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I do prefer Robert Powell. I find Peter Coyote annoying. What others are good?
 
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First that came to mind is sigourney weaver (earth)






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Worst? I wouldn't hazard a guess, but the late David Ogden Stiers was a great narrator, and I like Liev Schreiber as well.

Coyote has a great voice for narration. It's just his well-known leftist politics that chafes me.
 
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Best is Mike Rowe for me hands down
 
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David Attenbourough on the nature shows. Great voice.


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I want to say I’ve watched a few that Morgan Freeman narrated that I thought he did a great job with.

*Edit - Yep, he did several documentaries on various animals I’ve watched with my little man. We really enjoyed the one about the lemurs of Madagascar.


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David Attenbourough on the nature shows. Great voice.
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Best is Mike Rowe for me hands down


Agreed.

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David Attenborough!! <mic drop>

I sometimes play the BBC documentaries in the background just to listen without watching. Especially Blue Planet.



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1. David Attenborough
2. Mike Rowe
3. Lupita Nyong'o (I think she did an excellent job on Discovery channel airing on Serengeti)





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Will Lyman.

Edit: Also known as narrator for "The Most Interesting Man in the world"





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Best for me is Mike Rowe. Worst is Oprah.
 
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I'm surprised to see David Mccullough not mentioned yet. I also thought Keith David did a great job narrating "The War".

I also like the aforementioned:
Will Lyman
David Ogden Stiers
Peter Coyote
David Attenborough

Love Mike Rowe but I've find that, liking the person, a bit distracting in a narration.



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The best in no particular order:
Mike Rowe
David McCullough
David Attenborough



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Tom Selleck is another one I really enjoy.


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David Attenborough!! <mic drop>

I sometimes play the BBC documentaries in the background just to listen without watching. Especially Blue Planet.


The name didn't come to me right away, but, yes, he is who I immediately thought of.


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I always liked Alexander Scourby.
 
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My Favourite is by far Attenborough.

My 2nd favorite is Bill Kurtis.

I do enjoy Andrew Zimmern, if he counts. He has alot of monologue during his Bizarre Foods show.
 
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Peter Thomas (1924-2016) of Forensic Files would have to be in a "top tier." His biography (Wikipedia) says he was also a war hero. Smile
 
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Ken Burns did a good job with The Civil War.
 
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