has collected dozens of honorary degrees and awards, including 3 Emmies for Outstanding Narration.
 * Does that work for you? Note that we mention his wins in 2018 and 2019 but he also won in 2020. Efbrazil (talk) 19:13, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Change made, hopefully no objections. Efbrazil (talk) 18:16, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

To add to article
To add to this article: mention of Attenborough's new BBC series Wild Isles. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/10/david-attenborough-bbc-wild-isles-episode-rightwing-backlash-fears 173.88.246.138 (talk) 05:23, 11 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Is there genuinely a 6th episode at all? Google gives conflicting information, not to mention the fact the filmography page for Sir Attenborough as it stands, lists 'Wild Isles' as being a 5 episode, 60 minute series. Lafi90 (talk) 21:42, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

nbnb — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7C:6A02:7300:64C2:6A3A:248C:945F (talk) 13:33, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

sir
he is sir david attenborough not just david attenborugh. Art3mist6 (talk) 10:00, 17 May 2023 (UTC)


 * We don't put pre-nominals into article titles.  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:36, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Image
The current image isn't the best so I've created cropped a images onto Wikimedia Commons. Do you think we should change the image? My images probably aren't worthy for the main image, but here they are if anyone is interested in improvements: — Panamitsu (talk) 04:17, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
 * File:Sir David Attenborough and Bence Mate (cropped).jpg
 * File:Robert Jenrick welcomes David Attenborough to HM Treasury (cropped).jpg (not formal enough)
 * File:David Attenborough arkive.org (cropped).jpg (this one isn't great)
 * File:Bærekraftsprisen 2018 (cropped).jpg
 * File:1278128502 Premio Tecnosol (cropped).jpg
 * File:David Attenborough at Great Barrier Reef (cropped).jpg (way too pixelated but worth mentioning)


 * Thanks for taking this on. I like the idea of replacing the lead image, where he looks emotionally flat and dishevelled. Unfortunately, all the suggested replacements are much worse quality. Looking through them in order:
 * There's a weird light shining on the left side of his profile and it looks like a tear is under his right eye. It also would need more cropping as the thing he is holding is a distraction.
 * Low resolution and he's squinting in the sun too much.
 * He has the nicest pose, but resolution is really too low.
 * Also will be low resolution if cropped to his face.
 * A bit blurry and posed, but perhaps the best trade off between quality and character.
 * Very low resolution.
 * I'm disappointed that there's nothing better out there in the public domain. The guy has to be one of the most photographed individuals of all time. Efbrazil (talk) 22:56, 28 September 2023 (UTC)