David Attenborough has a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. No one in England would characterise him as an entertainer - he is well regarded

David Attenborough has a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. No one in England would characterise him as an entertainer - he is well regarded both in front and behind the camera as a science communicator, and was responsible as the head of BBC2 for commissioning a vast range of science television programming.