So Wikipedia tells me.

[whatho]

David Attenborough initiated live snooker on the BBC. It's not like I even needed another reason to adore him.

Comments

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Why? I don't mean that it was a bad thing to do, but why on earth did he do it? And I shall also mention that I liked the snooker sketches on the Mitchell and Webb show last night.

[peeeeeeet.livejournal.com]

I would guess that as he was controller of BBC2 when colour came in, it seemed like a good demonstration of the new technology.

[whatho.livejournal.com]

What Peet says. He also commissioned The Likely Lads and Not Only...But Also, then he went off to do things with gorillas. Only good things, of course.