Best of Natural History Radio Podcast
The ´óÏó´«Ã½ 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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Gossip From The Garden Pond
Sun 21 Sep 2014
Ep: 3 of 3 In the last of three tales written by Lynne Truss, the Garden Spider Root)...
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Shared Planet
Tue 16 Sep 2014
Shared Planet - Ground Nesting Birds Ground nesting birds such as terns are vulnerable...
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Gossip From The Garden Pond
Sun 14 Sep 2014
Ep 2 of 3: In the second of three tales written by Lynne Truss, the Water Boatman and...
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Shared Planet - Giant Otters
Tue 9 Sep 2014
The fate of the Pantanal rests largely in the hands of Brazil's emerging economy.
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Gossip From The Garden Pond
Sun 7 Sep 2014
Ep: 1 of 3 In the first of three tales written by Lynne Truss, the Tadpole (Julian and...
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Penguin Post Office Ep5
Fri 5 Sep 2014
In the final programme in the series, wildlife cameraman and narrator Doug Allan joins...
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Penguin Post Office Ep4
Thu 4 Sep 2014
Life is tough not only for a colony of Gentoo penguins on a tiny island in Antarctica,...
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Penguin Post Office Ep3
Wed 3 Sep 2014
With their ship locked in ice a film crew attempt to walk across the frozen Antarctic...
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Shared Planet - Belugas
Tue 2 Sep 2014
As demand for oil continues to increase conflict with wildlife is inevitable.
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Penguin Post Office Ep2
Tue 2 Sep 2014
Fierce storms and dense sea ice provide more challenges to a film crew trying to reach...
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Penguin Post Office Ep1
Mon 1 Sep 2014
Wildlife cameraman Doug Allan narrates the first of five programmes following the of a...
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The Listeners Srs 2
Tue 19 Aug 2014
Ep 3 of 3: Listening is about more than hearing as we discover with four individuals...
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Living World: Guillemots of Skomer
Sun 17 Aug 2014
Skomer Island lies off the south east coast of Wales and is home to thousands of seabird.
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The Listeners Srs 2
Tue 12 Aug 2014
Ep 2 of 3: Listening is about more than hearing as we discover with people who listen...
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Living World: Green Hairstreak
Sun 10 Aug 2014
The Green Hairstreak butterfly is small, bright green and feisty. The males fight for...
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The Listeners Srs 2
Tue 5 Aug 2014
Ep 1 of 3: Professional listeners reveal how there's far more to listening than hearing.
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Living World: The Rock Iguana
Sun 3 Aug 2014
In the second programme from the Turks and Caicos islands, Tom Heap meets up with Mark...
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Shared Planet: National Parks
Tue 29 Jul 2014
The term National Park can be applied to different types of areas depending on where...
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Living World: Pygmy Boa Constrictor
Sun 27 Jul 2014
In the first of two programmes from the Turks and Caicos Islands, Tom Heap joins local...
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Shared Planet: Zoos In The Wild
Tue 22 Jul 2014
Ep 8 of 30: As more land is developed for industry and housing or converted to produce...
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Shared Planet: Urban Wildlife
Tue 15 Jul 2014
Ep 7 of 30: Wildlife in urban areas can be surprisingly diverse – particularly when...
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Shared Planet: Overland Migration
Tue 8 Jul 2014
Ep 6 of 30: Overland migrations of terrestrial mammals form some of the most natural...
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Shared Planet: Hector's Dolphin
Tue 1 Jul 2014
Ep 5 of 30: Hector's dolphin is the world smallest marine cetacean and one of the most...
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Shared Planet: Conservation Triage
Tue 24 Jun 2014
How does the world of conservation set its priorities? Shared Planet reports from and...
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Shared Planet: The Modern Naturalist
Tue 17 Jun 2014
Ep 3 of 30 / Monty Don presents a special Shared Planet in front of an audience from...
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Shared Planet: Nature and the Written Word
Tue 10 Jun 2014
Ep 2 of 30 / Monty Don presents a special Shared Planet in front of an audience from...
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Shared Planet: Disclosure
Tue 3 Jun 2014
Monty Don explores the difficulties in keeping secrets and the effects of secrecy on...
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A Shell Nesting Bee
Sun 18 May 2014
Solitary bees build their nests in some interesting places, but none more so than a is...
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Living World - Springtime in the Hazel Coppice
Sun 11 May 2014
The ancient tradition of coppicing, the periodic cutting of trees and allowing the to...
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Living World - Adders of Loch Lomond
Sun 4 May 2014
On the eastern edge of Loch Lomond adders are preparing for another summer.