Dynasties review: Attenborough's latest special focuses on real drama
David Attenborough's latest series uses a new kind of storytelling: by closing in on a few animals over two years, it creates real Game of Thrones style drama
Environment 9 November 2018
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By Michael Le Page
In the opening sequences of the new BBC wildlife series Dynasties, there's a startling close-up of David staring straight in your eyes. No, not David Attenborough, but David the leader of a group of chimpanzees in Senegal, west Africa. It's more like a scene from Planet of the Apes than a wildlife documentary, and that's part of the plan.
The makers of wildlife documentaries have long tried to captivate audiences by telling the stories of the animals they show, but this isn't easy if you can only afford to spend a …