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David Attenborough will teach online Geography lessons to social distancing kids
NME ^ | 4/21 | Ella Kemp

Posted on 04/21/2020 3:34:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway

“We said the BBC would be there for people through this crisis, and we meant it”

Sir David Attenborough will be teaching online Geography lessons via the BBC, for children being homeschooled during the coronavirus pandemic.

The historian and broadcaster will be hosting live-streamed classes as part of the BBC Bitesize Daily learning series focused on offering at-home education.

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Covering material from Attenborough’s Life on Earth and The Living Planet documentary series, the lessons will focus on the map of the world and looking closer at animal behaviour.

David Attenborough’s most recent project, the feature-length documentary A Life On Our Planet, was self-described as “my witness statement”. The film was due to premiere on April 16 at the Royal Albert Hall, but has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

BBC Bitesize Daily will run for 14 weeks, and promises lessons by Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who), One Direction’s Liam Payne, politician Ed Balls, Professor Brian Cox, and Eastenders actor Danny Dyer.

Alice Webb, director of BBC Children’s & Education released a statement: “We said the BBC would be there for people through this crisis, and we meant it.”

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She added, “It’s vital that every child is able to continue learning — and the lessons we’re putting on will make sure they have fun at the same time.”

A number of film and television projects have been suspended or delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Here’s a full list of all affected titles with rescheduled dates.


TOPICS: Education; Health/Medicine; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: attenborough; bbc; coronavirus; geography

1 posted on 04/21/2020 3:34:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

His nature series are quite well done.


2 posted on 04/21/2020 3:37:05 PM PDT by mware (RETIRED)
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To: nickcarraway
Charlie did it better than David would ever dood it.


3 posted on 04/21/2020 3:38:33 PM PDT by xp38
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To: nickcarraway

They will all fall fast asleep. David Attenborough’s voice is an elephant tranquilizer, especially in the series about ocean life, where it’s accompanied by relaxing water sounds.


4 posted on 04/21/2020 3:39:13 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Make an animal friend today!)
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To: nickcarraway
I recently got a fairly nice 4K TV and bluray player.The first 4K discs I bought were several of the BBC "Earth" Series episodes.

Breathtaking...and stunning...are two words that can describe the filmed images.David Attenborough's narrations are certainly good...and informative...but I find it tough to see him as some God-like genius as some do.

Of course others may disagree.

5 posted on 04/21/2020 3:44:01 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
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To: mware
Yes,they're *very* well done. But IMO it's the cameramen,and the camera equipment,that are the stars...not Attenborough.
6 posted on 04/21/2020 3:46:28 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Me too when I got my first HD tv. After a while though I noticed a theme of lots of shots of animals eating other animals. Nature is cruel is the lesson I took away from it.


7 posted on 04/21/2020 3:49:00 PM PDT by xp38
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To: Tax-chick

Why isn’t it used to put Ambien out of business.


8 posted on 04/21/2020 3:50:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Gay State Conservative

Agree with you. During my last year of teaching 7th grade biology I showed the kids the video of the flying penquins. Several of the kids fell for it until they remembered it was April 1st. If I remember correctly one of the guys from Monty Python player him.


9 posted on 04/21/2020 3:50:55 PM PDT by mware (RETIRED)
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To: nickcarraway

He’s still alive?


10 posted on 04/21/2020 3:54:07 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: nickcarraway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfWzp7rYR4


11 posted on 04/21/2020 4:06:47 PM PDT by Hulka
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To: lee martell

Yes he is!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Attenborough


12 posted on 04/21/2020 4:06:48 PM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: mware

That is the BEST video ever!!!


13 posted on 04/21/2020 4:07:53 PM PDT by Hulka
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To: Tax-chick

LOL!

I was just about to post that I like to put a playlist of his docs on and fall asleep to them.


14 posted on 04/21/2020 4:22:25 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: nickcarraway

People just don’t realize they have “Blue Planet” as an option.


15 posted on 04/21/2020 4:43:07 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Make an animal friend today!)
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To: nickcarraway

TV? Too late.

Could have really been something.
Mass, free education over the airwaves. Helpong to build knowledgable, capable independent citizens. But it was never to be.
Progs wrecked it.

Internet is being destroyed now.
Progressive Big Data destroying another opportunity for mass, free education empowering a confident citizenry.

But hey, theres lots of Great Porn! And they take Paypal.


16 posted on 04/21/2020 4:54:07 PM PDT by Macoozie (Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuits)
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"David Attenborough will teach online Geography lessons with a side order of Climate Change to social distancing kids


... because he's a died-in-the-wool MMGW pimp.

17 posted on 04/21/2020 7:19:33 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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