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Living World

Intimate encounters and extraordinary observations of wild nature in Britain and beyond.

Radio 4,194 episodes

Episodes

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Woodcock
Hannah Stitfall and Dom Davies review ‘Woodcock’ from the Living World archive.
22 Mar 2020,22 mins
Winter Flies
Hannah Stitfall and Billy Clark review ‘Winter Flies’ from the Living World archive.
08 Mar 2020,22 mins
The Spined Loach
Keen naturalists Hannah Stitfall and Dom Davies compare notes on Spined Loach.
29 Dec 2019,22 mins
Jackdaw Roost
Hannah Stitfall and Billy Clarke discuss a winter jackdaw roost from Living World archive
15 Dec 2019,22 mins
Stone Curlew
Hannah Stitfall and Dom Davies discuss stone curlews from the Living World archive
13 Oct 2019,22 mins
Winter Ladybirds
Hannah Stitfall and Billy Clark discuss Winter Ladybirds from the Living World archive
29 Sep 2019,22 mins
The UK's rarest frog
Hannah Stitfall and a guest discuss her pick from the Living World archive
30 Jun 2019,22 mins
Skomer
Hannah Stitfall and guest discuss a selection from the Living World archive
16 Jun 2019,22 mins
Cuddy Ducks
Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World on eider ducks in Northumberland. From 2002.
31 Mar 2019,22 mins
The Brown Hare
Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World, from 2011, on brown hares in Hertfordshire.
24 Mar 2019,22 mins
A Visit to Shetland
Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World featuring Bobby Tulloch on Shetland. From 1974.
17 Mar 2019,22 mins
Stoats
Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World from 2003 on stoats in a Carthusian Priory.
10 Mar 2019,22 mins
The Green Isle
Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World from the green isle of Islay. From 1987.
03 Mar 2019,22 mins
Wild Boar
Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World on wild boar in Gloucestershire. From 2007.
30 Dec 2018,22 mins
Winter Ravens
Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World on a winter raven roost in Shropshire.
23 Dec 2018,22 mins
Caledonian Pine Forest
Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World on the Caledonian Forest. From 2002.
16 Dec 2018,22 mins
Exe is for Avocet
Lindsey Chapman updates this Living World on wintering avocet on the river Exe.
09 Dec 2018,22 mins
Dungeness
Peter France joins Erica Towner and David Harper on Dungeness in Kent. From 1990.
21 Oct 2018,22 mins
The Oak Tree Planters
Brett Westwood heads for the oak trees of the Wyre Forest with John Tulley. From 2004.
14 Oct 2018,22 mins
The Underwater Architects
Lionel Kelleway is with Ian Wallace looking for caddis in Lake Windermere. From 2007.
07 Oct 2018,22 mins
The World's Largest Slug
Lionel Kelleway is in Dartmoor looking for the ash-black slug with John Walters. From 2008
30 Sep 2018,22 mins
Hen Harrier
Brett Westwood joins lolo Williams to explore hen harrier ecology. From 2001.
23 Sep 2018,22 mins
An English Churchyard
Derek Jones explores a Sussex churchyard for signs of wildlife. From 1988.
08 Jul 2018,22 mins
Blackbirds
Lionel Kelleway heads to Scotland to revel in blackbird song and its meanings. From 2002.
01 Jul 2018,22 mins
Woolston Eyes
Lionel Kelleway explores a remarkable nature reserve close to Warrington. From 2000.
24 Jun 2018,22 mins
Catch the Pigeon
Lionel Kelleway discovering the biology behind pigeon migration. From 2008.
17 Jun 2018,22 mins
The Machair of the Western Isles
Brett Westwood explores the magic of the machair in South Harris. From 2004.
10 Jun 2018,22 mins
The Celtic Rainforest
Paul Evans joins Ray Woods in Snowdonia in a remarkable and rare forest. From 2011.
25 Mar 2018,22 mins
Essex Geese
Peter France is in Essex with Graeme Underwood and Chris Tyas. From 2005.
18 Mar 2018,22 mins
A Starling Eruption
Brett Westwood relives programmes from the Living World archives, this episode from 2014.
11 Mar 2018,22 mins