FIVE iconic Sir David Attenborough shows that changed TV forever   Daily Mail Online
Published: 09:04 GMT, 22 March 2019  |  Updated: 10:00 GMT, 22 March 2019
Lennon and McCartney, Tea and Scones, Attenborough and the    when you think of iconic British pairings, youll be hard pressed to find many that work together so well. 
So it came as a surprise to all when back in November it was confirmed that Sir David Attenborough would be working with online streaming giant  to narrate a brand new series   Our Planet.
The new series takes an eye opening look at the vulnerability of Earth and the human impact threatening our essential wildlife and their habitats. So strongly does Sir David feel about this subject, it has led him to claim this could be the most important series hes ever made.
So to celebrate the upcoming release of Our Planet, weve taken a look at five of the legendary broadcasters most iconic shows, which changed television forever.
Happy days: Get your world exclusive preview of the show, only in Weekend magazines 20 page souvenir special   FREE inside this Saturdays Daily Mail
Happy days: Back in November it was confirmed that Sir David Attenborough would be working with online streaming giant Netflix to narrate a brand new series   Our Planet
Quest Under Capricorn  1963
After his Zoo Quest adventures in South America, Africa and Indonesia, a 37 year old David Attenborough – looking barely out of his teens – travelled through Australias Northern Territory for this six part series. 
The heat was in the high 40s, and the nearest help was days away. They carried a weeks supply of water, but a breakdown in the desert could have been fatal. 
Unlike any of his other shows, this showcases his ability as an anthropologist and an interviewer, befriending Aboriginal Australians and coaxing them to talk about their religious beliefs and their dying traditions.
Way back when! Sir Davids personal favourite of all the series hes made, this is also perhaps the most ambitious 
Life On Earth  1979
Sir Davids personal favourite of all the series hes made, this is also perhaps the most ambitious. 
We decided we would cover the whole of the animal kingdom, from micro organisms right through to man, he says. It took three years to make, and it was the biggest project the BBCs Natural History Unit had ever attempted. From amoeba to man is quite a go, but we did it – and a lot of people watched it. 
BBC 2 scheduled two showings a week of each episode, and many people watched both. It features his most celebrated animal encounter... romping with wild gorillas in the jungles of Rwanda.
Those were the days: Attenboroughs series have always sought to take viewers to habitats they could not hope to visit, and show the astonishing variety of wildlife on our planet, but this six parter really did introduce us to an alien world
Life In The Freezer  1993
Attenboroughs series have always sought to take viewers to habitats they could not hope to visit, and show the astonishing variety of wildlife on our planet, but this six parter really did introduce us to an alien world. 
In the Antarctic, a pristine environment at the end of the earth, the crew were able to film humpback whales, Emperor penguins and leopard seals – and to do it, they had to contend with 100 mph gales in temperatures of as low as minus 70C. 
One underwater cameraman said his oxygen breather froze to his mouth as soon as he entered the water.
Legend: Sir David cemented his position as the nations favourite grandfather in the final part of this series, when he got down on his knees in a grassy enclosure to exchange greetings with a blind baby black rhino called Nicky
Africa  2013
Sir David cemented his position as the nations favourite grandfather in the final part of this series, when he got down on his knees in a grassy enclosure to exchange greetings with a blind baby black rhino called Nicky. 
He started to squeak and we were able to have a little chat, he says. The footage summed up his ability to relate to animals and win their trust, and reminded us of the deep emotional bond he has with the natural world. 
The series also features outstanding aerial photography – a foretaste of the camera drone tech to come.
Awestruck: A single sequence, of a mother humpback whale cradling her dead calf, did more to wake up millions of viewers to the perils of plastic pollution than any number of news reports
Breathtaking: It was testimony to the sheer power of TV wildlife documentaries to change the way people understand the natural world
Blue Planet II  2018
A single sequence, of a mother humpback whale cradling her dead calf, did more to wake up millions of viewers to the perils of plastic pollution than any number of news reports. 
It was testimony to the sheer power of TV wildlife documentaries to change the way people understand the natural world. With the population of the earth expanding as it is, how are we going to feed everyone? he asks. The seas could be our answer, but weve got to do something about the plastic. We cannot continue as we are. 
Coupled with a , this sounded the start of a plastic recycling revolution in Britain.
Brave: Sir David Attenboroughs new Our Planet series is released on Netflix on the 5th April, 2019
Sir David Attenboroughs new Our Planet series is released on Netflix on the 5th April, 2019. Get your world exclusive preview of the show, only in Weekend magazines 20 page souvenir special   FREE inside this Saturdays Daily Mail.
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