New David Attenborough series about UK likely to be his last on location

At 96, the nature presenter is set to return to TV screens for a landmark series on British natural history

During his decades-long career the authoritative yet reassuring face of Sir David Attenborough has appeared on screen from everywhere from Papua New Guinea to Chernobyl and Kenya.

Next week, when the 96-year-old returns to front a new series on home ground, it will be not only his first landmark series on British natural history, but it is likely, the Observer understands, to be viewers' final time seeing him in a series filmed on location.