Sir David Attenborough, whose formative years in Leicester helped shape his lifelong passion for the natural world, will celebrate his 100th birthday on Friday (8 May). Picture caption: Sir David with his portrait, Attenborough in Paradise (2016) by Bryan Organ, at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery. The broadcaster, naturalist and national treasure moved to Leicester with his family in 1932. His father, Frederick, was the second Principal of University College, which meant the f