Four programmes celebrating the life and work of David Attenborough (Life on Air (BBC, 2002); the 3-part series Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild (BBC, 2012); Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens (Atlantic, 2016); and Attenborough at 90: Starring David Attenborough (BBC, 2016)) are examined to show what is chosen to be celebrated about Attenborough’s career, what they reveal about the television genre of natural history, and about the kind of television work which is most valued. The programmes concentrate on his role as a natural history presenter on location and on the technology used to produce natural history television. The later three are also concerned with his defying of age-related norms in continuing to work and his adventurousness on location. They do not show the range of his programmes, nor, with the exception of the first and last BBC programmes which acknowledge his long past administrative roles, make explicit the many other roles he plays in programme-making. While showing something of the range of the natural history genre, their concentration on landmark programmes reduces their value as a history of the genre, apart from its technological development.

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局限的（自然）历史：英国电视庆祝大卫·阿滕伯勒

四个庆祝大卫·阿滕伯勒生平和工作的节目（Life on Air（BBC，2002 年）；由 3 部分组成的系列阿滕伯勒：野外 60 年（BBC，2012 年）；90 岁的阿滕伯勒：镜头背后（大西洋，2016 年） ; 和 90 岁的阿滕伯勒：由大卫·阿滕伯勒主演（BBC，2016 年））进行了检查，以展示阿滕伯勒的职业生涯被选为庆祝的内容，他们揭示了自然历史的电视类型，以及最受关注的电视作品重视。这些节目专注于他作为自然历史主持人的角色，介绍地点和用于制作自然历史电视的技术。后三人还担心他在继续工作时违反与年龄相关的规范以及他在现场的冒险精神。他们没有显示他的节目范围，也没有，除了承认他长期担任行政职务的第一个和最后一个 BBC 节目外，明确说明了他在节目制作中扮演的许多其他角色。虽然展示了自然历史类型的范围，但他们对标志性节目的关注降低了他们作为该类型历史的价值，除了其技术发展。