PARENTHOOD: DAVID ATTENBOROUGH RETURNS TO BBC ONE WITH NEW NATURAL HISTORY SERIES

Sir David Attenborough will returning to BBC One this summer for another landmark natural history series, titled Parenthood.

The five-part series will showcase how parenthood in the animal kingdom is a "high stakes game in which some animal parents must come up with extraordinary strategies and tricks to give their young a head start", according to The Mirror.

Producer and director Jeff Wilson commented: "We are incredibly proud that Sir David was on board with us to bring to the screen a landmark series that has something for everyone – moments of heart warming tenderness, high stakes narrative , and a timely guide from a huge cast of unbelievably engaging cast of characters on how to navigate the complex world of Parenthood."

Meanwhile, National Geographic announced that it is partnering for the very first time with the world’s preeminent natural historian, Sir David Attenborough, on a feature-length documentary special about the health of the world’s oceans.

Presented and authored by the 98-year-old broadcaster, Ocean with David Attenborough will share with a global audience the story of how we can, and must, restore the glory of Earth’s vast, interconnected waters.

The film is being produced by Silverback with the backing of All3Media International, Ocean Ten Media, Minderoo Productions, National Geographic Society and Pristine Seas, Don Quixote ASBL and The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.

After nearly a hundred years filming every aspect of the natural world, Attenborough delivers his most powerful message yet. In this feature-length special, he draws on his lifetime of knowledge and experience to take us on a journey of wonder through the planet’s most spectacular undersea habitats, revealing that we are currently living in the greatest age of ocean discovery, and showing beyond doubt that it is the most important place on Earth.

While Attenborough exposes the biggest problems facing our ocean, his story is one of hope, and that in front of us is an opportunity for marine life to recover on a scale no one alive has ever seen before.

Attenborough said, “My lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Over the last hundred years, scientists and explorers have revealed remarkable new species, epic migrations and dazzling, complex ecosystems beyond anything I could have imagined as a young man. In this film, we share those wonderful discoveries, uncover why our ocean is in such poor health, and, perhaps most importantly, show how it can bounce back to life.”

Ocean with David Attenborough lands 8th May in theatres.