# David Attenborough filmography

The following is a chronological list of television series and individual programmes in which Sir David Attenborough is credited as a writer, presenter, narrator, producer, interviewee, or other role. In a career spanning eight decades, Attenborough's name has become synonymous with the natural history programmes produced by the BBC Natural History Unit.

## Major projects
### 1950s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 1952 | Coelacanth | 1x10 min | The rediscovery of the prehistoric coelacanth. Attenborough's first programme for the BBC (as producer). Presented by Julian Huxley. | Producer |
| 1952 | Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? | 1x30 min | Quiz show based on the game Twenty Questions, which ran until 1959. Scientists would try to guess the origin of specimens from museum and university collections. Episode list: "Belfast Museum and Art Gallery"; "Bankfield Museum"; "The Royal Scottish Museum"; "Royal Albert Memorial" (all 1953). | Producer |
| 1953 | Song Hunter | 6x20 min | Folk music, presented by and featuring performances by Alan Lomax. | Producer |
| 1953 | Animal Patterns | 3 episodes | Animal camouflage, warning signals and courtship displays. Presented by Julian Huxley. Attenborough's first natural history series. | Producer |
| 1953 | Animal Disguises | 4 episodes | Co-hosted with Julian Huxley . This series is considered as Attenborough's first regular television appearance and also a thematical continuation of ' Animal Patterns' . | Presenter |
| 1954 | It's A Small World | 4 episodes | It's A Small World was listed as a BBC series "giving a close-up view of tiny things". | Producer |
| 1954 | Zoo Quest | 6x30 min | A series of multi-part nature documentaries broadcast on BBC Television between 1954 and 1963. It was the first major programme to feature Attenborough. | Writer, presenter, sound-recordist and producer |
| 1955 | Zoo Quest to Guiana | 6x30 min | Second Zoo Quest expedition. History of South America. | Writer, presenter, sound-recordist and producer |
| 1955 | Zoo Quest to West Africa | 1x30 min | West Africa's Sierra Leone. | Writer, presenter, sound-recordist and producer |
| 1956 | Zoo Quest for a Dragon | 6x30 min | This Zoo Quest series features the first known footage of the Komodo dragon. | Writer, presenter, sound-recordist and producer |
| 1957 | Quest for the Paradise Birds | 6x30 min | Attenborough's first trip to the island of New Guinea in an attempt to film the courtship displays of the native birds of paradise. Episodes: "Base Camp in New Guinea"; "Into the Stone Age"; "People of the Wahgi Valley"; "Pygmies and Paradise Birds". | Writer, presenter, sound-recordist and producer |
| 1959 | Zoo Quest in Paraguay | 6x30 min | Fifth Zoo Quest. Attenborough returned to South America and visited the grasslands and wetlands of Paraguay. Episode list: "Return from the Chaco"; "Cactus Island in the Desert"; "The Gran Chaco"; "Argentine Excursion"; "Oven Birds and Capybaras"; "Butterfly Birds" and "Armadillos". | Writer, presenter, sound-recordist and producer |

### 1960s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 1960 | The People of Paradise | 6x30 min | Anthropology and natural history of the South Pacific. Episode list: “The Land Divers of Pentecost”, “Cargo Cult", “The Fire Walkers of Fiji”, “Outer Islands of Fiji”, “Royal Tonga”. | Writer, presenter, sound-recordist and producer |
| 1960 | Elsa the Lioness | 1x30 min | Following Joy and George Adamson as they search for Elsa the Lioness and her three cubs. | Producer and presenter |
| 1960 | Travellers' Tales | - | Long-running series made by Attenborough's BBC Travel and Exploration Unit, which also featured Armand and Michaela Denis's on Safari programmes. Episodes associated with Attenborough: "Savage New Guinea"; "Festival in Kano"; "Hill Tribes of the Deccan"; "White Elephant"; "Men of the Dream Time"; "Caribbean Expedition"; "Hunters of Spitzbergen"; "The Opium People"; "The Leg Rowers of Burma"; "Chop! Music and Zulu Dancing"; "Adriatic Journey"; "Antarctic Adventure"; "Dancing Dervishes"; "In Search of Stanley"; "Overland to Singapore"; "The Hidden Valley of Apa Tanis"; "Pygmies of the Congo"; "The Choco Indians of Colombia"; "Head Hunters and Giraffe Women"; "The Fur-trappers of Greenland"; "Lapland Summer"; "The Bird Cliffs of Lofoten"; "The Strange Creatures of Galapagos"; "Unknown India"; "Chinese Journey"; "The Ascent of Annapurna IV"; "'Sherpa'; Land of the Lost"; "The Land of the Gurkhas". | Producer and narrator |
| 1961 | Zoo Quest to Madagascar | 6x30 min | Filming and collecting animals in Madagascar. | Writer, presenter, sound-recordist and producer |
| 1961 | Japan | - | History and culture of the Japanese people. | Producer |
| 1962 | Destruction of the Indian | 3 episodes | How contact with the modern world has affected remote Indian tribes of South America. | Producer |
| 1963 | Attenborough and Animals | 10x25 min | First series for children. Comparing different species. Episodes: "Apes, Lemurs and Orang-utangs"; "Armadilloes, Sloths and Anteaters"; "Bird Architects – From the Argentine to Australia"; "Bird Mysteries and Problems, Including the Rhea and the Birds of Paradise"; "Lizards from Australia, South America and Malaya"; "Crocodiles and Turtles – And How to Catch Them"; "Ants from America, Australia and Africa"; "Moths, Mud Wasps and Praying Mantises"; "Clams and Crabs from the Pacific and Indian Oceans". | Presenter |
| 1963 | Quest Under Capricorn | 6x30 min | Final Zoo Quest series, filmed in the Northern Territory of Australia, was also Attenborough's final natural history series before moving into BBC management. Episode list: “The Desert Gods”, “Hermits of Borroloola”, "Buffalo, Geese and Men”, “The Artists of Arnhem Land”, “Bush Walkabout”, “The First Australians". | Writer, presenter, sound-recordist and producer |
| 1965 | Zambezi | 3x50 min | A journey down the Zambezi. Episode list: “Lord of the Land”, “The Ancient Highway”, “Livingstone's River”. | Writer and presenter |
| 1967 | Life - East Africa | 3 episodes | Series of interviews conducted by Attenborough with African conservationists. | Writer and presenter |
| 1967 | The World About Us | - | Commissioned during his tenure as Controller of BBC Two, Attenborough narrated around 20 episodes of this long-running series between 1969 and 1982. Episode list: "Koko the Gorilla"; "Unnatural History"; "Asmat – Cannibal craftsmen of New Guinea"; "The Predators"; "Courtship"; "Lions of Serengeti"; "Extinction?"; "Goblins of the Forest"; "The Field – the Great Bustard"; "Elephant Kingdom"; "The Hyena Story"; "Baboons of Gombe"; "Baobab"; "Geese are only Human"; "Danger! Venomous Animals"; "El Condor"; "Yanomama – Sons of the Blood"; "A Sheltered Existence"; "The Discoverers: The 400th Edition of the World around Us"; "Wild Dogs of Africa"; "Woodpecker"; "Voices in the Forest"; "A Noble Savage"; "Ascension Island"; "The Underground Movement"; "Lemurs - Ghosts at the End of the World"; "Greenpeace Voyages to Save the Whale". Also presented at least one episode : The Mick Burke Award 1978 | Narrator |
| 1969 | The Miracle of Bali | 3x50 min | The Indonesian island of Bali. | Narrator and producer |

### 1970s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 1971 | A Blank on the Map | 1x60 min | Encounters with the Bikaru people in the New Guinea forest. | Writer and presenter |
| 1973 | Eastwards with Attenborough | 6x30 min | First natural history series after resigning as BBC Controller. Visit to South East Asia. Episode list: "The Strange Caves Of Borneo", "Fire Giants Of Sumatra", "Mudbuilders Of Borneo", "Green Ceilings Of Borneo", "Borneo's Cathedral Of Trees", "Life And Death In Paradise". | Writer and presenter |
| 1973 | The Life Game | 1x90 min | Genetics and evolution, written by Nigel Calder and produced by Adrian Malone. | Presenter |
| 1973 | Natural Break | 15x10 min | A series of short programmes based on archive footage, produced by John Sparks. | Presenter |
| 1973 | Flying Prince of Wildlife | - | The story of the conservation efforts of Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (1911–2004). | Presenter |
| 1973 | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures | 6x60 min | Science lectures on the language of animals. Episodes: "The Languages of Animals: Beware", "The Languages of Animals: Be Mine", "The Language of Animals: Parents and Children", "The Language of Animals:Foreign Languages", "The Languages of Animals: Animal Language, Human Language". | Writer and presenter |
| 1973 | Omnibus | 1x60 min | Wrote and presented one episode (Season 7, Episode 2, "The Savage Image"). Film about the ceremonies, paintings and sculptures of the people along the Sepik River in New Guinea. | Writer and presenter |
| 1973 - 1975 | The Explorers | 10x50 min | Recreating the voyages of famous explorers, at the time the most expensive series ever commissioned by the BBC. Episode list: "The Story of Roald Amundsen", "The Story of Charles Montagu Doughty", "The Story of Henry Morton Stanley", "The Story of Burke and Wills", "The Story of Mary Kingsley", "The Story of Jedediah Strong Smith", "The Story of Alexander von Humboldt", "The Story of Captain James Cook", "The Story of Francisco Pizarro", "The Story of Christopher Columbus". | Introducer and narrator |
| 1975 | Fabulous Animals | - | Children's television series which featured Attenborough reading books about mythological creatures. Episode list: "Here be Monsters", "Marvels of the Deep", "Dragons and Serpents", "Winged Creatures", "Horns of Magic", "Man or Beast". | Presenter |
| 1975 | The Tribal Eye | 7x50 min | BBC documentary series on tribal art, of which Attenborough is a keen collector. Episode list:"Behind the Mask", "Crooked Beak of Heaven", "The Sweat of the Sun", "Kingdom of Bronze", "Woven Gardens", "Man Blong Custom", "Across the Frontiers". | Writer and presenter |
| 1976 | The Discoverers | 6x30 min | Pioneering explorers, discoverers and scientists in the field of natural history. Episode list: "The Bone Hunters”, “The Bug Collectors”, “The Wanderer and the Woodsman”, “The Unknown Ocean”, “The Rare and the Curious”. | Presenter |
| 1976 | Omnibus | 1x60 min | David Attenborough introduces the episode "The Sound of Islam" (Season 9, Episode 31 ) | Presenter |
| 1977 | Wildlife on One | 253x30 min | Half-hour natural history programmes for BBC One. Ran annually until 2005. | Presenter |
| 1979 | Life on Earth | 13x55 min | The history of life on Earth. Took three years to make and was notable for its ground-breaking footage. | Writer and presenter |

