I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within three hours of arrival.

I often get letters, quite frequently, from people who say how they like the programmes a lot, but I never give credit to the almighty power that created nature.

Since when has Finland been a rotten place to live in?

The idea that the Lord had given us a present, that the world is a gift from God... well, the amount of stuff, back then, that the Lord was giving away was limited. We do not have dominion.

I'm swanning round the world looking at the most fabulously interesting things. Such good fortune.

There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

Until humanity manages to sort itself out and get a co-ordinated view about the planet, it's going to get worse and worse.