Watch Sir David Attenborough narrating Adele's Hello music video like a nature documentary

The broadcaster narrated the record breaking music video like it was a nature documentary
Saying hello: Sir David Attenborough provides the perfect narration
Emma Powell3 November 2015
The Weekender

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Fans of Sir David Attenborough and Adele will be delighted to learn that the naturalist has provided a narration for the singer’s video for Hello.

Inspired by his new BBC One series, The Hunt, Attenborough lent his voice to the BBC radio skit with Greg James.

When asked by James to narrate, Attenborough appeared apprehensive and asked: "Really? Will Adele be cross with me?"

Putting him at ease, James replied: "I think Adele would probably love this more than anything in the whole world."

Attenborough, 89, opened the narration with: "The year is 2015. The world appears to have a green tint to it, but there are also some dead insects in the foreground, but don’t worry about that for now."

The nature enthusiast went on to describe the mother-of-one as a “delicate and finely tuned animal” who is “about to be everywhere again”.

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He also referenced the much talked about flip phone from the video.

“The weather is poor and she hasn’t upgraded her handset since 1999," he said. "Hashtag flip phone."

The narration reached its peak when Attenborough rounded off the video by replying, ‘Hello’ to Adele.

Adele smashed Taylor Swift’s Vevo record of 20.7 million views in 24 hours after she released her video and amassed 27.7 million.

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