Richard Dawkins describes him as “perhaps the most respected man in England”.

Nature Network London found him to be “knowledgeable, eloquent, a consummate storyteller and extremely excited about wildlife”.

So tickets will sell out fast for David Attenborough’s upcoming talk (7 March) at the National Theatre. To coincide with his new series Life in Cold Blood, the naturalist will talk about his illustrious career.

If you can’t get tickets to that, you might consider a free screening of Attenborough’s Life in the Undergrowth at the Natural History Museum on 28 Jan.