Matthew 31:52And I guess COVID has shown, and if there's a silver lining is that, if the world puts its mind to it, it can do a lot of things. I think that's a very, very important point. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet - British Council David Attenborough 0:25I am David Attenborough, and I am 93. And we just thought, wow, that's, that's extraordinary. This film is my witness statement and my vision of the future, the story of how we came to make this our greatest mistake, and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right. In this trailer, he talks about his documentary . And look what happened. Connect live to experts and classrooms worldwide via Skype in the Classroom. How are you guys affected by COVID-19? And that has to be the message, people have to understand. if anyone has watched David Attenborough's documentary "A Life On Our Planet" can you summarize it ? Why are persons who are confined to bed less likely to develop bedsores on their bodies if they rest on a waterbed rather than on an ordinary mattress? And that species is us. And so once you tell a simple story about why we've ended up having a problem, you can then tell a very simple story about how you can get out of the problem. Because we don't thrive in an unstable planet. Spolier alert A life on our planet opens with scenes of the devastation at Chernobyl - explaining how in 1986 it became uninhabitable and likening this to the destruction that we are heading towards through the impacts of climate change. You have to do it together. Three key themes struck me as vitally important to make this plan succeed: A. So yeah, I'm afraid that it's completely realistic. 05:17 - The synopsis of A Life on Our Planet and who Sir David Attenborough is. And you show scenes from it in this doc. Attenboroughs advice is broad to the point of being unhelpful (use natural energy, consider veganism, look for other ways to raise our standard of living without increasing our impact, etc. sanaysay) ang aking salin, maituturing pa rin ba itong isang pagsasalin? Related to the study of human social systems, customs, traditions, and beliefs. 7.17gC78gC4H104.02gCl273.5gAl2(CO3)3, Name the body cavity in which each of the following viscera are found: spinal cord, liver, lung, spleen, heart, pancreas, gallbladder, and kidney, The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem, The geological era since the end of the Great Ice Age about 11,000 years ago. And so those things can turn things around very, very quickly as individuals. And it's very, very achievable. And the climate, as I'm sure most of your listeners know, has changed incredibly fast, particularly over the last couple of decades. But he's nearly been, it's what, nearly 70 years on. Colin Butfield 45:49Yes, carrying on working with Silverback is definitely part of them. But I wanted to get to the project, because this is, we've kind of touched on this already. I took a slightly different, not slightly different, quite a different message from this. And they just hear so many different problems, cascade of different things and don't seem to relate. Sir David Attenborough is a broadcast legend. I work for the UK branch of World Wildlife Fund. WebDeep seabed The Deep The Blue Planet BBC One. Keith Scholey 20:31Yeah, no, the whole idea of the Our Planet series was, Alastair Fothergill and I, who started Silverback films, we've made lots, we used to work at the BBC, made a lots of landmark series, like Planet Earth, Blue Planet, before. We said that we couldn't do all these kinds of things. We must tackle poverty and enable people around the world to receive an education - this will bring down population growth to a balanced level. Carbon and the food. (a) If all of the angular momentum that is tied up in the rest of the Solar System could be returned to the Sun, find its rotation period be (assume rigid-body rotation). Because it's quite an accomplishment to do that. Keith Scholey 35:32I think it was Johnny, I think it was Johnny Hughes, who was the co-director with us. And probably no individual has seen as much of the Earth's wilderness as he has in his illustrious nearly 70 year career. And to remind you to please remember to like us and share us with your friends and family wherever you happen to listen or watch podcasts. Matthew 49:23Yeah. It's just, it's his proper talent, it's his experience and talent combined. So you've got this very sort of relaxed conversational experience, and to be able to, as therefore one of the days when David was just talking and remembering things and reflecting on things. 