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David Attenborough, 100, Once Again Makes Rest Of The Nation Look Unproductive

Blue Planet III has been greeted as an 'absolute corker', confirming that Sir David remains the only British institution still working exactly as intended. Critics praised its 'hopeful defiance', a quality the rest of the country sources almost entirely from his narration. Plans to put him in charge of the water companies were said to be at an early stage.

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