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Sam Baumal will perform with global puppetry collective The Herds as part of David Attenborough’s 100th birthday celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall on 8th May.
Kirsty Young presents a ninety minute special event honouring one of the most influential figures in broadcasting and natural history storytelling.
Broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall in London, jointly staged and produced by BBC Studios Music Productions and Natural History Unit, and in partnership with The Open University, airs on his birthday, Friday 8 May at 8.30pm, on BBC One and iPlayer. As it brings the nation together to celebrate and honour David’s groundbreaking career, David Attenborough’s 100 Years on Planet Earth will take audiences on an extraordinary journey through a century of exploration and discovery in the natural world, seen through the prism of David’s remarkable life and work.