00:35 - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet trailer. To restore stability to our planet, we must restore its biodiversity. And in a way, it's a terrible thing to say, but I wonder if it's a blessing in disguise that this film came out after this disaster has happened. A big accident is happening, which is going to take away our ability to live in this place. David Attenborough A Life On Our Planet Teaching Resources | TPT A large coal fired power plant has an efficiency of 45% and produces net 1,500 MW of electricity. When is David Attenborough's new film A Life On Our Planet released? Maybe what can individuals do to help? Keith, since you know David so well, why this film and why now? When you get a 404 error be sure to check the URL that you are attempting to use in your browser.This tells the server what resource it should attempt to request. This varies by browser, if you do not see a box on your page with a red X try right clicking on the page, then select View Page Info, and goto the Media Tab. So it's for three guys, three blokes here in the UK. So the first thing really is we're all of our voices and things like that. 2020 | Maturity Rating: 7+ | 1h 23m | Science & Nature Docs. The problem is, of course, lifting ourselves up from the day to day to address it, but independently is a no brainer to embrace this. Fertile land can produce a large number of good quality crops. We just need to get our politicians and business leaders believing his ABC solutions and then take ACTION. The .htaccess file contains directives (instructions) that tell the server how to behave in certain scenarios and directly affect how your website functions. And so it's, you know, it's a win-win. And they'd have these whole spreads about this tribe in New Guinea, that had not, you know, no one had encountered before. Or did he kind of understand why that was a good technique to use in this situation? And we have to them quickly. The evidence is all around. This film is my witness statement and my vision for the future. In terms of carrying on doing these documentaries? And Kenya in the 60s was just like paradise. Colin Butfield 4:05Yeah, things are pretty good with me, actually, thanks. Keith Scholey 41:53Absolutely. What made people change their opinion on the humpback whale? And in that one shot, there was the whole of humanity, nothing else except the person that was in the spacecraft taking that picture. It's the reality. But I think, in terms of the first part of that answer of yours, I think we have a little clip we can show or listen to for our listeners. Attenborough cites government intervention in Costa Rica causing deforestation to reverse, Palau's fishing regulations and improved use of land in the Netherlands as good examples. It's one of my family was keen to watch. So I'm hoping in the long run, that maybe this might help us in solving the bigger problem. And East Africa was in fantastic case, the Amazon was hardly untouched. You said you, it was talking with him, and he wanted to do the film. It solves itself in hundreds of thousands of years. Colin, what was it like for you to work with what I imagine is one of your heroes? I mean, what about your children or your children's children, you know. Colin Butfield 6:31No, it's a great question. Fast forward to 2020. 34:04 - How the idea came about to create a retrospective of Sir David Attenboroughs life. And we're going to either do it in a slightly controlled ways, sort of, on the faster version of the trajectory we're on now, or we're going to do it in a panic in a few years time. But it's tiny compared to what's coming down the track in 10-15 years time. A broadcaster recounts his life, and the evolutionary history of [2] The film acts as a "witness statement",[3] through which Attenborough shares first-hand his concern for the current state of the planet due to humanity's impact on nature and his hopes for the future. Matthew 19:47It's interesting, you mentioned tipping point. But the key thing we've learned from COVID is the world has to act together, if you're going to fix it. And so the whole idea of the film was, let's just keep it simple. Let's hear what he has to think about what he's witnessed, what he's seen, and crucially, what he thinks we should do now. 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Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals. And you know, we've got through the Coronavirus first round in the spring pretty well. Sir David Attenborough is a broadcast legend. And I think everyone thinks that fixing this is all going to be, we're all gonna have to become poor, we're all gonna have to live in terrible lives. Or even if we carry on with the few little things we've been starting to do? And others, of course, whereas voiceover is scripted. Keith Scholey 49:44And the thing is we have set in train a geological process. And in, you know, the things you could see were just absolutely amazing. But I think actually, what's happened now is the whole COVID crisis has allowed people to reflect very much about what's important. Subscribe to our mailing list or follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at Alamo pictures to keep up to date with new releases for upcoming shows. David Attenborough A life on Our Planet Movie Guide Subscribe to our mailing list or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at Alamo pictures. For 10,000 years the worlds temperature has not varied beyond 1C . He knew he was going to discuss certain themes, but the exact words that came out of his