Most British people have never heard of those two but Attenborough is about as recognisable as the Queen and with far more positive associations. He has been on

Most British people have never heard of those two but Attenborough is about as recognisable as the Queen and with far more positive associations. He has been on the telly since the 1950s and his broadcasting is part of the shared culture, like the footage of him hanging out with gorillas...Less of a thing nowadays of course, but if you are British and old enough to remember when there were only a couple of TV channels, Attenborough is the Don.