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Sir David Attenborough: ‘He recruited me as a spear carrier for the dumb parts’
Sir David Attenborough recounts his childhood and growing up with his brother, Richard. He also explains how the sound of the lyrebird reminds him of the ‘richness’ of the natural world.
First broadcast on Desert Island Discs, 29th January 2012
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