Best of Natural History Radio
The BBC 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.
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NatHistory: Living World 25 Nov 12 - Brambles
Brambles. James Brickell is in mid Wales with botanist Ray ...
Brambles. James Brickell is in mid Wales with botanist Ray Woods looking at the fascinating ecology surrounding the humble blackberry. Produced by Andrew Dawes...
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NatHistory: Saving Species - 20 Nov 12: Ash die back/Managing Woodlands
Ep 12 of 24: Plant a tree in 73" became ...
Ep 12 of 24: Plant a tree in 73" became a national slogan and very large numbers of trees have been planted over the decades since. Ash die back has been widely reported in many programmes, especially news, in recent weeks and in this programme...
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NatHistory: Living World 18 Nov 12 - Centipedes and millipedes
Alongside Myriapod expert Steve Gregory, Living World is in Oxfordshire ...
Alongside Myriapod expert Steve Gregory, Living World is in Oxfordshire on the search for for centipedes and millipedes. Presented by Chris Sperring/Produced by Andrew Dawes....
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NatHistory: IPOR 16 Nov 12: 5/5 The Purple Emperor
In Pursuit of the Ridiculous: Ep 5/5 - The Purple ...
In Pursuit of the Ridiculous: Ep 5/5 - The Purple Emperor Matthew Oates is a complete fan of the rare purple emperor butterfly but meets his match in Neil Hume, a self-confessed addict of this insectsand its favoured woods. Produced by Brett...
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NatHistory: IPOR 15 Nov 12: 4/5 Slugs and Snails
In Pursuit of the Ridiculous: 4/5 - Slugs and Snails ...
In Pursuit of the Ridiculous: 4/5 - Slugs and Snails After enduring a wet slug-filled summer Matthew Oates meets Mary Seddon, a biologist specialising in slugs and snails to find out why she finds the study of molluscs so compelling. Produced by...
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NatHistory: IPOR 14 Nov 12: 3/5 Rare Orchids
In Pursuit of the Ridiculous: Ep 3/5 - Rare Orchids ...
In Pursuit of the Ridiculous: Ep 3/5 - Rare Orchids Most natural historians look for species, but today Matthew Oates meets botanists enthusing over some spectacular hybrid orchids with very rare parents. Produced by Brett Westwood...
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NatHistory: IPOR 13 Nov 12: 2/5 Twitching
In Pursuit of the Ridiculous: Ep 2/5 - Twitching To ...
In Pursuit of the Ridiculous: Ep 2/5 - Twitching To outsiders, twitching can seem the most pointless of natural history activities. Matthew Oates meets Rob Lambert from the University of Nottingham to find out why he twitches. Produced by Brett...
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NatHistory: IPOR 12 Nov 12 : 1/5 Water Beetle
In Pursuit of the Ridiculous - Ep 1/5: Water Beetle ...
In Pursuit of the Ridiculous - Ep 1/5: Water Beetle In the first of five programmes about naturalists and their pursuits, Matthew Oates goes hunting with Andy Foster, man obsessed for thirty years by a rare water-beetle. Produced by Brett Westwood....
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NatHistory: Saving Species - 13 Nov 12: Goliath Grouper/Asiatic Lion/Waxwings
Reporter Mark Brazil travels to the Gir Forest National Park ...
Reporter Mark Brazil travels to the Gir Forest National Park in India to report on the plight of the last lions in Asia. A sanctuary set up in 1972 and now holds about 400 individuals. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is a huge, majestic fish only...
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NatHistory: Living World 11 Nov 12 - The Harvestman's Garden
Living World goes in search of autumn harvestmen in Yorkshire, ...
Living World goes in search of autumn harvestmen in Yorkshire, a spider looking creepy crawly but as entomologist Paul Richards says, more closley related to a scorpion. Presented by Trai Anfield/Produced by Andrew Dawes....
