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Sir David on how he got the BBC to send him to Africa - 1976

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Sir David recalls the plan he and a London zoo colleague cooked up to persuade the BBC to back an African filming trip. He also reflects on fear, danger and why the forest felt less threatening than London. Clip taken from Profile, BBC Radio 4 - July 1976.

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