The jaw-dropping amount Sir David Attenborough, 96, has ‘earned per MINUTE’

Sir David Attenborough has reportedly been making over £3,000 a minute for his latest run of TV shows.

According to new accounts obtained by The sunthe legendary broadcaster, 96, pocketed more than £1.3million last year to September, after appearing in four critically acclaimed nature series.

During the year, David appeared in four shows, Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard, Dinosaurs: The Final Day and Attenborough’s Wonder of Song for the BBC, plus Global Adventure for Sky.

It is thought that David would have earned even more from his work as Apple TV and Netflix narrative shows.

After years of working for the BBC, the presenter has expanded his work into streaming services to reach a younger audience.

A source told the publication: ‘Sir David is very excited when it comes to how he works.

“He had been loyal to the Beeb for over 60 years before turning to streaming channels.

“It means he needs to spread his fervent environmental message and reach younger generations, but it also makes good business sense.”

MailOnline has contacted a representative for Sir David Attenborough for comment.

Viewers have recently seen David star in the BBC series Wild Isles, which offers a glimpse into the rich variety of habitats in Britain’s wildest lands.

It comes after it was revealed that the BBC will not be broadcasting an episode of Sir David’s series out of fears it would risk a backlash from Tory politicians and the right-wing press, it has been reported.

The episode which focuses on themes such as the destruction of the UK’s wildlife and will reportedly not air to ward off potential criticism from the political right.

The documentary, which was co-funded by wildlife organizations WWF and RSPB, will not air with the other five episodes and is only available on the BBC streaming service iPlayer.

Big money! According to new accounts obtained by The Sun, the legendary broadcaster, 96, pocketed more than £1.3 million last year, through September

It comes after Sir David was crowned the greatest British TV presenter of all time according to a poll last month.

The TV presenter won 28 percent of the vote with a total of 30 household names on the list.

Second in the Perspectus Global poll is the late Sir Terry Wogan, whose broadcasting career began in the 1960s and included his BBC chat show Wogan in the 1980s and 1990s, and his Radio 2 breakfast show, which saw millions of TOGs (Terry’s Old Guys and Girls).

Sir Bruce Forsyth took third, with a string of prime-time Saturday night hits including The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, Bruce’s Price is Right and co-host of Strictly Come Dancing.

Ant and Dec, who have won the title of Best TV Presenter 21 times at the National TV Awards, came eighth.

When asked what makes a great TV presenter, 47 per cent of Brits thought it was someone who seemed sincere.