### 1980s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 1980 | The Spirit of Asia | 8x60 min | The cultures and religions of the people of Asia. Episodes list: "The World of Shadows", "The Morning of the World", "Land of the Cosmic Mountain", "The Story of Rama", "The Haunted Land", "Artists in Exile", "God-Kings of Angkor", "Land of a Million Buddhas". | Narrator |
| 1980 | Benjamin Britten – A Time There Was | 1x103 min | About composer Benjamin Britten. Aired as part of 'The South Bank Show'. | Archive director. |
| 1981 | The Ark in South Kensington | - | The Natural History Museum at South Kensington. | Presenter |
| 1984 | The Living Planet | 12x55 min | How various living organisms have adapted to their surroundings. | Writer and presenter |
| 1985 | The Million Pound Bird Book | 1x60 min | Biography of American naturalist John James Audubon. | Writer and presenter |
| 1986 | World Safari | 1x90 min | A live television event featuring broadcasts from across the world. | Co-presenter |
| 1987 | The First Eden | 4x60 min | The Mediterranean. | Writer and presenter |
| 1989 | Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives | 4x40 min | Fossils. Episodes: "Magic in the Rocks"; Putting Flesh on Bone"; Dinosaur"; "The Rare Glimpses". | Writer and presenter |

### 1990s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 1990 | The Trials of Life | 12x50 min | The final part of the Trilogy of Life. | Writer and presenter |
| 1993 | QED Gallop to Freedom | 1x45 min | Release of Przewalski horses. | Narrator |
| 1993 | Life in the Freezer | 6x30 min | The natural history of Antarctica. | Writer and presenter |
| 1993 | Arena: Radio Night | 1x120 min | Introduction to celebrations of television and radio. | Presenter |
| 1994 | Heart of a Nomad | 1x60 min | Explorer and writer Wilfred Thesiger. | Presenter |
| 1995 | The Private Life of Plants | 6x50 min | Life cycle of plants. | Writer and presenter |
| 1996 | Attenborough in Paradise | 1x55 min | Various kinds of birds of paradise in the forests of Papua New Guinea. | Writer and presenter |
| 1996 | Winners and Losers | 2x45 min | Following life forms examined in the 1960s documentary The Rare Ones. | Narrator |
| 1996 | IMAX – "Survival Island" | 1x42 min | Various animal populations of South Georgia island. | Writer and narrator |
| 1996 | Cities of the Wild | | IMAX film by David Douglas and Christopher Parsons. | Narrator |
| 1998 | The Life of Birds | 10x50 min | Various species of birds and their ways of life. | Writer and presenter |
| 1998 | The Origin of Species: An Illustrated Guide | 1x30 min | Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. | Narrator |
| 1999 | Sharks – The Truth | 1x50 min | Part of BBC One's Shark Summer season. | Narrator |
| 1999 | They Said It Couldn't Be Done | 7x60 min | Attenborough interviews wildlife film-makers at the Royal Geographical Society. | Presenter |
| 1999 | NHK - Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden | 1x52 min | How the residents of a village in Satoyama live in harmony with nature. | Narrator |

### 2000s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Broadcaster | Credit(s) |
| 2000 | State of the Planet | 3x50 min | The detrimental effect mankind has on environment. | BBC | Writer and presenter |
| 2000 | The Lost Gods of Easter Island | 1x50 min | The history of an Easter Island figure Attenborough bought at an auction in the 1990s. | BBC | Writer and presenter |
| 2000 | Living with Dinosaurs | 1x50 min | The reasons why some reptiles living at the time of dinosaurs did not die out with them. | BBC | Narrator |
| 2000 | The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth | 1x50 min | Christmas special. | BBC | Presenter |
| 2000 | The Song of the Earth | 1x50 min | A Natural History of Music. Included in the Attenborough DVD collection. | BBC | Presenter |
| 2001 | The Blue Planet | 8x50 min | The natural history of the World's oceans. | BBC | Narrator |
| 2002 | The Life of Mammals | 10x50 min | Mammals. | BBC | Writer and presenter |
| 2002 | Great Natural Wonders of the World | 1x60 min | Sequel to The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth. | BBC | Presenter |
| 2002 | Life on Air | 1x60 min | Attenborough's 50 Years in Television. Included in the Attenborough DVD collection. | BBC | Guest Interviewee |
| 2004 | Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Water Garden | 1x52 min | How the residents of a village in Satoyama live in harmony with nature. | NHK | Narrator |
| 2005 | Animal Crime Scene | 5x60 min | Examining the "Murder Cases" in the animal kingdom. | BBC | Narrator |
| 2005 | Life in the Undergrowth | 5x50 min | The life of insects and invertebrates. | BBC | Writer and presenter |
| 2006 | Planet Earth | 11x50 min | The variety of the entire planet. Filmed over four years in 64 countries. | BBC | Narrator |
| 2006 | The Planet Earth Diaries | 2x60 min | Look behind the scenes at how "Planet Earth" was filmed. | BBC | Narrator |
| 2006 | The Truth About Climate Change | 2x60 min | Global warming. | BBC | Writer and presenter |
| 2006 | Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough | 1x60 min | Attenborough revisits the group of Rwanda's mountain gorillas. | BBC | Presenter |
| 2007 | Climate Change: Britain Under Threat | 1x60 min | The effects of climate change on Great Britain. | BBC | Presenter |
| 2007 | Tom Harrisson: The Barefoot Anthropologist | 1x60 min | Biography of Tom Harrisson. | BBC | Presenter |
| 2007 | Attenborough Explores... Our Fragile World | 1x60 min | The issue of the global environmental crisis. | BBC | Writer and presenter |
| 2008 | Life in Cold Blood | 5x50 min | The life of reptiles and amphibians. | BBC | Writer and presenter |
| 2008 | Humpbacks: From Fire to Ice | 1x50 min | The humpback whale - made for Australian television. | ABC TV | Narrator |
| 2008 | Tiger: Spy in the Jungle | 3x60 min | The life of tiger cubs in the Indian jungle. | BBC | Writer and presenter |
| 2009 | Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life | 1x60 min | Darwin's theory of evolution. | BBC | Writer and presenter |
| 2009 | Nature's Great Events | 6x50 min | Some of the greatest annual wildlife events on the planet. | BBC | Narrator |
| 2009 | Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link | 1x60 min | Documentary coinciding with the announcement of a 47-million-year-old primate fossil. | BBC | Writer and narrator |
| 2009 | Life | 10x50 min | Wildlife from all over Earth in ten episodes. | BBC | Writer and narrator |

