Attenborough’s ‘heartbreak’ over Blue Planet albatross sequence

Sir David Attenborough has described the “heartbreaking” moment an albatross feeds its chick plastic instead of fish in a sequence filmed for Blue Planet II.

Sir David said the issue of plastic pollution was prominent in the filming of the new nature documentary which is being broadcast on the BBC this autumn. In an interview for Unearthed, Greenpeace’s new investigative and environmental news platform, he said plastics were of “crucial importance”.

“Which example do you choose as being most heartbreaking?

“The one I would choose because I feel so strongly for them are the albatross,” he said, describing them as “marvellous birds”.

Sir David Attenborough’s show will be on in autumn