The Whale, Secrets of a Stranding

A whale washed up on the Cornish coast, its head was removed to a secret location and quickly entered local legend.

Dive into the scientific world of marine biology, travel across the ocean to a whale whisperer in New Zealand and back to a burial site in Cornwall – where we discover a skull and explore who put it there, and why.

Presenter, writer and producer: Jemma Woodman.
Story editor: Kirsty Williams.
Assistant producer: Luke de Costa.
Sound design: Meic Parry.
Story consultant; Jack Kibble White.
Additional producing: Marie Lennon.
Online producer: Rachael Smith.
Commissioning editors: Stephanie Marshall and Alistair Miskin.