Sir David Attenborough chooses his favourite recordings from the natural world that have revolutionised our understanding of song. Each one - from the song of the largest lemur to the song of the humpback whale to the song of the lyrebird - was recorded in his lifetime. When Sir David was born, the science of song had already been transformed by Charles Darwin’s theory of sexual selection: singing is dangerous as it reveals the singer’s location to predators, but it also offers the male a huge reward, the chance to attract a female and pass on genes to the next generation. Hence males sing and females don't.
Mike Birkhead
Director, Writer
Beth Jones
Director, Writer
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Zappa72%
Koyaanisqatsi79%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
The Class of ‘9271%
Katy Perry: Part of Me71%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Dancing with the Birds77%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Earth76%
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough77%
Maria by Callas73%
Wings of Life71%
Deepsea Challenge 3D66%
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes76%
The Velvet Underground67%
Naqoyqatsi61%
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey77%
Western Stars70%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
