David Attenborough series on the natural history of the polar regions; Attenborough appeared on screen and authored the final episode, in addition to performing voiceover duties. Attenborough introduced and narrated the Unit's first 4K production "Life Story." For "Planet Earth II" (2016), Attenborough returned as narrator and presenter, with the main theme music composed by Hans Zimmer. In October 2014, the corporation announced a trio of new one-off Attenborough documentaries as part of a raft of new natural history programmes. "Attenborough's Paradise Birds" and "Attenborough's Big Birds" was shown on BBC Two and "Waking Giants", which follows the discovery of giant dinosaur
RRS Sir David Attenborough the preferred bidder to construct the ship. The ship will be about long, with a beam of about . The draught will be about with a planned cruising speed of with a range of at that speed. She will be capable of carrying a helicopter and will have a capacity for approximately of cargo. Accommodation will be provided for 30 crew and 60 research staff. "Sir David Attenborough" will have a twin-shaft hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system. The vessel's power plant will consist of two 6-cylinder Bergen B33:45L6A and two 9-cylinder Bergen B33:45L9A main diesel generators, a harbor generator and two