![]() ![]() One caveat: Netflix does not have the seventh part, On Thin Ice. As The Telegraph’s Tom Chivers put it in a five-star review, Frozen Planet “is nothing new. In a nutshell: Ten years on from The Blue Planet, Attenborough may have been covering familiar ground here, but was also more confident in his craft than ever before. ![]() One scene, however, proved controversial: Attenborough’s camera-crew stood by and watched as a young elephant died of dehydration. In a nutshell: Camels! Meercats! Wildebeest! Africa has seldom looked better than it does in this glossy, high-definition five-parter. Watch the 31 full David Attenborough documentaries (from 1955-69) on BBC iPlayer Africa Watch David Attenborough: the Early Years on BBC iPlayer While you're on iPlayer, don't miss out on the real treat for nature lovers: the BBC's free online collection of 31 original Attenborough documentaries - including his original 1961 film about Elsa. There are some hidden treasures here, such as a report on the music of Sierra Leone, but the real highlights are his encounters with animals – including the first-ever footage of an indri lemur, and his poignant meeting with an elderly Elsa the Lioness (very much the Cecil the Lion of her day). In a nutshell: In this half-hour retrospective, Sir David revists his early work as a fresh-faced presenter for the BBC.
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