In 1963, David Attenborough left the BBC for two years to study for a master's degree in social anthropology at the London School of Economics, but never completed his studies; instead, the BBC offered him the position of controller of BBC Two, which he accepted, leading him to introduce color television to Britain and commission Monty Python's Flying Circus.
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In 1963, David Attenborough left the BBC for 2 years to study for a master's degree in social anthropology at the London School of Economics, but he never finished. Instead, the BBC offered him controller of BBC 2. Attenborough accepted, canceled his studies, and returned. He introduced color television to Britain and commissioned Monty Python's Flying Circus. We nearly lost David Attenborough to academia.
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