Longest career as a television naturalist

The longest career as a TV naturalist is 71 years 104 days, achieved by Sir David Attenborough (UK) between 2 September 1953 and 15 December 2024.

Naturalist Sir David Attenborough made his on-screen debut on Animal Disguises (UK) on BBC Children's Television on 2 September 1953. The seventh and final episode of his most recent series, Asia (BBC, UK), was first broadcast on 15 December 2024.

Animal Disguises was a spin-off of another 1953 series on BBC's Children's Television called Animal Patterns (UK), on which Attenborough worked behind the camera as a producer and director.

He is the only person to have won BAFTA awards for television series made in black and white, colour, HD and 3D formats.

This also gives Attenborough the longest career for a TV presenter overall.