### 2010s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 2010 | David Attenborough's First Life | 2x60 min | The origin of life on Earth, investigating the evidence from the earliest fossils. | Writer and presenter |
| 2010 | The Death of the Oceans? | 1x60 min | The pressure of human population on world oceans. | Writer and presenter |
| 2010 | Flying Monsters 3D | 1x70 min | 3D film about pterosaurs. | Writer and presenter |
| 2011 | Madagascar | 3x60 min | The landscape and wildlife of Madagascar. | Narrator |
| 2011 | Attenborough and the Giant Egg | 1x60 min | The extinct "elephant bird" of Madagascar. | Writer and presenter |
| 2011 | Desert Seas | 1x60 min | The wildlife off the coast of Saudi Arabia. | Narrator |
| 2011 | Frozen Planet | 7x60 min | The natural history of the polar regions. | Narrator/presenter |
| 2012 | The Penguin King | 1x75 min + 1x49 min "Making of" | Sky 3D film charting the lives of king penguins on South Georgia. | Writer and narrator |
| 2012 | Secrets of Wild India | 3x60 min | Indian wildlife series, broadcast on Nat Geo Wild. | Narrator |
| 2012 | Superfish: Bluefin Tuna (aka Hot Tuna) | 1x60 min | Bluefin tuna in the wild. | Narrator |
| 2012 | Kingdom of Plants 3D | 3x60 min | 3D series filmed at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. | Writer and presenter |
| 2012 | Attenborough's Ark: A Natural World Special | 1x60 min | Attenborough picks ten endangered animals. | Writer and presenter |
| 2012 | Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild | 3x60 min | Attenborough's career in wildlife filming. | Writer and presenter |
| 2012 | Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers | 1x45 min | Hummingbirds. | Presenter |
| 2012 | Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth. A Live show. | 1x54 min | Attenborough is interviewed by Ray Martin. | Interviewee |
| 2013 | Galapagos 3D | 3x45 min + 1x50 min "Making of" | Galapagos Islands. | Writer and presenter |
| 2013 | David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities | 5x30 min | Series 1. Episode list: “Stretched To The Limit”, “A Curious Hoax?”, “Young Wrinklies”, “A Curious Twist”, “Seeing the Pattern”. | Writer and presenter |
| 2013 | Africa | 6x60 min | Africa. | Narrator and presenter |
| 2013 | Micro Monsters 3D | 6x22 min | 3D filming techniques show lives of bugs and insects. Episode list: “Conflict”, “Predator”, “Courtship”, “Reproduction”, “Family”, “Colony”. | Narrator and presenter |
| 2013 | Wild Cameramen at Work | 4x30 min | The work of leading wildlife cameramen. Episode list: “Sky”, “Ice”, “Sea”, “Land”. | Narrator and presenter |
| 2013 | Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates | 2x60 min | 500 million year rise of vertebrates. | Writer and presenter |
| 2014 | Sir David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities | 10x30 min | Series 2. Episode list: "Virgin Births", "Armoured Animals", "Life in the Dark", "Curious Imposters", "Bad Reputations", "Shocking Senses", "Life on Ice", "Spinners and Weavers", "Strange Parents", "Magical Appearances". | Writer and presenter |
| 2014 | David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive | 1x65 min | CGI imagery is used to bring to life several of the extinct animals housed in the Natural History Museum in London. | Writer and presenter |
| 2014 | Life Story | 6x60 min | Animals dealing with challenges in various stages of their life. | Narrator and presenter |
| 2015 | David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies 3D | 3x60 min | Birds, bats and flying insects. | Writer and presenter |
| 2015 | Attenborough's Paradise Birds | 1x60 min | The history of Paradise birds. | Writer and presenter |
| 2015 | David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities | 6x22 min | Series 3. Episode list: "Impossible Feats"; "Curious Minds"; "Expandable Bodies"; "Curious Feeders"; "Curious Cures"; "Remarkable Regeneration". | Writer and presenter |
| 2015 | Wild City (aka Cities of the Wild) | 6x45 min | The wildlife of Singapore. | Narrator |
| 2015 | The Hunt | 7x60 min | The hunting strategies of key predators. | Narrator and presenter |
| 2015 | Great Barrier Reef with Sir David Attenborough | 3x60 min + 1x50 min "Making of" | Great Barrier Reef to which Attenborough returns after 50 years. | Writer and presenter |
| 2016 | Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur (aka Raising the Dinosaur Giant) | 1x58 min | The excavation of bone remains of a new species of gigantic dinosaur in southern Argentina, since named Patagotitan. | Writer and presenter |
| 2016 | Attenborough's Life That Glows (aka David Attenborough's Light on Earth) | 1x60 min | Various examples of bio-luminescence in the natural world. | Writer and presenter |
| 2016 | Attenborough's Passion Projects | 4x60 min | Attenborough chooses four favourite documentaries from his 60 years of filming. | Interviewee / presenter |
| 2016 | Planet Earth II | 6x60 min | Sequel series to Planet Earth. | Narrator & Presenter |
| 2016 | Zoo Quest In Colour | 1x90 min | Old Zoo Quest footage shown in colour for the first time. | Interviewee, Narrator & Presenter |
| 2017 | Plants Behaving Badly | 2x45 min | Two groups of plants that fascinated Charles Darwin. Episode list: “Murder and Mayhem” (carnivorous plants), “Sex and Lies” (orchids). | Presenter |
| 2017 | David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities | 6x22 min | Series 4. Episode list: "Animal Frankensteins"; "Finding the Way"; "Extreme Babies"; "Curious Counters"; "Incredible Shells"; "Ferocious Fighters". | Writer and presenter |
| 2017 | Blue Planet II | 7x60 min | Sequel series to The Blue Planet. | Narrator & Presenter |
| 2017 | Attenborough and the Giant Elephant | 1x60 min | "Jumbo" the famous Circus elephant. | Writer & Presenter |
| 2018 | The Queen's Green Planet | 1x45 min | Exploring the gardens of Buckingham Palace with The Queen. | Presenter |
| 2018 | Attenborough and the Sea Dragon | 1x60 min | Ichthyosaur – a giant sea dragon that once ruled the oceans. | Writer & Presenter |
| 2018 | David Attenborough's Tasmania | 1x50 min | Tasmania's diverse habitats, seasons and animals. | Narrator |
| 2018 | Dynasties | 5x60 min | Episode list: "Chimpanzee", "Emperor", "Lion", "Painted Wolf", "Tiger". | Narrator & Presenter |
| 2019 | Wild Karnataka | 1x53 min | UHD documentary film on the rich biodiversity of Karnataka, India. | Narrator |
| 2019 | Our Planet | 8x48-54 min + 1x63 min "Making of" | Netflix series produced in collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). | Narrator & Presenter |
| 2019 | Climate Change - The Facts | 1x60 min | Climate crisis. | Narrator & Presenter |
| 2019 | Seven Worlds, One Planet | 7x60 min | Earth's seven continents. | Narrator & Presenter |

### 2020s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 2020 | Extinction: The Facts | 1x60 min | Biodiversity loss. | Narrator & Presenter |
| 2020 | David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet | 1x83 min | David Attenborough's "witness statement". He reflects on his career as a naturalist and the devastating changes he has seen. | Narrator & Presenter |
| 2021 | A Perfect Planet | 5x60 min | David Attenborough discovers how diverse forces work together to keep our planet in perfect balance. | Narrator |
| 2021 | Life In Colour | 3x59 min | Life In Colour sees Sir David Attenborough exploring the many ways animals use colour throughout their lives. | Presenter |
| 2021 | Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet | 1x73 min | David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted. | Presenter |
| 2021 | The Mating Game | 5x60 min | David Attenborough explores the extraordinary intricacies of animal mating habits. | Narrator |
| 2021 | The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet | 5x60 min | David Attenborough and Prince William explore simple, ambitious ideas to repair our planet - solutions offering hope for nature and humanity. | Narrator & Presenter |
| 2022 | Attenborough's Wonder of Song | 1x60 min | David Attenborough chooses seven of the most remarkable animal songs found in nature and explores the significance of these songs in the lives of their species. | Narrator & Presenter |
| 2022 | The Green Planet | 5x60 min | The series examines some of the most remarkable species of plants and trees. | Presenter |
| 2022 | Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough | 1x90 min | David Attenborough looks into how exactly dinosaurs died out. | Presenter |
| 2022 | Dynasties II | 4x60 min | The second season of Dynasties follows four families of wild animals – the elephant, cheetah, puma and hyena – as they try to survive with the odds stacked against them. | Narrator |
| 2022 | Prehistoric Planet | 5x42 min | Presented by David Attenborough, this documentary series follows a series of animal stories built around diverse dinosaur species who lived around the globe in various climates 66 million years ago. It uses the latest paleontological research and computer-generated imagery to vividly reimagine the lives of dinosaurs and other life of that period. | Narrator |
| 2022 | Frozen Planet II | 6x60 min | Nature documentary series that focuses on the world's coldest regions: Arctic, Antarctic, frozen deserts, boreal forest and high mountains. | Narrator |
| 2023 | Wild Isles | 5x60 min | The diverse landscape and wildlife of the British Isles. | Presenter |
| 2023 | Prehistoric Planet 2 | 5x40 min | Second season of Prehistoric Planet. | Narrator |
| 2023 | Our Planet II | 4x50 min | A Sequel to Netflix's Our Planet (2019) focusing on animal migrations. | Narrator |
| 2023 | Planet Earth III | 8x60 min | A Sequel to Planet Earth and Planet Earth II. | Narrator & Presenter |
| 2024 | Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough | 3x60 min | This three-part nature series uses world-class technology to listen in on the natural world like never before, and explores sound's crucial role in the lives of animals across the globe. | Narrator & Presenter |
| 2024 | Mammals | 6x60 min | Six-part series exploring the diverse lives and habitats of mammals. | Presenter |
| 2024 | Asia | 7x60 min | Made by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, co-produced with BBC America, France Télévisions and ZDF | Presenter |
| TBA | Blue Planet III | TBA | A Sequel to The Blue Planet and Blue Planet II. | Narrator |

## Other programmes

In addition to writing, presenting, narrating, and producing his own documentaries, Attenborough has made regular appearances as an on-screen and off-screen participant in other filmmakers' documentaries and on other numerous television programmes. The following list includes some of his more notable appearances, as well as his involvement with long-running shows:

### 1950s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 1953 | The Dreaded Savage | - | Alain Gheerbrant recounting his experiences among the Guaharibo Indians near the Orinoco. | Producer |
| 1954 | It's a Small World: "Musical Toys" | - | Miniature toys. | Producer |
| 1954 | Out of Doors | - | Hiking, camping and gardening. | Producer |
| 1955 | The Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955–58 | 6x30 min | The progress of Vivian Fuchs and his Commonwealth expedition's overland crossing of Antarctica. | Presenter and producer |
| 1955 | Panorama: "Programme 12" | - | | Guest interviewee |
| 1956 | The Berbers of the Atlas Mountains | - | | Producer |
| 1957 | Bororo: The Unknown Nomads | - | | Presenter |
| 1957 | Mainly for Women | - | BBC series. | Producer |
| 1958 | The Volcanos of Sahara | - | The Tibesti mountains of northern Chad. | Producer |
| 1959 | Sails Off Singapore | - | | Narrator |
| 1959 | Science is News | - | | Narrator |

