'I had to get David Attenborough up 87 steep steps – he practised at home' - The Telegraph

Director Alastair Fothergill reflects on his decades-long friendship with Sir David and their new series, Wild Isles

It was Thain who inspired Fothergills initial ambition to be a research biologist. His mother had wanted him to be a vet. Something sensible like that. I had to promise her Id never grow a beard, or … [+2733 chars]

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