Sir David Attenborough has recalled a terrifying brush with death from decades ago, when he almost drowned. Speaking to Prince William about his new documentary Ocean With David Attenborough, the biologist,

The veteran broadcaster related an incident early in his career when he was given faulty scuba-diving equipment.

David Attenborough has described the human impact on the deep ocean floor as “unspeakably awful” in a conversation with Prince William to mark the launch of the veteran broadcaster’s latest documentary.