### 1960s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 1961 | Adventure | 150+ eps | Attenborough is credited as narrator or producer of following episodes: "The Shrines of China"; "Crusaders Path"; "The Land of the Queen of Sheba"; "Voodo Island"; "Dyak"; "Turkoman"; "The Tombs of Petra"; "Lhasa", "Forbidden City"; "The Peaks of Peru"; "Dalai Lama"; "Magicians of the Black Hills"; "Sixty-five Survivors"; "North through Afghanistan"; "The Wandering Herdsmen of the Sahara"; "Wings in the Malayan Forest"; "The Hidden Sanctuaries of Prester John"; "The Tunnel of Samos"; "The Lost Men of Malaya"; "The Unknown Mountains of Nepal"; "Search for the Hobolos"; "The Caviar Fishermen of the Caspian"; "Ballon from Lake Manyara"; "Voyage Under the Earth"; "Ballon from Zanzibar"; "Trail to Dawson City"; "The Cave of the Assassins"; "Ballon to Serengeti"; "The Dragon Story"; "The Cocaine-Eaters of Colombia"; "Bushmen of the Kalahari"; "The Men without a Bow"; "Kon-Tiki"; "Snakes Alive"; "The Riddle of Easter Island". | Narrator and producer |
| 1961 | World Zoos | | Episodes: 'London' ,'Tel Aviv', 'Moscow', 'The Biblical Zoo at Jerusalem', 'San Diego' | Presenter |
| 1962 | Festival in Adelaide | 1x53:25 min | Adelaide Festival of the Arts. | Self |
| 1963 | Lets Imagine – The Perfect Horse | - | Various breeds of horses. | Narrator |
| 1964 | Discovery of the Penicillin | 1x45 min | The discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming. | Narrator |
| 1964 | Indoors and Out: Man and the Land | 8x20 min | Series of short documentaries in which Sir David Attenborough visits London, the Scotland Highlands, Fair Isle, New Forest, and other places in the UK. Episode list: "Mountains and Moorland"; "Island Home"; "Concrete Desert"; "The Fens"; "The Highway"; "Granite Cliffs"; "Green Forests"; "The Open Fields". BBC series. | Narrator |
| 1965 | Two Quest - Attenborough Discovers Manchester | 1x6 min | Short parody on Sir David Attenborough's work on various documentaries based on exploring Manchester. | Narrator |
| 1966 | Faraway Places – The Quests of David Attenborough | - | Twelve short documentaries based on material filmed during the Zoo Quest expeditions. | Narrator |

### 1970s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 1972 | Around the World in 80 Minutes – A Guided Tour of Our Spectacular Planet | - | | Narrator and presenter |
| 1972 | Late Night Line Up | 1x8 min | The last episode of the show, featuring an interview with Sir David Attenborough. | Guest Interviewee |
| 1972 | Chronicle S7.E4 | 50 min | Episode: The Other Contest | Award Presenter |
| 1973 | Baobab: Portrait of a Tree | 52 min | Documentary about the giant baobab tree of Africa and the microenvironment it provide to wildlife. Later reused to be made into a World About Us Episode. | Narrator |
| 1974 | Spectacular Britain | - | BBC series. | Narrator |
| 1975 | Children of The Way | - | The life of the various Muslim communities in Great Britain. BBC series. | Narrator |
| 1976 | In Search of Strange Animals | - | | Narrator |
| 1976 | The Zoo | - | The history of the London Zoo. | Narrator |
| 1978 | At Home with Badgers | - | One episode. | Narrator |
| 1978 - 1985 | Wildtrack | 88x30mins | David Attenborough reported 7 episodes between 1979 and 1984 | Reporter |
| 1978 | Sunday Special: The Gold of El Dorado | - | One episode. | Presenter |

### 1980s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 1980 | Gilbert White Lived Here | - | British naturalist Gilbert White. BBC. 1 episode. | Presenter |
| 1980 | Wild Britain | - | BBC series. | Presenter |
| 1980 | Wildlife Talkabout | - | Series of programmes in which the personalities of the output of the BBC Natural History Unit talk about their work and experiences working on the various series produced by the Unit. | Guest Interviewee |
| 1980 | The Private Life of the Robin: Robin Scott - The BBC Remembers | - | BBC Show. Robin Scott (BBC controller). | Guest Interviewee |
| 1980 | In the Limelight with Lesley | - | Lesley Judd's show in which Sir David Attenborough answers questions from an audience of 50 children. | Guest |
| 1980 | An Everyday Miracle | 1x30min | Follows the development of an unborn child, recording the baby's first few months of life inside the womb, culminating in the birth. | Narrator |
| 1981 | The Primates: Upright Man | - | Sir David Attenborough gives an insight into the conditions of man's emergence through the evolution of the African apes and the evolution of man, tracing the emergence of Homo sapiens back five to ten million years ago to our origins in the African plains. | Narrator |
| 1982 | Omnibus | - | Sir David Attenborough interviews Lucie Rie about her studio pottery. Series 16, episode 6. | Presenter |
| 1982 | Wildlife Jubilee | - | The development of BBC's Natural History Unit in Bristol. | Interviewee |
| 1982 | Videobook of British Garden Birds | 1x70 min | Species of birds found in British town and country gardens. | Presenter and Narrator |
| 1983 | Rainbow Safari | - | | Narrator |
| 1983 | Voices in the Forest | - | Documentary about the use of Paradise bird feathers in the life of New Guinea people. | Narrator |
| 1984 | HMS PANDORA : In Pursuit of the Bounty | 56 min | The story of the Royal Navy frigate, HMS Pandora, sent to the Pacific in 1790 to capture Fletcher Christian and his band of HMS Bounty mutineers. Sir David Attenborough narrates the discovery of the largely intact wreck on the outer Barrier Reef and its recovery by the Queensland Museum . Produced by Living Pictures directed by David Flatman | Narrator |
| 1984–2019 | Natural World | - | BBC Two series still on air, for which Attenborough has narrated or presented in following episodes: 1984: The Kiwai, Dugong hunters of Daru. 1988: Twilight of the Dreamtime. 1992: Mpingo: The Tree That Makes Music. 1993: Echo of the Elephants. 1994: Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea; Mysteries of the Ocean Wanderers. 1996: Echo of the Elephants: The Next Generation; Incredible Suckers; Lions: Pride in Peril; Attenborough In Paradise; Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss. 1997: Echo of the Elephants: Africa's Forgotten Elephants. 1998: Dragons of Galapagos; South Georgia: An Island All Alone. 1999: Islands of the Vampire Birds. 2000: Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction. 2001: The Lost Elephants of Timbuktu. 2003: Highgrove: A Prince's Legacy. 2004: Five Big Cats and a Camera; Shark Coast; The Amber Time Machine. 2005: Echo of the Elephants – The Final Chapter. 2006: Satoyama Japan's Secret Water Garden - This episode was made by combining NHK - Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden (1999) and NHK - Satoyama II Japan's Secret Water Garden (2004). 2007: Battle to Save the Tiger; Desert Lions. 2008: Badgers: Secrets of the Sett; Clever Monkeys; Cuckoo; Lobo: The Wolf that Changed America; Snow Leopard, Beyond The Myth; Superfish. 2009: Cassowaries; Bringing Up Baby. 2010: Birds of Paradise; Echo an Unforgettable Elephant; Elsa, The Lioness That Changed The World; Panda Makers; The Himalayas. 2011: Animal House; Komodo Secrets of the Dragon. 2012: Madagascar, Lemurs and Spies; The Real Jungle Book Bear; Attenboroughs Ark; Living with Baboons. 2013: Giant Squid Filming the Impossible; Meerkats Secrets of an Animal Superstar; The Mating Game. 2014: Attenboroughs Fabulous Frogs; The Bat Man of Mexico. 2015: Africa's Fishing Leopards; Attenboroughs Big Birds; Galapagos: Islands Of Change; Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places. 2016: Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats; Giraffes: Africa's Gentle Giants. 2017: Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants; Hotel Armadillo; Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment. 2018: Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs. 2018: Pangolins - The World's Most Wanted Animal. 2019: Tasmania: Weird and Wonderful. 2019: Hippos: Africa's River Giants. | Occasional narrator, writer or presenter |
| 1985 | The National Science Test II | | Episode of NOVA, the science series on Channel 13. | Panelist |
| 1985 | The Oral History of the BBC | 59:57 | Part of BBC - Oral History Collection initiated by Frank Gillard in 1972, Interview date: 08/05/1985 | Sole interviewee |
| 1986 | Television and Natural History | - | Desmond Morris gives an overview of natural history programmes on BBC. | Guest interviewee |
| 1986 | Interest the Boy in Nature | - | Viewpoint '86 (TV series) - Season 1, Episode 9. | Guest interviewee |
| 1986 | Huw Wheldon by His Friends | - | BBC's omnibus. | Guest interviewee |
| 1987 | Glass Kingdoms at Kew | - | Conservatories at Kew. BBC series. | Narrator and presenter |
| 1987 | Politics of the Jungle | - | The destruction of Borneo jungles in order to plant oil palms. | Narrator |
| 1987 | Unnatural History | - | The Royal Television Society Huw Wheldon Memorial Lecture 1987 | Lecturer |
| 1988 | Waorani – The Last People | - | The life of the last 100 Waorani Indians in Guyana. | Narrator |
| 1988 | Brathay Explores | 1x18 min | Exploration expeditions of the Brathay Trust from 1948 to 1988. | Narrator |
| 1988 | The New Battle for Britain | - | First broadcast on Sun 4th Sep 1988 | Guest presenter |
| 1989 | The Pitt Rivers Museum is Shut | 1x37 min | Pitt Rivers Museum. | Guest presenter |
| 1989 | Beyond 2000 - Climate in Crisis | - | Documentary warning on climate change. | Interviewee |
| 1989 | Nature's Champion: A Tribute to Sir Peter Scott | - | Work of Peter Scott, leading British naturalist. | Interviewee |
| 1989 | BBC RSPB Video Guide to British Garden Birds | 1x85 min | Video guide to British Garden Birds. | Presenter and Narrator |