mouth are what he was reflecting at that moment. And one of the techniques we used in the film was, simply because David's such an accomplished presenter, people are so used to, he's so used to being on camera, people are so used to seeing him on camera. A chemical intended to kill insects and other organisms that damage crops. David Attenborough 14:13The living world is a unique and a spectacular marvel. These irreversible events would cause mass extinction and exacerbate climate change further. Help us understand what we, I want to focus, first of all, because I think many times as individuals, we kind of feel like we're powerless. So that means everyone who follows is in our hands. I think that brings us to a good point to see or listen to another clip. We're having an unstable planet at the time we're putting the greatest demands on it. And we won't go through all that. Like a lot of great ideas. Obtain the moles of substance in the following. Interspersed with footage of his career and of a wide variety of ecosystems, he narrates key moments in his career and indicators of how the planet has changed since he was born in 1926. Matthew 41:10And yet, you're talking about technology. He's 94 now. And that's quite a tricky thing to do. Matthew 26:22Welcome back to Factual America. I mean, do you have more films, bigger projects, maybe working with Silverback? David Attenborough Head on down to the show notes for more information about today's episode, our guests and the team behind the podcast. Matthew 33:20Well, I do want to get to talk a little bit more about what needs to be done. And that has often been considered as something that's a bit sad. The company has paid commissions, Sanaysay: 1. So, yes, yes, we are. The single most important component for keeping the planet stable. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet - Netflix Hint they will appear in order they are asked. It is not an inevitability that things are going to carry on and go badly wrong. Keith Scholey 44:02Yeah, the film, we've finished. It's for all the thousands, billions of people who are going to follow us. Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. WebDavid Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet. Or had you gotten most of the filming done before all the lockdowns hit? I know you're still, it's still early days in terms of just been released. Change the settings back to the previous configuration (before you selected Default). Sparkling coastal seas, vast forests, immense grasslands, you could fly for hours over the untouched wilderness. Areas of the Arctic or Antarctic were different to what the filming crew expected due to ice caps melting. What human development kick started the civilized world. Intro 2:10Factual America is produced by Alamo pictures, a production company specializing in documentaries, television, and shorts about the USA for an international audience. But also the ways out of it. Colin Butfield 16:10Well, I think we've got two things happening at exactly the same time. Because we're used to seeing him with gorillas in Rwanda, or you know, cavorting with penguins, you know, this sort of thing. Unearthing the Best Sustainability Books: Must-Reads to Help You When somebody like Gavin came up with a different way of presenting this and different ways of interviewing him. That's why humans must never let stability go. As Keith saidma few minutes ago, we can turn this around within a decade. Matthew 22:27And I mean, there's a point in this doc where, I think David's being interviewed by Christine Lagarde who's used to hit the IMF and is president of the ECB, he says you could happily retire. He talks about the Amazon rainforest. A Netflix original documentary series and groundbreaking collaboration between WWF, Netflix and Silverback Films, Our Planet showcases the world's natural wonders, iconic species and wildlife spectacles that still remain. Colin, you're also here in the UK. And I'm sure there are a lot more to come. Matthew 37:35And you've mentioned David Attenborough's humility. Those two things happening at the same time will create a destabilized planet where, to be honest, I mean, probably the scariest thought in all of this, is human civilization only existed on this stable planet that we've had for about 10-11,000 years in the Holocene. We get answers to a few of our questions from David Attenborough's documentary film, A life on our planet. This documentary is truly an eye-opening experience, the audience gets the chance to understand what is going on and how it affects us as a human race. It will, ultimately, in the case of Amazon, it will have lost so much moisture, it will ultimately be in a tipping point towards perpetual decline. How are things with you? Never. And then when we kind of built on that. in The documentary ends once again at Chernobyl, as it is today with the empty streets and buildings across this city now re-wilding. And there's one that's happening on climate change, which is effectively the follow up to the Paris Climate Agreement in November next year.