BirdsofparadiseareoneofDavidAttenborough'slifelongpassionsHewasthefirsttofilmmanyoftheirbeautifulandoftenbizarredisplays,andoverhislifetimehehastrackedthemalloverthejunglesofNewGuineaInthisverypersonalfilm,heuncoverstheremarkablestoryofhowthese'birdsfromparadise'havecaptivatedexplorers,naturalists,artists,filmmakersandevenroyaltyHeexploresthemythssurroundingtheirdiscovery500yearsago,thelatestextraordinarybehaviourcapturedoncameraandrevealsthescientifictruthbehindtheirbeauty:theevolutionoftheirspectacularappearancehasinfactbeendrivenbysex　　Andinafinalcontemporarytwisttothisstoryofobsessionandroyalty,hetravelstothedesertofQatar,toastateoftheartfacilitywhichhousesthelargestbreedinggroupofthesebirdsintheworldasheikh'sveryownprivatecollectionTherehehashisclosesteverencounterwithagreaterbirdofparadiseanditsdramaticdisplay,relivingtheexperiencethatcaptivatedhimintheforestsofNewGuineamorethan50yearsago　　'FormebirdsofparadisearethemostromanticandglamorousbirdsintheworldAndthisisafilmIhavewantedtomakefor40years'SirDavidAttenborough