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Natural Histories Episodes

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    Snail

    Brett Westwood explores our complex relationship with the snail.

  2. Louse

    Brett Westwood explores our relationship with one of our closest neighbours, the louse.

  3. Eel

    Brett Westwood explores our relationship with the mysterious and fascinating eel.

  4. Octopus

    Brett Westwood meets an octopus perhaps the closest thing to an alien life form. From 2017

  5. Cuckoo

    The cuckoo has many secrets but has got under our skin. Brett Westwood asks why. From 2017

  6. Bat

    Brett Westwood investigates our obsession with bats: from Dracula to Batman to Goth.

  7. Earthworm

    Brett Westwood investigates our relationship with earthworms. From 2017.

  8. Grass

    Brett Westwood investigates our obsession with grass.

  9. Blackbird

    Brett Westwood investigates our obsession with the song and folklore of the blackbird.

  10. Cow

    The peaceful, hefty, cud-chewing beasts which have transformed our societies.

  11. Tardigrade

    An encounter with arguably the world's toughest animal albeit it one we rarely see.

  12. Hare

    The hare - a creature that is both mysterious and magical, as Brett Westwood discovers.

  13. Dodo

    Brett Westwood explores our relationship with that icon of extinction, the dodo.

  14. Starling

    Brett Westwood explores our fascination with the starling and their winter murmurations.

  15. Yew

    Brett Westwood explores our relationship with the 鈥榗hurchyard tree鈥�, the yew. From 2016

  16. Fly Agaric

    Brett Westwood seeks out the magical mushroom Fly Agaric with its red cap and white spots.

  17. Raven

    Brett Westwood gets up close and personal with a bird we fear and revere, the Raven.

  18. Cricket

    Brett Westwood explores our relationship with crickets and tunes in to their songs.

  19. Toad

    Ugly, poisonous, warty Brett Westwood explores our relationship with the Toad. From 2016

  20. Honeyguide

    Brett Westwood tells the singular story of the African bird that leads people to honey.

  21. Chameleon

    Brett Westwood tracks down nature's master of disguise - the chameleon. From 2016

  22. Rat

    Brett Westwood burrows into our complicated relationship with the rat.

  23. Elephant

    Brett Westwood follows the elephant through human history, from battlefield to big top.

  24. Dragonfly

    Brett Westwood encounters Devil鈥檚 Darning Needles as he goes in search of Dragonflies

  25. Wandering Albatross

    Brett Westwood examines our complex relations with an ocean icon, the wandering albatross.

  26. Tiger

    Brett Westwood explores how tigers that once burnt bright reached the edge of extinction.

  27. Spider

    Brett Westwood blows the cobwebs from tales of spiders as objects of fear and temptation

  28. Camel

    Brett Westwood follows the camel on its route through human history and culture.

  29. Great Auk

    Brett Westwood traces the story of the great auk, driven to extinction in 1844. From 2016

  30. Rose

    Brett Westwood looks into the heart of a rose the most extraordinary of flowers. From 2016

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