Attenborough at 90 ‘coming to terms’ with struggling for words

SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH is taking longer to write the script for his upcoming series because he struggles to recall proper names, he has disclosed.

As he continues to travel the globe for the 90-year-old naturalist admitted he is “coming to terms” with the fact that when it takes longer to find the right words, you can “run into problems”. Speaking to

24 hours after a no doubt be reassuring for pensioners across Britain, he said: “I’m not a big fan of electronic communication. When it comes to making television programmes, I like to think that I know what the latest gear is and what tomorrow’s latest gear is, but maybe I’m deceiving myself.”

In last celebrated series, Sir David appeared on screen only twice – once in a hot air balloon over the Alps at the beginning, and once from the top of London’s Shard.

Showing no signs of slowing down, in he will make the same number of appearances, from Florida and Dominica.

Speaking of one spectacle to be shared with viewers, he added: “I’ve just come back from Florida, where we have been filming spinner sharks. There are 20,000 of them and people don’t even know they’re there.

“From a helicopter you can see this great column of fish and sharks, and just over there, there are people exercising their dogs on the beach.”

Despite his age, Sir David remains as dedicated to conserving the planet as ever, adding: “Everyone must do what they can because it’s the most valuable thing we have got, whether you are 60 years old or 106.” year’s