The cosmical importance of this conclusion is profound and the possibilities it opens for the future very remarkable, greater in fact than any... →
Francis William Aston
Alternate history fascinates me, as it fascinates all novelists, because 'What if?' is the big thing.
Kate Atkinson
The people who write official histories for the Army believe that a generation needs to pass before you can tackle the official history. It's... →
Rick Atkinson
If I were beginning my career today, I don't think I would take the same direction. Television is at a crossroads at the moment. And although I... →
David Attenborough
It's extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always go on about is, 'tell us about us', 'tell us... →
In the old days... it was a basic, cardinal fact that producers didn't have opinions. When I was producing natural history programmes, I... →
Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent people I know. They have to have an insight into natural history that gives them a... →
Natural history is not about producing fables.
I like animals. I like natural history. The travel bit is not the important bit. The travel bit is what you have to do in order to go and look at... →
You can only get really unpopular decisions through if the electorate is convinced of the value of the environment. That's what natural history... →