The Trials of Life

Praise for the New Edition of Life on Earth: It does not disappoint. The new Life on Earth is as glorious as the first Guardian A beautiful and wide ranging work. The breadth of natural history covered is extraordinary and mesmerising. Life on Earth is still breathtakingly rich, and we would know far less about it were it not for Attenboroughs wonderful skills of communication over the years: our cultural and scientific lives would be poorer without him New Scientist This natural history masterpiece offers a spectacular snapshot of a once-wild planet New Scientist Praise for David Attenborough: A marvellous book unputdownable utterly engaging Telegraph An elegant and gently funny writer The Times His writing is as impressive and as enjoyable as his TV programmes and there can be no higher praise Daily Express A great educator as well as a great naturalist Barack Obama Sir David is a wizard of television, and, like Gandalf or Dumbledore, he has a near-magical gift for combining warmth and gravitas . . . the man who, for me, exemplifies the best in British broadcasting Louis Theroux When I was a young boy I used to love turning on the television and watching David's programmes and really feeling like I was either back out in Africa or I was learning about something magical and almost out of this planet HRH Prince William

David Attenborough is one of the worlds leading naturalists and broadcasters. His distinguished career spans more than sixty years, and his extraordinary contribution to natural history broadcasting and film-making has brought him international recognition, from Life on Earth to Frozen Planet, Planet Earth to Blue Planet. He has achieved many professional awards, honours and merits, including the CBE and OM, and was knighted in 1985.