David Attenborough et al. in Village in Sierra Leone - at the end of 1954, at night
from Life on air : memoirs of a broadcaster, page 40:
As the weeks went by [in Sierra Leone], so we got to know some villages particularly well and became friends with their chiefs. One of them was exceptionally helpful and offered to stage a performance by his musicians and dancers in our honour. We were delighted and decided to try to film and record it.
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David Attenborough, Life on air : memoirs of a broadcaster (London, 2009), p. 40. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1459200546914 accessed: 6 October, 2024
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Date/Time | at the end of 1954, at night |
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David Attenborough was in Sierra Leone filming for the Zoo Quest series for BBC TV.
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Mon, 28 Mar 2016 22:29:07 +0100
Approved on Sun, 08 May 2016 11:53:53 +0100