It Turns Out David Attenborough Is The Reason Tennis Balls Are Yellow, And Now I'm Questioning Everything
July 15, 2025
What? Why?
The Planet Earth presenter started working at the BBC in 1952 (having only watched one TV show).
In an article with RadioTimes, David revealed that he was responsible for bringing colour to BBC2 for the first time in 1968. And he decided to focus on Wimbledon for the crowning episode of the transformation.
“We had been asking the government over and over again and they wouldn’t…