### 1990s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 1990 | David Attenborough's Animals of the British Country Side | 1x60min | David Attenborough focuses on Britain's land mammals in this unique video guide. | Narrator |
| 1990 | The Year of the Stork | 1x30min | Documentary following a family of storks in northern Germany produced by the RSPB. | Narrator |
| 1990 | Ocean World - Environmental musical | 1x90 min | Story of a female humpback whale as she journeys to her northern feeding grounds. Work of chorus, soloists, narrator, and stage and transmitted as part of Channel 4's Fragile Earth series. | Presenter |
| 1990 | The Media Show S7.E4 Natural History | 1x50 min | The show is presented by Emma Freud. | On-screen participant |
| 1990 | Natural History New Zealand's: "Wild South. Grandma: the oldest albatross" | 1x50 min | Documentary about "Grandma" who was the matriarch of the Northern Royal Albatross colony at Taiaroa Head. She was the oldest banded bird at that time with an estimated age of sixty years. | Narrator |
| 1991 | Lime Grove – The Television Years | - | BBC's Lime Grove Studio. | Interviewee |
| 1991 | Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness | 1x30min | Documentary exploring the private life of a pair of Barn Owls | Narrator |
| 1991 | Close up on wildlife | 46 min | A behind-the-scenes look at natural history filming by Jim Frazier and Densey Clyne. | Introduction |
| 1992 | BBC2 Goes Colour - 25 Anniversary | 1x15 min | BBC's documentary about introduction of colour TV. | Introduction |
| 1992 | Eagles - Majestic Hunters | | Documentary about eagles on 5 continents. | Narrator |
| 1993 | Wildlife 100 | - | On the occasion of 100th episode of Wildlife on One, Attenborough selected his 12 favourite episodes from the series. | Narrator |
| 1993 | Flying with Dinosaurs | - | Attenborough examines living reptiles, bats, and birds to discover answers about flight. BBC series. | Narrator |
| 1993 | Joan Bakewell's – "Memento" | 1x25 min | Attenborough presents a number of mementos that are dear to him. | Narrator |
| 1993 | Portrait Painter to the Birds | - | The work of William Cooper and his painting of Paradise Birds. BBC series. | Narrator |
| 1993 | K: Kenneth Clark 1903 – 1983 | - | Documentary about the life of Kenneth Clark. | Guest Interviewee |
| 1995–2007 | BBC Wildlife Specials | 22x50 min | List of specials narrated by Attenborough: Great White Shark: The True Story of Jaws; Polar Bear: The Arctic Warrior; Crocodile: The Smiling Predator; Leopard: The Agent of Darkness; Eagle: The Master of the Skies;Humpback Whale: The Giant of the Oceans; Wolf: The Legendary Outlaw; Tiger: The Elusive Princess; Lions: Spy in the Den; Grizzly: Face to Face;Gorillas: On the Trail of King Kong; Serpent: Through the Eyes of the Snake; Killer Whale; Elephants: Spy in the Herd; Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark; Bears: Spy in the Woods; Trek: Spy on the Wildebeest;Tiger: Spy in the Jungle. | Narrator |
| 1995 | Heroes of Comedy | - | Episode: "Joyce Grenfell". BBC series. | Interviewee |
| 1995 | Spirits of the Forest and Year of the Gagadju | 2x27 min | 'Spirits of the forest' looks at the Birds of Paradise in Papua New Guinea and the unique relationship they have with the highlanders. The people believe they gain the special qualities of the birds by wearing their feathers in ceremonies. This episode was written by David Attenborough. “Year of the Gagadju” looks at Kakadu as the traditional homeland of the Gagadju tribe. This is an account of how they divide the year into six seasons, reading the changes around them. The Gagadju are determined that their traditional culture will not be lost for future generations. Both programmes are narrated by Sandy Gore. | Writer |
| 1995 | Himself and Other Animals - Tribute to Gerald Durrell | 60 min | Documentary about the life of British naturalist Gerald Durrell. | Interviewee |
| 1995-1996 | World of Wildlife (VHS compilations) | - | Not original programming. VHS compilation of various Natural World episodes. More than 10 VHS releases including Fox and Wildcat, Great Apes, Great White Shark, Sea Otters and Elephant Seals, Meerkats United, Peacocks and Budgerigars, African Big Cats, African Elephants, Underwater Wonderlands, Incredible Suckers, Raccoons and Kangaroos, etc. | Narrator |
| 1996 | The Secret Life of Seahorses | 1x45 min | Breeding seahorses. | Narrator |
| 1996 | Menuhin at 80 | 1x120 min | Documentary on life of Yehudi Menuhin with concert by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. | Presenter |
| 1996 | Reputations | 1x55 min | The life of Joy Adamson is re-examined. Attenborough is interviewed in the episode: "Born Wild". | Interviewee |
| 1996 | Auntie's All-Time Greats | 1x120 min | BBC series. |
| 1996 | Natural History Night | - | BBC show. | Introduction & host |
| 1996 | Lost Wilderness | - | Traces the history of the modern wilderness conservation movement and visits the species that survive today as a result of its efforts. | Narrator |
| 1996 | Break the Science Barrier | 1x52 min | Richard Dawkins talks about the value of scientific endeavour. | Guest Interviewee |
| 1997 | Auntie – the Inside Story of the BBC | 4x60 min | Four part documentary series on the development of BBC. | Guest interviewee |
| 1997 | Natural History Night | - | Show on filming nature documentaries. | Guest interviewee |
| 1997 | Salmon Against the Tides | 1x60 min | By John Macnish for BBC/Discovery. | Presenter |
| 1997 | The Oral History of the BBC | 58:02 (part 1 00:28:50.04 part 2   -  00:29:12.03) | Part of BBC - Oral History Collection initiated by Frank Gillard in 1972, Interview date: 09/01/1997 | Sole interviewee |
| 1998 | The Greats - Champions of Nature | 2x55 min | The first episode is dedicated to the work of Sir David Attenborough and the second episode also has Attenborough-related content. The series is narrated by Simon King. | Archive Footage |
| 1999 | Animal People – Octopus Hunter | - | | Narrator |
| 1999 | Kingdoms of Survival | - | ITV series. Episode: "Tigers Next Door". | Narrator |

