An interesting account of Attenborough's life in broadcasting. What I did not appreciate was his pioneering work that saw him join the BBC at the very outset of television. Everything was being learnt from scratch, and the fact that wildlife was seen as a thing that television could do well was interesting considering how primitive the equipment was.
The book shows him moving on from commissioning programmes to presenting them it all feels like a steady transition and Attenborough probably makes light of how difficult the switch was.
He clearly has a good understanding of the technical side of television right from the early days, and from that had an instinct for what could be achieved in terms of filming. These were interesting accounts and really reminded you of how primitive the technology was (but of course at the time was high technology)
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