Attenborough happy to share green script

Young people's defiant spirit inspires broadcast legend in battle for planet

Veteran British wildlife filmmaker and television presenter David Attenborough has told China Daily he welcomes the international environmental initiative inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg - and he takes heart from the fact that the younger generation are holding their elders to account over the climate change crisis.

In an exclusive interview to coincide with the launch of his latest series Seven Worlds One Planet, which is coproduced with CCTV9 and Tencent Penguin Pictures and will be available to viewers in China through Tencent Video, the 93-year-old said the planet faces serious environmental dangers, but the worldwide growth in awareness of the issues was a cause for optimism.