### 2000s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 2000 | Wilderness Men | 3x45 min | Sir David Attenborough comments in the episode about Alexander von Humboldt. | Interviewee |
| 2000 | My Generation | 3x45 min | BBC2 series by Joan Bakewell - Sir David Attenborough participates in the episode "Into the Light". | Guest Interviewee |
| 2000 | 40 years of Television Centre - Night of a Thousand Shows | 1x70 min | 40th anniversary of the BBC Television Centre. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2001 | Secrets of the Screen | 1x30 min | Conservation of 18th-century Japanese folding screen that was painted by Utagawa Toyoharu. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2001 | Flying Casanovas | 1x53 min | The courtship of various bird species. | Narrator |
| 2001 | A Window on the World | - | BBC series. | Guest interviewee |
| 2001 | The Human Face | 4x60 min | BBC series. | Guest interviewee |
| 2001 | The Ultimate Wild Paradises – The Top Ten Destinations | - | BBC series. | Guest interviewee |
| 2002 | Attenborough: The Controller Years | 1x45 min | The work of Sir David Attenborough as BBC Two Controller. | Guest interviewee |
| 2002 | Attenborough in Conversation with Mark Lawson | 1x30 min | | Guest interviewee |
| 2002 | The Indispensables | | Radio show by Lynne Truss. Development of colour TV. | Guest interviewee |
| 2002 | Reading the Decades | - | Best-selling books through the decades. Sir David Attenborough in 1 episode (Reading 50s). The series was presented by Stephen Fry. | Guest interviewee |
| 2002 | Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe | 1x30 min | A half-hour special for BBC/Comic Relief. | Voice |
| 2003 | Great Wildlife Moments | - | | Archive footage |
| 2003 | The Ancient Forests | 1x3 min | | Narrator |
| 2003 | Hands on History: Conserving the Dark Age Legacy of Sutton Hoo | 1x30min | Documentary on artifacts found at the Sutton Hoo archaeological site and the delicate conservation process done by the British Museum's curators. | Narrator |
| 2003 | On The Brink | 1x34 min | This is a film about endangered species of New South Wales, Australia. | Presenter & narrator |
| 2003 | The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough | - | Richard Attenborough's work on various films and the Oscar-winning Gandhi. | Interviewee |
| 2003 | Deep Blue (2003 film) | 1x90 min | Theatrical version of the 2001 BBC nature documentary series The Blue Planet. | Self |
| 2004 | William Hodges:The Art of Exploration | 1x35 min | William Hodges who accompanied Captain Cook on his voyages in the Pacific. | Presenter |
| 2004 | RSPB Awash with Birds | 1x49 min | A look at the 300 birds species found at Titchwell Marsh and Snettisham nature reserve. | Narrator |
| 2004 | RSPB The Minsmere Year | 1x60 min | Filmed entirely on location at the reserve by Hugh Maynard. | Narrator |
| 2004 | What's the Point of the BBC? | - | BBC Panorama series debating the future of BBC. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2004 | The Truth about the 60's TV | 60 min | Mark Lawson questions the received wisdom that the 1960s were the zenith of British television. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2004 | Ospreys - Flying Home to Rutland Water | 1x50 min | The story of the comeback of the osprey in Rutland Water and around England. | Narrator |
| 2004 | The Way We Went Wild | 3x50 min | Three-part series first shown on BBC Two about British wildlife presenters, narrated by Josette Simon. Attenborough is featured in the first two episodes. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2004 | Happy Birthday BBC Two | 1x180 min | First broadcast on BBC Two on 20 April 2004 to commemorate the channel's 40th birthday. The film was broadcast again from 16 to 24 April 2014 for the channel's 50th birthday in 2014. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2004 | The Michael Faraday Lecture | 68 min | Lecture titled 'Perception, Deception & Reality' , given after Royal Society of London awarded Sir David Attenborough the Michael Faraday Prize | Lecturer |
| 2005 | The Selfish Green | 1x60 min | Sir David Attenborough participates in a discussion of environmental issues. | Interviewee |
| 2005 | The Wild Life of Gerald Durrell | 1x60 min | BBC series. | Interviewee |
| 2005 | Sport in the Sixties: A TV Revolution | 60 min | A look at the way technology revolutionized BBC TV's coverage of sport in the 1960s. | Interviewee |
| 2005 | How Art Made the World | 5x60 min | A BBC documentary series looking at the influence of art on our society. | Guest presenter |
| 2005 | BBC's Play It Again - Panel Game | 1x30 min | A BBC documentary looking at various panel games broadcast on TV. | Guest presenter |
| 2005 | BBC's Timeshift - The Lost Road - Overland to Singapore | 1x40 min | The travels of six Oxbridge undergraduates from London to Singapore. | Guest interviewee |
| 2005 | The 50 Greatest Documentaries | 1x150 min | Directed by Garry John Hughes and Elaine Shepherd. | Guest presenter |
| 2005 | Coiba: A Savage Paradise | | Coiba National Park, off the Pacific coast of Panama, is spotlighted with an emphasis on Coiba Island, the largest part of the park and its fragile ecosystem that remains intact due to a penal colony established in 1910. | Narrator |
| 2006 | Masterpieces of the British Museum | 6x30 min | Sir David Attenborough contributes in "The Durer Rhinoceros" and "Head of an Ife King from Nigeria". | Guest interviewee |
| 2006 | Nation on Film - "Kearton's Wildlife" | 1x30 min | Episode on the life of British naturalist and animal photographer Cherry Kearton. | Interviewee |
| 2006 | Gilbert White: The Nature Man | 1x60 min | The life and work of 18th-century English naturalist Gilbert White. | On-Screen Participant |
| 2006 | Suez: A Very British Crisis | 3x58 min | Sir David Attenborough describes his contacts with Anthony Eden during Suez Canal crisis. He contributes to episodes "Betrayal" and "War". | Guest interviewee |
| 2006 | Folk Britannia | 3x58 min | Sir David Attenborough is interviewed in the first episode, "Ballads & Blues". | Guest interviewee |
| 2006 | War On Science | 1x49 min | | Archive footage |
| 2006 | Planet Earth: The Future | 3x60min | Companion to the "Planet Earth" series. Episodes: "Saving Species"; Into the Wilderness", "Living Together". | Interviewee |
| 2006 | Favourite Attenborough Moments | 2x67 min | The format consisted of two programmes 1) My Favourite Attenborough Moment. Celebrity admirers of Attenborough's work introduced a shortlist of 20 highlights from Attenborough's nature documentaries and advocated their particular favourites. 2) Your Favourite Attenborough Moment, counted down the same 20 clips in the order of votes received from the viewers. Featured interviews with Attenborough in which he described the experiences of filming them. | |
| 2006 | Video Fish Book, Volume 1 | 1x60 min | Produced by Vision Earth Society, David Haylock, Director. | Narrator |
| 2006 | CEPSAR lecture | 1x67 min | Sir David Attenborough's CEPSAR lecture entitled "Life in the Undergrowth", Berrill Lecture Theatre. | Speaker |
| 2006 - 2018 | BBC Breakfast | - | 7 episodes in the time period each having segments about 10 mins | Interviewee |
| 2007 | BBC's Sharing Planet Earth | - | Episode 1 of BBC series 'Saving Planet Earth: Running Wild'. The series has 11 episodes in total (9 + 2 live shows). | Presenter |
| 2007 | 100 Years of Wildlife Films | 1x120 min | Bill Oddie highlights pioneering filmmakers. | Guest presenter |
| 2007 | BBC's Peter Scott: a Passion for Nature | - | A documentary on the life and work of naturalist Peter Scott. | Narrator and presenter |
| 2007 | BBC's Watching Desmond Morris | 1x60 min | Documentary about the zoologist/anthropologist Desmond Morris. | Narrator and guest interviewee |
| 2007 | Joseph Rotblat Lecture "Watching the Wild" | - | Delivered at Hay Festival 2007 WMD Awareness organization. | Speaker |
| 2007 | BBC's Silbury: The Heart of the Hill | 1x60 min | The archaeological excavations of the Silbury Hill Mound. | Guest interviewee |
| 2007 | BBC's Demob Happy: How TV Conquered Britain | 1x67 min | The development of broadcasting in Great Britain after WWII. | Guest interviewee |
| 2008 | BBC's Fossil Detectives | 8x29 min | Episode 1 – "Central England"; Episode 2 – "London". | Guest interviewee |
| 2008 | NOVA's Lord of the Ants | 1x53 min | Documentary on the work of naturalist E.O. Wilson. | Guest interviewee |
| 2008 | BBC2 – The Great British Parakeet Invasion | 1x9 min | A short BBC documentary about the introduced parakeet population in southeastern England. | Guest interviewee |
| 2008 | BBC's Art of Arts TV | 3x60 min | Narrated by Suzy Klein, three-part series about contribution that arts programmes have made to national broadcasting culture. | Guest interviewee |
| 2008 | BBC's The Duke: A Portrait of Prince Philip | 1x90 min | A biography of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II. | Guest interviewee |
| 2009 | BBC Horizon, "How Many People Can Live On Planet Earth?" | 1x59 min | In a Horizon special, naturalist Sir David Attenborough investigates whether the world is heading for a population crisis. Sir David examines whether it is the duty of individuals to commit not only to smaller families but to change the way they live for the sake of humanity and planet Earth. | Presenter |
| 2009 | Carnyx Wild, "The Great Bustard" | 1x8 min | The reintroduction of the Great Bustard into Great Britain. | Narrator |
| 2009 | "The Funny Side of Animals" | 1x60 min | BBC series by Clive Anderson. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2009 | "An Oral History of Media and Archaeology" | 1x90 min | 2009 Panel – "Archaeology and TV". Filmed by The Personal Histories Project, University of Cambridge, Babbage Lecture Theatre. | Co-presenter |
| 2009 | BBC's Timeshift – "Archaeology: Digging the Past" | 1x59 min | | Guest Interviewee |
| 2009 | BBC's "The Story of the Open University" | 1x49 min | | Guest Interviewee |

