David Attenborough: New asteroid evidence provides ‘moment of justification’
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir David Attenborough has said new evidence that emerged during filming for his new documentary about the last day of the dinosaurs prompted “a moment of justification”. And the life on this planet had to restart.” Sir David, 95, recalled the “electric moment” when tests showed the chemical profile of a “spherule” matched that of the asteroid. And you have a heart of flint not have it beat just a little faster when you’re faced with that sort of thing.” The documentary will see Sir David, palaeontologist Robert DePalma and BBC Studios cameras exploring the Tanis site over three years. Special visual effects will transport Sir David back in time to the late Cretaceous period to witness the creatures who lived at Tanis, before recreating the events of the last day of the dinosaurs.
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