Rudolph castrated: what you didn’t hear this year
Reindeer castration, plants get chatty and more quirky science revealed on this Christmas special.
Reindeer castration, plants get chatty and more quirky science revealed in this Christmas special of CrowdScience where we will also be hearing from the people that make this series possible. That’s you – our listeners.
CrowdScience has been on air for just over a year which means we’ve had over 60 adventures. Every time we put a show together there’s a heart-breaking process where amazing facts we wanted to share end up on the cutting-room floor. To celebrate the holidays we’ve gone scavenging for the best untold stories, edgy science facts and incidents from behind the scene.
Presenter: Marnie Chesterton
Producer: Louisa Field
Picture: Reindeer in Snow
Credit: Getty Images
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- Fri 22 Dec 201720:32GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & Europe and the Middle East only
- Fri 22 Dec 201721:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia, South Asia & East Asia only
- Sat 23 Dec 201700:32GMTBBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean & News Internet
- Christmas Day 201705:32GMTBBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
- Christmas Day 201707:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia & East and Southern Africa only
- Christmas Day 201715:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- Christmas Day 201718:32GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Boxing Day 201703:32GMTBBC World Service West and Central Africa
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