### 2010s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 2010 | BBC's Horizon "Death of Oceans" | 1x59 min | | Presenter |
| 2010 | Lophelia's "Cold Water Corals" | 1x5 min | Short documentary about cold water corals. | Narrator |
| 2010 | Symphony of Science | 20x4 min | Attenborough is track 4 called 'The Unbroken Thread'. He also appears in: 'Children of Africa' (2011), 'The Greatest Show on Earth' (2012) and 'Our Biggest Challenge' (2012). | Participant |
| 2010 | BBC's "Genius of Britain" | 5x60 min | Documentary series about famous British scientists. Episodes: "The First Five"; "A Roomful of Brilliant Minds"; "The Lights Come On"; "Out of the Darkness" and "Asking Big Questions". Sir David Attenborough contributed pieces on Christopher Wren and Joseph Banks in Episodes 1 and 2 and conclusions in Episode 5. | Guest presenter |
| 2010 | BBC's "Attenborough's Journey" | 1x60 min | Sir David Attenborough presents anecdotes from his work on various documentaries. | Presenter |
| 2010 | BBC's "Delia through the Decades" | 5x30 min | Documentary series on cooking. Sir David Attenborough contributes in the second episode. | Interviewee |
| 2010 | BBC's "The Born Free Legacy" | 1x60 min | Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Joy Adamson's book Born Free. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2010 | BBC's "Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV" | 1x90 min | The various science programmes on TV in the UK. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2010 | BBC's Museum of Life | 5x60 min | Sir David Attenborough contributes in episodes "A Museum in a Modern World" and "A collection for the Future". | Guest Interviewee |
| 2010 | BBC's Timeshift – "When Britain Went Wild" | 1x90 min | Timeshift episode on how wildlife gained importance with British public during the 1960s. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2010 | BBC's "Birds Britannia" | 4x60 min | Wild birds in Great Britain. | Interviewee |
| 2010 | BBC's "Jane Goodall: Beauty and the Beasts" | 1x60 min | The work of Jane Goodall with chimps at Gombe. | Guest interviewee |
| 2010 | Beyond the Brink | 1x42 min | A short documentary made by Ross Harrison based on his investigations on climate change. | Guest interviewee |
| 2010 | BBC's Culture Show Special – "A History of the World" | - | The story of human development through a list of 100 objects held at the British Museum. Sir David Attenborough presents a small segment. | Presenter |
| 2010 | The Attenborough - Fortey talk What's in a name | 83 mins | Sir David Attenborough and Prof. Richard Fortey presented a lecture celebrating the work of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) at Ondaatje Theatre of the Royal Geographical Society | On-Screen Participant |
| 2011 | PBS Nature, "Elsa's Legacy – The Born Free Story" | 1x53 min | Documentary about the life of lioness Elsa and the impact of her story on wildlife conservation. | Guest interviewee |
| 2011 | BBC's Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words | 3x59 min | Sir David Attenborough contributes in the episodes "The Culture Wars" and "Human All Too Human". | Guest commentator |
| 2011 | "Ocean Drifters – A Secret World beneath the Waves" | 1x16 min | A short documentary about plankton written, produced and directed by Dr Richard Kirby from Plymouth University. | Narrator |
| 2011 | "What a Wonderful World" | 1x60 min | | Narrator |
| 2011 | BBC's "Brave New World" | 5x49 min | Episodes: Machines; Health; Technology; Environment; Biology. In episode "Environment": At Longleat, Sir David Attenborough helps collect the DNA of an elephant for the Frozen Ark – a project to save all the world's species from extinction. Sir David Attenborough also introduces the work of the Millennium Seed Bank. | Guest interviewee and presenter |
| 2011 | BBC's "Ceramics: A Fragile History" | 3x60 min | Documentary about development of ceramics. Sir David Attenborough is in "The Art of the Potter" and "The Story of Clay". | Guest interviewee |
| 2011 | Animal Planet's "A City of Wild Cats" | 1x11 min | Short documentary on the cats living on Rome streets. | Narrator |
| 2011 | BBC's "The Secrets of Scott's Hut" | 1x90 min | The Antarctic expedition of Robert Falcon Scott. | Guest interviewee |
| 2011 | Atlantic Productions "The Bachelor King" | 1x75 min | A 3D documentary about King Penguins. | Writer and presenter |
| 2012 | BBC's "The Grammar School: A Secret History" | 2x60 min | Documentary about the work of Grammar Schools in the 1950s and 1960s.| | Guest interviewee |
| 2012 | BBC's Culture Show – John Craxton | - | Sir David Attenborough comments the work of British painter John Craxton. | Guest interviewee |
| 2012 | BBC's "Plants behaving badly" | 2x60 min | Documentary about plants. | Guest interviewee |
| 2012 | BBC's "Tales of Television Centre" | 1x90 min | The history of the BBC's Television Centre building. | Presenter |
| 2013 | When Björk Met Attenborough | 1x30 min | | Co-presenter |
| 2013 | BBC's "Goodbye Television Centre" | 1x130 min | Documentary about the BBC production facility, the "Television Centre". | Guest |
| 2013 | BBC's "The Early Years" | 1x29 min | | Guest interviewee |
| 2013 | BBC's "Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero" | 2x60 min | Bill Bailey introduces naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, contemporary of Charles Darwin and independent discoverer of the mechanics of natural selection and biological evolution. Sir David Attenborough appears in episodes: "In Borneo" and "In the Spice Islands". | Guest interviewee |
| 2013 | BBC's "Benjamin Britten on Camera" | 1x60 min | Documentary about the co-operation of Benjamin Britten and the BBC. | Guest interviewee |
| 2013 | "The Forgotten Story of Alfred Russel Wallace" | 1x5 min | On the 100th anniversary of Wallace's death, Sir David Attenborough tells the story of the explorer. | Writer & narrator |
| 2013 | BBC's "Edwardian Insects on Film" | 1x60 min | British naturalist Percy Smith, who in 1908 filmed The Acrobatic Fly. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2013 | Sixth Hadyn Ellis Distinguished lecture | 1x60 min | Work of Welsh naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. Cardiff University. | Presenter |
| 2013 | The Dream Of Perfection | 90 min | Documentary about lost and found film 'Autopsy on a Dream' | Guest Interviewee |
| 2013 | Sir David Attenborough and Anthony Geffen: Meet the Developer | 45 min | Original Apple podcast about App and show 'Natural History Museum Alive' | Interviewee |
| 2014 | The Folio Society's "For the Love of Books" | 1x15 min | Sir David Attenborough talks about his love of books. | Presenter |
| 2014 | Craghoppers "Hope" | 1x15 min | Documentary about the work of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International to protect mountain gorillas. | Narrator |
| 2014 | BBC's "All About Two" | - | The development of BBC2. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2014 | Channel 4's "Richard Attenborough: A Life" | 1x60 min | The life and work of Sir Richard Attenborough. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2014 | Sir Joseph Banks Society's "Sir Joseph Banks – Endeavour" | 1x12 min | Sir David Attenborough talks about the life and work of Joseph Banks and his travels with Captain Cook. | Presenter |
| 2014 | BBC's "50 Golden Years of Sport on BBC Two" | - | Sue Barker presents 50 years of sport coverage on BBC Two. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2014 | NHK's"Legends of the Deep:Deep Sea Sharks" | 1x50 min | Japanese scientists studying deep sea sharks of the coast of Japan. | Narrator |
| 2014 | A Culture Show Special "Sir Kenneth Clark: Portrait of a Civilised Man" | - | This Culture Show looks at the life of Sir Kenneth Clark, one of the most influential persons in 20th-century British art. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2014 | University of Illinois film "Windows on a Lost World" | 6x30 min | Documentary about a major collection of amber from the Dominican Republic located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. A grasshopper fossil found in this amber was named after Sir David Attenborough. | Narrator |
| 2014 | Lincoln School of Media "Sir Joseph Banks – Endeavour" | 1x12 min | Short documentary about Sir Joseph Banks. | Guest Presenter |
| 2014 | BBC's "Pop Goes BBC Two" | 1x90 min | Documentary that reviews 50 years of popular music on BBC Two. Sir David Attenborough introduces the film. | Narrator |
| 2014 | Birdman - The Art of William T.Cooper | 1x29 min | About William T. Cooper. Shown on the Australian channel ABC. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2015 | Society of Biology "Biology – Changing the World" | 1x14 min | Sir David Attenborough is interviewed for Biology: Changing the World and discusses various topics, such as, what sparked his interest in the natural world, to the role biologists play in today's society. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2015 | BBC's "When President Barack Obama met Sir David Attenborough" | 1x35 min | The meeting that took place between President Obama and Attenborough. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2015 | RTS Huw Wheldon Memorial Lecture: Public Service Broadcasting – A House of Cards? | 1x45 min | Baron Michael Dobbs examines UK's public service broadcasting and asks will public service broadcasters will continue to play an important role in culture and society in the future. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2015 | Eden TV's "Wild Canada" | 4x42 min | The wildlife of Canada. Episodes: "The Wild West"; "Ice Edge"; "The Heartland"; "The Eternal Frontier". | Narrator |
| 2015 | BBC's "VE Day: Remembering Victory" | 1x100 min | Commemorating the 70th anniversary of VE day with contribution from leading British personalities, including Attenborough. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2015 | WLT's "Orchids of Baños" | 1x5 min | Sir David Attenborough introduces the work of World Land Trust (WLT) and its partner in Ecuador, the Fundacion Ecominga, to protect the micro orchids of Ecuador. These are some of the tiniest plant species on Earth, which are found high in the Andean cloud forests of central Ecuador. | On-screen participant |
| 2015 | Cougars Undercover - Big Cat Week Season 6 Episode 13 | 1x45:38 min | Two mountain lion mothers raising their cubs outside Jackson Hole. | Narrator |
| 2016 | "A Plastic Ocean" | 1x104 min | Documentary on the effects of pollution by plastic waste on World oceans. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2016 | Sky's "Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens" | 1x45 min | Documentary for Sir David ttenborough's 90th birthday. Shot over the period of 7 years, shows what it is like to be on the road with Sir David Attenborough during filming. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2016 | BBC's "Attenborough at 90" | 1x58 min | In celebration of his ninetieth birthday, Sir David Attenborough shares extraordinary highlights of his life and career with broadcaster Kirsty Young. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2016 | BBC's "Zoo Quest in Colour" | 1x89 min | Documentary based on original Zoo Quest films in colour that were rediscovered in BBC archive in 2016. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2016 | BBC's "Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech" | 1x58 min | Documentary on the Royal Christmas Broadcasts. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2016 | ECO2's "Grindahvalur" | 1x29 min | Documentary on the changing relation of Faroe Islanders towards whaling of the Long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) or "Grindahvalur". Sir David Attenborough makes the introductory remarks. | On-screen participant |
| 2016 | NHK's "Deep Ocean" series | 3x56 min | Episodes: "The Lost World of the Pacific", "Lights in the Abyss" and "Descent into the Mariana Trench". | Narrator |
| 2016 | UNEnvironment.org's "The Hole" | 1x5 min | Short documentary on the Montreal Protocol. | Narrator |
| 2016 | "The Hole: How Ronnie and Maggie Saved the World" | 1x7 min | How Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher had key roles in the Montreal Protocol. | Narrator |
| 2016 | "Video Encyclopedia of Caribbean Fish, vol.1" | 1x60 min | Overview of over 75 species of fish and marine animals from the Caribbean, Florida and the Bahamas. Updated and extended version of Video Fish Book (2006). | Narrator |
| 2017 | Richmond Park – National Nature Reserve | 1x21 min | London's Richmond Park. | Presenter |
| 2017 | In Search of Arcadia | 1x59 min | | Guest Interviewee |
| 2017 | South Africa – Eastern Great Escarpment | 1x21 min | The protection of the Eastern Great Escarpment. | Narrator |
| 2017 | BBC Horizon's Dippy and the Whale | 1x59 min | Documentary about the replacement of Dippy the Dinosaur exhibit at the Natural History Museum. | Narrator |
| 2017 | ABC's Into Hot Water | 1x25 min | The effect of global warming on the Great Barrier Reef. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2017 | Sir David Attenborough : Canada House | 1x60 min | In Conversation with Dan Snow on 21-3-17 | Interviewee |
| 2018 | Living Thames | 1x60 min | Sir David Attenborough introduces this documentary on the river Thames. | On screen participant |
| 2018 | Terra Mater Factual Studios - Dragons and Damsels | 1x50 min | Documentary about dragonflies. | Narrator |
| 2019 | Pace Brothers Year of the Salmon | 1x3 min | The plight of the salmon. | |
| 2019 | Queen Elizabeth II: Legacy to the Natural World | 1x44 min | Queen Elizabeth II launches a project to create a global network of protected forests. | Narrator |
| 2019 | WWF International How to Save Our Planet | 8x8 min | The state of Earth. |
| 2019 | WWF International Our Planet Our Business | 1x38 min | Short documentary. | On screen participant |
| 2019 | Earth Stories - "Garden in the Sky" | 6x29 min | Meet the ecologists and educators of Hong Kong's 60-year-old NGO, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, and learn about their different conservation efforts taking place near one of the most densely populated cities on earth. | Narrator |
| 2019 | Terra Mater Factual Studios - Whale Wisdom | 1x50 min | Documentary about whales. | Narrator |
| 2019 | Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy | 1x83 min | Documentary about the filmmaker and underwater cameraman Mike deGruy. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2019 | "War on Plastic" | 3x58 min | Documentary about plastic waste, with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Anita Rani. Sir David Attenborough participates in the last (third) episode of the series. | On screen participant |
| 2019 | "The Kiwi The Knight The Qashqai" | 1x47 min | A New Zealand woman's love of an Iranian tribe and their dying art and culture leads to a surprise invitation from Sir David Attenborough. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2019 | The Durrells in Corfu, What the Durrells Did Next | 1x47 min | A PBS Masterpiece Special episode. Hosted by Keeley Hawes as an accompanying documentary for ITV's series The Durrells. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2019 | Whitley Awards ( 2019 - 2024 ) | 60 - 270 mins | Narrator of short video clips produced for ceremony | Narrator |
| 2019 | Gardening Australia | 58:48 mins | S30e23 - Has a section when Peter Cundall met the legendary David Attenborough from an earlier episode of same program | Guest Interviewee |

