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Wild Inside

Prof Ben Garrod and Dr Jess French take up the rare opportunity to delve deep inside some of nature's wondrous wild animals offering new insights into their success as a species

Radio 4,11 episodes

Episodes

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The Sea Lion
Ben Garrod and Jess French get under the skin (and blubber) of the California sea lion.
06 Feb 2024,27 mins
The Aphid
Ben Garrod and Jess French unravel the secrets to success of the sap-sucking aphid.
30 Jan 2024,27 mins
The Bearded Vulture
Ben Garrod and Jess French delve inside a decorated bird of of prey, the bearded vulture.
23 Jan 2024,27 mins
The Red Kangaroo
Ben Garrod and Jess French hop into the anatomy of the largest marsupial, the red kangaroo
16 Jan 2024,27 mins
The Alpaca
Ben Garrod and Jess French unravel the secrets to success of the alpaca.
18 Oct 2022,28 mins
The Harbour Porpoise
Ben Garrod and Jess French get under the skin of the enigmatic harbour porpoise.
11 Oct 2022,28 mins
The Great Grey Owl
Ben Garrod and Jess French delve beneath the deep feathery plumage of the grey grey owl.
04 Oct 2022,28 mins
The Cheetah
Ben Garrod and Jess French dissect the secrets of the fastest land animal, the cheetah
27 Sep 2022,28 mins
The Ocean Sunfish
Ben Garrod and Jess French get under the skin of Mola mola the world's largest bony fish
21 Dec 2021,28 mins
The Burmese Python
Ben Garrod and Jess French unravel the internal secrets to success of the Burmese python.
14 Dec 2021,28 mins
Jungle royalty - the Jaguar
Ben Garrod and Jess French glimpse inside three animals from the big wild world.
07 Dec 2021,28 mins