{"id":151807,"date":"2025-11-21T11:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T11:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/151807\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T11:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T11:05:13","slug":"david-attenborough-lifting-brits-mental-health-thanks-to-new-bbc-show-tv-radio-showbiz-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/151807\/","title":{"rendered":"David Attenborough lifting Brits’ mental health thanks to new BBC show | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sir David Attenborough is lifting the nation\u2019s mental health by bringing the wonders of the natural world into our living rooms.<\/p>\n

Psychologists say the BBC\u2019s<\/a> breathtaking wildlife series Kingdom, which continues on Sunday night, can bring proven benefits for mood and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Narrated by Sir David,<\/a> 99, the six-part series was filmed over five years in Zambia and follows the real-life struggles and triumphs of four families of leopards, lions, hyenas and wild dogs.<\/p>\n

Dr Stuart Whomsley, a clinical psychologist, says programmes like Kingdom can play a powerful role in supporting mental health, particularly when viewers engage emotionally with what they see.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWhen you see the wonders of the natural world through a David Attenborough series, it can give you a lift, a reminder that there\u2019s something marvellous and wonderful out there we often miss.<\/p>\n

\u201cAttenborough helps because he\u2019s a trusted, wise presence guiding us through it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Whomsley added: \u201cIt\u2019s an access point to the majesty of nature, bringing it into your home.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t need to go and see a leopard, you can find the same sense of connection watching wildlife closer to home, whether it\u2019s birdsong, the Highlands, or a walk through the local park.\u201d<\/p>\n

Psychologist and clinical director Josh Dickson says watching animals offers \u201ca sense of all the beauty of nature.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIt can be inspiring and gives us a sense of wonder. It gets us outside of ourselves for a moment, we become interested in the world again.\u201d<\/p>\n

*The latest instalment of Kingdom is on BBC<\/a> One at 6.25pm on Sunday, or on the BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sir David Attenborough is lifting the nation\u2019s mental health by bringing the wonders of the natural world into…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151808,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1578,56810,61,60,82,263],"class_list":{"0":"post-151807","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-bbc","9":"tag-david-attenborough","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-science","13":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}