Drama as Sir David leads ‘Shakespearean' series

A NEW BBC docuseries narrated by Sir David Attenborough is “almost Shakespearean” in feel due to its “rich stories” and “high drama”, a Bristol-based executive producer has said.

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> Sir David Attenborough narrates the six-part wildlife series Kingdom

(Trustees of the Natural History Museum/PA)

Six-part wildlife series Kingdom, follows four animal families - a lion pride, a wild dog pack, a hyena clan and a leopard family - over the course of five years as they compete for survival and dominance in a corner of Zambia's South Luangwa National Park known as Nsefu.

Mike Gunton, creative director of BBC Studios Natural History Unit, said: "If I had to pick one word to describe Kingdom, it would be 'intensity!