David Attenborough On Board CBeebies Storytime App Series

LONDON: Sir David Attenborough has signed on to narrate Attenborough’s Adventures, a new interactive series of animated stories for the CBeebies Storytime app.

Attenborough’s Adventures is inspired by the real-life expeditions of the titular naturalist. The first interactive story is David and the Gorilla Quest, which sees a young Attenborough and his camera crew searching the jungle for giant apes. The story is based on a 1978 expedition in Rwanda for the BBC Natural History series Life on Earth. Children can read and play along by packing an adventure kit, moving plants and tracking the gorillas’ path through the jungle.

The four other Attenborough’s Adventures stories are titled David and the Giant Dinosaur, David and the Hidden City, David and the Dragon and David and the Treasure Hunter.

Attenborough commented: “I am thrilled that we’ve brought to life many fond memories of my exploration of the natural world for young children to enjoy and learn.”

Kay Benbow, controller for CBeebies, added: “This wonderful new series is yet another example of CBeebies Storytime helping children and grown-ups enjoy stories together. Each story is brought to life with magical things to touch, swipe and play with, and questions to help develop comprehension skills, so the grown-up and child can enjoy reading, playing and learning together. Sir David has led an extraordinary life, and we’re over the moon that his enthralling tales are now helping children to learn while being inspired by the natural world.”

Attenborough’s Adventures was commissioned by Benbow, executive produced by Jonny Keeling and produced by Laura Howard of the BBC Natural History Unit, Bristol. The series was illustrated by Will Rose.