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Natural Histories Episodes

  1. Grass

    Brett Westwood investigates how grass has given us some of our oldest stories.

  2. Blackbird

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

  3. Cow

    Brett Westwood on the peaceful,cud-chewing beasts which have been beside us for centuries

  4. Tardigrade

    An encounter with arguably the world鈥檚 toughest animal albeit it one we rarely see

  5. Hare

    Brett Westwood goes in search of the truth about the elusive and magical Mad March Hare

  6. Dodo

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

  7. Yew

    Brett Westwood explores our relationship with the 鈥榗hurchyard tree鈥�, the Yew - UK only

  8. Starling

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

  9. Fly Agaric

    Brett Westwood seeks out the magical red and white spotted mushroom, fly agaric. UK Only.

  10. Raven

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

  11. Cricket

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

  12. Toad

    Ugly, poisonous, warty and grumpy. Brett Westwood explores our relationship with the Toad

  13. Honeyguide

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

  14. Chameleon

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

  15. Rat

    Brett Westwood burrows into the relationship we have with our constant companion: the rat

  16. Elephant

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

  17. Dragonfly

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

  18. Wandering Albatross

    Brett Westwood examines our complex relations with an ocean icon, the Wandering Albatross

  19. Tiger

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

  20. Spider

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

  21. Camel

    Brett Westwood follows the route trodden by the camel

  22. Great Auk

    Brett Westwood traces the story of the Great Auk which was driven to extinction in 1844.

  23. Rose

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

  24. Leech

    Brett Westwood is sucked into the weird and wonderful world of the leech.

  25. Wolf

    Brett Westwood meets a wolf and considers the meaning of wolfishness in our culture.

  26. Fox

    Brett Westwood investigates the biology and culture of the Fox.

  27. Carp

    Brett Westwood goes fishing. Why is the carp king?

  28. Lobster

    Brett Westwood investigates the biology and culture of the lobster

  29. Ant

    Brett Westwood investigates the biology and culture of Ants

  30. Oyster

    Brett Westwood explores the nature and culture of oysters.

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