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David Bellamy: ‘I was shunned. They didn’t want to hear’ by Paul Cahalan
Article Tags: David Bellamy, Met Office, Met Office Decadal Forecast
They share a name – David – and a passion for nature. For a while they also shared a place in the vanguard of nature documentary-making, broadcasting from every corner of the globe to the homes of millions. But while one, Attenborough, basks in the glow of national treasure status, the other claims he is now a pariah.
“You’re early,” David Bellamy roars, dropping the wheelbarrow he is pushing around his four-acre garden in Co Durham. He strides towards me, all rolling gait, unruly white hair and beard. “Go inside while I just finish off.”
Though he turns 80 next Friday, Bellamy has a remarkable physique for a man his age, over 6ft tall and slender, muscular even, despite a little trouble when he walks. The voice and appearance have stayed in pretty good nick since his heyday as a scientist, conservationist and TV personality. He was a household name, inspiring Lenny Henry’s “grapple me grapenuts” catchphrase and even a Ribena commercial.
Source: independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/david-bellamy
2013-01-13 02:15:46
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