Sir David Attenborough may have turned 94 last month, but he's pulling out the stops in lockdown to bring BBC viewers their next major natural history series.
The veteran broadcaster is finishing off A Perfect Planet, expected in the autumn, from his home in Richmond-upon-Thames.
In recent weeks he has started filming links from his garden and recording the entire voiceover from a room inside his house, taping a duvet to the wall to improve sound quality while dubbing mixer Graham Wild works outside.
BBC natural history commissioning editor Jack Bootle said that Attenborough's efforts should ensure there is no delay to the five-part series.
“I am confident that it will hit the screens,” he said.
“There's small amounts of filming that remains to be done with Sir David and of course he also needs to record the voiceover. And there are some challenges involved with doing that during a time of lockdown.
Assuming no disasters happen, that series will air as planned in the autumn, which we're all very excited about.”
Sir David's age puts him in a vulnerable category but so far work on the series has been progressing well.
Last week he was working on episode five with producer/director Nick Jordan.
Announcing his involvement with the series in February, Sir David said: "Oceans, sunlight, weather and volcanoes - together these powerful yet fragile forces allow life to flourish in astonishing diversity.
"They make Earth truly unique - a perfect planet. Our planet is one in a billion, a world teeming with life. But now, a new dominant force is changing the face of Earth: humans.
"To preserve our perfect planet we must ensure we become a force for good."
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