The most popular TV programmes requested include David Attenborough series Africa, Top Gear and Miranda.
The channel also had a very famous face as its controller between 1965 and 1968 - Sir David Attenborough.
In fact David Attenborough was the only person who appeared to want the BBC to survive in any viable form.
The 10th annual Dumfries and Galloway Wild Spring Festival is hoping to find the next Chris Packham or Sir David Attenborough.
Guests on the show were to have been Sir David Attenborough, comedian Frank Skinner, US teen singer Miley Cyrus and band The Killers.
As host of Private Passions, Berkeley has interviewed more than 700 guests including artist David Hockney, naturalist Sir David Attenborough and musician Elvis Costello.
The BBC has re-edited the final episode of David Attenborough's nature series, Africa, on BBC One to remove a piece of commentary about climate change.
Suddenly the laid back David Attenborough look is no longer appropriate.
Modern-day explorers John Blashford-Snell and Sir David Attenborough will also attend.
BBC: Events mark birth date of explorer Dr David Livingstone
Some shots in that programme, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, were filmed in a Dutch zoo, but many viewers assumed footage came from the Arctic.
I've downloaded an episode of David Attenborough's Frozen Planet in about a minute and viewed YouTube videos in the middle of London without a hint of buffering.
Mr Wormell said David Attenborough had been to Durrell in Jersey a number of times and knows the charity focused on tamarins for a number of years.
The company has also confirmed that since Sir David Attenborough's 'Africa' began showing on BBC 1 there has been a sharp rise in interest in holidays to the continent.
When enacting laws for species conservation, for example, "you have to know what animal you're talking about or you're going to be in trouble, " says David Attenborough, the British naturalist.
The programme featured interviews with some of the biggest names to perform at the venue, including Sir David Attenborough, Penelope Keith, Ronnie Corbett, Sir Michael Parkinson, Sir Terry Wogan and Sir David Jason.
Guaranteed a Saturday night slot by ITV, he continued to attract guests of the calibre of Tony Blair, who was prime minister at the time, wildlife presenter Sir David Attenborough and singer George Michael.
Hosted by former BBC chairman Michael Grade in front of a studio audience, it will feature interviews with the likes of Sir David Attenborough, Ronnie Corbett, Noel Edmonds, Sir David Jason and Sir Terry Wogan.
To mark the switchover the Crystal Palace transmitter, in south London, will be lit up on Wednesday night with 200, 000 watts of energy efficient lighting at a ceremony attended by Sir David Attenborough and DJ Chris Evans.
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