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David Attenborough's First Expedition

An expedition to Sierra Leone in 1954 launched Sir David Attenborough鈥檚 career. His story is told via 91福利社 archives. From 2021.

In 1954, the 91福利社 broadcast a new TV programme in Britain.

It was called Zoo Quest and it launched the career of a man who has since brought the natural world into millions of homes around the world, the broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.

Louise Hidalgo has been listening back through the 91福利社 archives to Sir David telling the story of the first natural history expedition for Zoo Quest, to Sierra Leone in West Africa.

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Mon 4 May 2026 02:40GMT
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