### 2020s

| Year | Title | Duration | Subject | Credit(s) |
| 2020 | BBC - The Romantics and Us | 1x60 min | Simon Schama explores the enduring and powerful legacy the Romantics have left on our modern world. Sir David Attenborough participates in episode, "The Chambers of the Mind". | On-screen participant |
| 2020 | BBC's Horizon - 7.7 Billion People and Counting | 1x60 min | Documentary by Chris Packham. | On-screen participant |
| 2020 | BBC - Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep | 1x60 min | | Narrator |
| 2020 | BBC - Travels of a Lifetime | 6x60 min | Documentary on Michael Palins travels. Episodes: "Around the World in 80 Days", "Pole to Pole", "Full Circle", "Sahara", "Himalaya Part 1" and "Himalaya Part 2". | On screen participant |
| 2020 | BBC - Planet Earth: A Celebration | 1x58 min | | On screen participant |
| 2020 | Netflix - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet | 1x83 min | | Narrator |
| 2020 | BBC - Meerkat: A Dynasties Special | 1x58 min | Follows the survival of a plucky meerkat family living in the harsh beauty of the Makgadikgadi salt pans. | Narrator |
| 2020 | Richard Batterham - Master Potter | 31: 17 | A The Joanna Bird Foundation film | Guest Interviewee |
| 2020 | VE Day 75: The People's Celebration | 70 min | An evening of memories and music to honour and celebrate the Second World War generation | Guest Interviewee |
| 2020 | Kingdom of Plants VR | 3x5-6min | Three parts VR 180 series from Alchemy Immersive and Meta Quest based on the Kingdom of Plants series. | Narrator |
| 2020 | First Life VR | 1x11min | VR 180 film from Alchemy Immersive and Meta Quest based on the First Life documentary. | Narrator |
| 2020 | Micro Monsters VR | 5x5-7min | Five part VR 180 film series from Alchemy Immersive and Meta Quest based on the Micro Monsters documentary. | Narrator |
| 2021 | Apple - The Year Earth Changed | 1x60 min | Showcasing exclusive footage from around the world after an unprecedented year, The Year Earth Changed is a timely documentary special that takes a fresh new approach to the global lockdown and the uplifting stories that have come out of it. | Narrator |
| 2021 | Listening Through the Lens | 1x60 min | A film about the pioneering career of Christopher Nupen, who founded one of the first independent production companies in the 1960s, at the dawn of the music documentary era. | On screen participant |
| 2021 | Prince Philip - Man Behind the Crown | 1x60 min | | On-screen participant |
| 2021 | Sky Nature - David Attenborough's Global Adventure | 3x60 min | Featuring previously unseen footage of some of the greatest filming sequences of David Attenborough's series. | On-screen participant |
| 2021 | Attenborough and The Mammoth Graveyard | 1x60 min | Documentary about Britain's biggest Mammoth discovery in almost 20 years near Swindon and its archaeological excavation. | Presenter |
| 2021 | David Attenborough's First Life | 11m | Short video - VR media production for oculus platform by Atlantic Productions' Alchemy Immersive Note : Not to be confused with 2 part 2010 show from BBC | Narrator |
| 2022 | Attenborough's Wonder of Song | 1x59 min | David Attenborough chooses seven of the most remarkable animal songs found in nature and explores the significance of these songs in the lives of their species. | Presenter |
| 2022 | How the BBC Began (TV Mini-Series documentary) | 3x89 min | BBC's early history. 3 episodes : 1. Accident and Opportunity 89 mins 2. Building the Audience 89 mins 3. Shooting the Rapids 87 mins | Guest Interviewee |
| 2022 | Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts | 90 min | British documentary film about Queen Elizabeth II. The film was directed by Roger Michell. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2022 | Satoyama (NHK) | 2x52 min | Episodes 1. Niigata: Living with Snow 2. Aso: Living with a Volcano. | Writer and narrator for English version |
| 2022 | Winterwatch (Series 11 Episode 08) | 1x60 min | A 14-minute interview section within the episodes. Chris Packham interviews Attenborough. | Guest Interviewee |
| 2022 | When the Queen Spoke to the Nation | 1x60 min | Directed by Minoo Bhatia . Attenborough appears in a section as himself | On-screen participant |
| 2022 | The Queen: 70 Glorious Years | 1x60 min | Directed by Mark Bates | Guest Interviewee |
| 2022 | Conquest of the Skies VR | 3x6-8min | David Attenborough takes you on an awe-inspiring journey through the evolution of flight in Conquest of the Skies, the VR 180 docuseries from Alchemy Immersive and Meta Quest | Narrator |
| 2023 | Climate Crisis - "Drought" | 1x49 min | S01E01: Extreme drought conditions and their effects on livelihood around the globe | Guest Interviewee |
| 2023 | Galapagos VR | 3x7-9 min | Three part VR 180 series from Alchemy Immersive and Meta Quest. | Narrator |
| 2024 | Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster | 1x60 min | A fossil of a giant prehistoric Jurassic predator is discovered and David Attenborough discusses it. | Presenter |
| 2024 | David Attenborough: A Life On Earth | 50 min | The story of David Attenborough and how he became the voice of natural history programs | On-screen participant |
| 2024 | Secret Lives of Orangutans | 79 min | Discover the life of a multi-generational orangutan family in the Sumatran treetops through drone footage | Narrator |
| 2024 | Back to Camp 41 | 24 min | Directed by Greg Hemmings , documentary about Dr. Thomas Lovejoy | Narrator |
| 2025 | David Attenborough: Ocean | TBD | The film will debut in cinemas in 2025, before premiering globally on National Geographic and streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. | Presenter |
| 2025 | David Attenborough: A Character Study | 97 min | Talk by Agat Sharma at De Balie about Attenborough. | On-screen participant |

## Audiobooks

| Year | Title | Length | Subject | Credit |
| 1978 | Tarka The Otter | 2h | His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers is a 1927 novel by English writer Henry Williamson. | Narrator |
| 1983 | Yanomamo | - | By Peter Rose and Anne Conlon; on-stage narration and published audio recording. | Narrator |
| 1990 | Ocean World | - | By Peter Rose and Anne Conlon; on-stage narration (including at the Royal Festival Hall), for audio recording and video broadcast (both published). | Narrator |
| 1992 | Trials of Life | 10h 1min | Complete & Unabridged . Released by ISIS Audio in cassette format. | Narrator |
| 2000 | Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf | 1h 16min | David Attenborough narrate this symphonic fairy tale for children. | Narrator |
| 2005 | The Scars of Evolution | 2 * 28 min = 56 min | Presented by Sir David Attenborough, Scars of Evolution is a two-part BBC Radio 4 series looking at the ... then elaborated and developed by Elaine Morgan. | Narrator |
| 2009- 2011 | David Attenborough's Life Stories | 6h 25min | Collected together for the very first time, this is the complete series one and two of Life Stories, written and presented by Sir David Attenborough. | Author, Narrator |
| 2010 | David Attenborough - Life on Air: Memoirs of a Broadcaster | 19h 23min | His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spanned nearly five decades and there are very few places on the globe that he has not visited. In this volume of memoirs David tells stories of the people and animals he has met and the places that he has visited. | Author, Narrator |
| 2012 | Quote... Unquote: Highlights from the Acclaimed BBC Radio 4 Panel Show | 1 hour and 52 minutes | This collection features more than 50 of the show's most entertaining guests, including David Attenborough, | Guest contributor |
| 2014 | The Lewis Chessmen and What Happened to Them | | Irving Finkel (Author), David Attenborough (Read By). | |
| 2016 | Tweet of the Day: A year of the British Birds | 6h 50min | Tweet of the Day is a year-long series of fascinating stories about our British birds Some tracks by David Attenborough. | Narrator |
| 2017 | David Attenborough: The Early Years Collection | 10h 9min | Includes three volumes from Attenborough's chronicles : Zoo Quest For A Dragon, Quest in Paradise and Quest Under Capricorn. | Author, Narrator |
| 2018 | Life on Earth | 12h 26min | The nation's greatest voice, David Attenborough, reads a brand-new edition of Life on Earth, now available as an audiobook for the first time. | Author, Narrator |
| 2018 | My Field Recordings From Across The Planet | - | This 2-CD set is a compilation of original field recordings made by David Attenborough between 1954 and 1963, in 60 tracks. It was sold with a 52-page booklet. | Author, Narrator |
| 2019 | The Peregrine | 8h 56min | The nation's greatest voice, David Attenborough, reads J. A. Baker's extraordinary classic of British nature writing, The Peregrine. | Narrator |
| 2020 | A Life on our Planet | 6h 20min | In this scientifically informed account of the changes occurring in the world over the last century, award-winning broadcaster and natural historian Sir David Attenborough shares a lifetime of wisdom and a hopeful vision for the future. | Co-Author, Narrator |
| 2021 | Living Planet: The Web of Life on Earth | 11 hours and 33 minutes | Audiobook for book accompanying 'The Living Planet' TV series, a study of the ways in which living organisms, including humans, adapt to their surrounding. | Author, Narrator |
| 2022 | David Attenborough in His Own Words | 1h 31min | David Attenborough discusses his life and achievements in this collection of BBC radio and TV interviews. | Author, Narrator |
| 2022 | The Hidden World: How Insects Sustain Our Life on Earth Today and Will Shape Our Lives Tomorrow | 14 hrs 20mins | Dr George McGavin on an exciting audio journey to help us understand the fascinating world of insects. | Guest contributor |
| 2022 | The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour | 10h | Released November 10, 2022 by William Collins / HarperCollins. | Author, Narrator |
| 2023 | The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour | 10h | Audiobook of book accompanying 'The Trials of Life' TV series, tackles ethology, the study of how animals behave. | Author, Narrator |