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Attenborough makes Director’s Cut bow

World-famous naturalist, broadcaster and author, Sir David Attenborough will appear at King’s College campus tonight as part of the Director’s Cut series.

Sir David, who will receive an honorary degree tomorrow at Marischal College, is the latest high-profile name to appear in the acclaimed series examining the art of the filmmaker.

Dr Alan Marcus, Reader in Film and Visual Culture, will interview Sir David in the University's Arts Lecture Theatre, which will be full to its 600-seat capacity.

Such has been the demand for tickets, a separate screen has been set up in the MacRobert Lecture Theatre to beam the interview to a screen there for a further 300 people.

"It's a thrill for everyone involved with the Director's Cut to have Sir David appearing as part of the series," said Dr Marcus. "He is a film-maker and narrator without peer in the sphere of natural history – generations have grown up captivated by his work and his words – and it will be an honour and a pleasure to interview him tonight."

Details of the event can be found on the Director's Cut website: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/directorscut/programme.php

Sir David's distinguished career in broadcasting spans fifty years, beginning in 1952 when he joined BBC Television Talks Department at Alexandra Palace.

He oversaw the introduction of colour television in Britain, and in 1969 he was appointed Director of Programmes with editorial responsibility for both the BBC's television networks.

However, in 1973 he returned to programme making, going on to present some of the most spectacular and ambitious natural history programmes ever commissioned. From the seminal 1979 Life on Earth series to 2008's Life in Cold Blood, Sir David is widely recognised as the foremost natural historian in the world today. 

Sir David will receive his honorary degree at the University of Aberdeen's evening graduation ceremony on Tuesday, July 1.

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