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David Barnett
The man who once lived as a badger has made a show about pets

Tue 20 Jan 2026

The man who once lived as a badger has made a show about pets
Simon Barnes
My week as a bolas spider

Tue 20 Jan 2026

My week as a bolas spider
Tim Adams
‘If you spend a lot of time with another creature, you sense another world’

Sat 10 Jan 2026

‘If you spend a lot of time with another creature, you sense another world’
Simon Barnes
My week as an adder

Tue 6 Jan 2026

My week as an adder
John Simpson
Campaigners scent a chance to avert trail hunting ban

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Campaigners scent a chance to avert trail hunting ban
Naomi Alderman
Beavers, books and brilliance: 25 things worth celebrating about 2025

Thu 25 Dec 2025

Beavers, books and brilliance: 25 things worth celebrating about 2025
Jonathan Lewis
A private zoo run by Asia’s richest family has alarmed conservationists

Mon 8 Dec 2025

A private zoo run by Asia’s richest family has alarmed conservationists
India’s Noah’s ark

11 mins • S1, E1250

India’s Noah’s ark
Simon Barnes
My week as an atlas moth

Mon 1 Dec 2025

My week as an atlas moth
Simon Barnes
My week as a red-bellied piranha

Tue 25 Nov 2025

My week as a red-bellied piranha
Martha Gill
The more zoos teach us, the harder it is to ignore the cages

Thu 13 Nov 2025

The more zoos teach us, the harder it is to ignore the cages
James Tapper
Smugglers cash in as dancing parrots go viral

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Smugglers cash in as dancing parrots go viral
Simon Barnes
My week as a termite

Thu 6 Nov 2025

My week as a termite
Simon Barnes
My week as an alpha male wolf

Wed 29 Oct 2025

My week as an alpha male wolf
Simon Barnes
My week as a Krøyer’s deep-sea anglerfish

Tue 21 Oct 2025

My week as a Krøyer’s deep-sea anglerfish
Simon Barnes
Worries about winter diminish by the day: my week as a jay

Wed 15 Oct 2025

Worries about winter diminish by the day: my week as a jay
Simon Barnes
My week as a honey badger

Wed 8 Oct 2025

My week as a honey badger
Simon Barnes
My week as an antlion

Fri 3 Oct 2025

My week as an antlion
Martha Gill
Today James Herriot’s surgery would be part of a mega chain

Sun 28 Sept 2025

Today James Herriot’s surgery would be part of a mega chain
Call off the dogs – my week as a pheasant

Wed 24 Sept 2025

Call off the dogs – my week as a pheasant
Simon Barnes
My week as a lion’s mane jellyfish

Wed 17 Sept 2025

My week as a lion’s mane jellyfish
Simon Barnes
My week as a lion

Fri 12 Sept 2025

My week as a lion
Simon Barnes
My week as an Eleonora’s falcon

Thu 28 Aug 2025

My week as an Eleonora’s falcon
Richard Benson
Can UK farming survive rising costs, climate crisis and a new tax?

Wed 13 Aug 2025

Can UK farming survive rising costs, climate crisis and a new tax?
James Tapper
World divided as plastics push elephants closer to extinction

Sun 10 Aug 2025

World divided as plastics push elephants closer to extinction
Simon Barnes
My week as an American alligator

Fri 8 Aug 2025

My week as an American alligator
Simon Barnes
My week as a crane

Tue 29 Jul 2025

My week as a crane
Simon Barnes
My week as a false cleanerfish

Sat 26 Jul 2025

My week as a false cleanerfish
Simon Barnes
My week as a hyacinth macaw

Wed 16 Jul 2025

My week as a hyacinth macaw
Purple frogs: an annual ritual

8 mins • S1, E36

Purple frogs: an annual ritual
Simon Barnes
My week as a paradise tree snake

Wed 2 Jul 2025

My week as a paradise tree snake
Simon Barnes
My week as a badger

Fri 27 Jun 2025

My week as a badger
Great Green Macaw: picky eaters and favourite trees

9 mins • S1, E34

Great Green Macaw: picky eaters and favourite trees
Simon Barnes
My week as a tarantula hawk

Sat 14 Jun 2025

My week as a tarantula hawk
The Observer leader
Bottom trawlers must be outlawed everywhere

Tue 10 Jun 2025

Bottom trawlers must be outlawed everywhere
Sea otters: favourite rocks and tummy tables

10 mins • S1, E32

Sea otters: favourite rocks and tummy tables
Simon Barnes
My week as a cetti warbler

Wed 4 Jun 2025

My week as a cetti warbler
Martha Gill
There are 13.5 million dogs in the UK - many are spoilt rotten

Sun 1 Jun 2025

There are 13.5 million dogs in the UK - many are spoilt rotten
Simon Barnes
My week as a tsetse fly

Fri 30 May 2025

My week as a tsetse fly

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