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鈥淣atural History is in the 主播大秀鈥檚 DNA鈥� says 主播大秀 Director-General Tony Hall as he welcomes an audience of wildlife enthusiasts to the Radio Theatre in New Broadcasting House today to announce the launch of the UK edition of . The website will provide a digital home for all things 主播大秀 Nature, including social media, hosting pictures from the public and a new interactive feature 鈥樷��.

The website launch coincided with the premiere screening of episode one of the new series from the Natural History Unit, , which will be broadcast on 主播大秀 One on Thursday 23 October. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, the naturalist joined Hall in conversation before the screening. The series is shot in ultra high definition and Attenborough imparts, with tongue slightly in cheek, that with all the video technology the public has to hand, that he and his team 鈥�has to keep ahead of them鈥�. Life Story definitely stays ahead of the pack, using innovative filming techniques and camera technology to capture an extremely intimate portrait of animals in the wild. A far cry, Sir David goes on to explain, from the early days of wind-up cameras when 鈥測ou were constantly on edge鈥� waiting to press the record button.

At 88 Attenborough has had a lifetime of experience observing the natural world, but he still discovers new things and is still amazed by animal behaviour, as we can see as he 鈥榣ive narrates鈥� footage of a cuttlefish creating patterns on the seabed. At an age when most would have retired, the veteran broadcaster shows no signs of slowing down, he is involved in three new projects including his major passion of observing birds of paradise, diving to the bottom of the sea in a submarine and joining a dinosaur dig in South America.

When Tony Hall asks him if the upcoming projects feel a bit like 鈥榮choolboy heaven鈥�, the ever humble Attenborough responds 鈥測ou know, I can鈥檛 believe my luck鈥�. As he leaves the stage to a standing ovation, one can鈥檛 help but consider that we, the viewers, are the lucky ones.

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• The first episode of will be broadcast on 主播大秀 One at 9pm on Thursday 23 October.
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• Read a press release detailing new natural history content on 主播大秀 television and online on the .
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• Watch footage from David Attenborough's early days on .