Best of Natural History Radio Podcast
The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Natural History Unit produces a wide range of programmes that aim to immerse a listener in the wonder, surprise and importance that nature has to offer.
Episodes to download
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Living World : My Living World : Woodcock
Sun 22 Mar 2020
Hannah Stitfall and Dom Davies review ‘Woodcock’ from the Living World archive
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Living World : My Living World : Winter Flies
Tue 10 Mar 2020
Hannah Stitfall and Billy Clark review ‘Winter Flies’ from the Living World archive.
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Living World : My Living World : The Spined Loach
Sun 29 Dec 2019
Keen naturalists Hannah Stitfall and Dom Davies compare notes on Spined Loach.
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Living World : My Living World : Jackdaw Roost
Sun 15 Dec 2019
Hannah Stitfall and Billy Clarke discuss a winter jackdaw roost from Living World archive
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Natural Histories : Aye-Aye
Fri 29 Nov 2019
The Aye-Aye is one of the weirdest looking creatures on earth.
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Natural Histories : Pigeon
Fri 22 Nov 2019
The relationship between humans and pigeons is one of the oldest on the planet.
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Natural Histories : Fern
Fri 15 Nov 2019
A plant that has no flowers or scent, the Fern has drawn us into her fronds.
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Natural Histories : Chicken
Fri 1 Nov 2019
How did we get from the red junglefowl of south-east Asia to the humble farmyard chicken?
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Natural Histories : Bee
Fri 25 Oct 2019
Bees have been the subject of fascination and reverence since ancient times.
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Living World : My Living World : Stone Curlew
Sun 13 Oct 2019
Hannah Stitfall and Dom Davies discuss 'Stone Curlews' from the Living World archive
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Living World : My Living World : Winter Ladybirds
Sun 29 Sep 2019
Hannah Stitfall and Billy Clark discuss Winter Ladybirds from the Living World archive
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Planet Puffin. Episode 12: The Puffin Rescuers
Mon 29 Jul 2019
In the final episode, Becky Ripley and Emily Knight search for pufflings in trouble
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Planet Puffin. Episode 11 Leaving the Nest
Mon 15 Jul 2019
The season is ending. Becky and Emily go in search of the last pufflings in the burrows.
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Planet Puffin. Episode 10: Puffin Decoys
Mon 8 Jul 2019
How do you draw puffins to an island they abandoned long ago?
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Planet Puffin. Episode 9: Nuffin' Like a Puffin
Sun 7 Jul 2019
If you think puffins are just small penguins Michael Morpurgo is here to correct you
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Planet Puffin. Episode 8: The Plastic Problem
Mon 1 Jul 2019
Becky and Emily find the Isle of May's beaches awash with plastic waste.
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Planet Puffin. Episode 7: Beyond Cuteness
Mon 1 Jul 2019
Award-winning author Adam Nicolson presents a rich, visual piece celebrating the puffin
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Planet Puffin. Episode 6: Netting Puffins
Mon 1 Jul 2019
Becky and Emily string up a giant net to catch puffins as they fly past.
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Living World : My Living World : The UK's Rarest Frog
Sun 30 Jun 2019
Hannah Stitfall and a guest discuss one of her selections from the Living World archive
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Living World : My Living World : Skomer
Sun 16 Jun 2019
Wildlife film maker Hannah Stitfall and guest discuss from the Living World archive
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Planet Puffin. Episode 5: Rough Seas and a Wreck
Thu 6 Jun 2019
High winds and choppy waters slow Emily Knight and Becky Ripley return to the island
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Planet Puffin. Episode 4: The Seabirds' Sound Bath
Thu 6 Jun 2019
Becky and Emily invite you to sink deep in sound via an immersive wildlife experience
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Planet Puffin. Episode 3: Grovelling for Pufflings
Thu 23 May 2019
Becky and Emily find themselves deep in a game of puffin roulette, on the Isle of May
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Planet Puffin. Episode 2 The Puffins’ Return
Wed 15 May 2019
Emily Knight & Becky Ripley, from Blue Planet II: The Podcast, stake out the Isle of May
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Planet Puffin. Episode 1 Island Life
Wed 15 May 2019
Emily Knight & Becky Ripley, drop anchor at Scotland’s Ilse of May as the puffins return
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Welcome to Planet Puffin
Wed 15 May 2019
Follow the fortunes of a Scottish puffin colony across this year’s breeding season.
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Lindsey Chapman's Living World From the Archives - Cuddy's Duck
Sun 31 Mar 2019
Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World on eider ducks in Northumberland. From 2002
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Lindsey Chapman's Living World From the Archives - Hares
Mon 25 Mar 2019
Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World on brown hares in Hertfordshire. From 2011
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Lindsey Chapman's Living World From the Archives - Hares
Mon 25 Mar 2019
Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World on brown hares in Hertfordshire. From 2011