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Animal

Writer and adventurer Blair Braverman presents stories exploring the curious and fascinating ways humans relate to other animals - from magpies to spiders to creatures of the deep.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Animal Ink
Tigers, snakes, sharks… Blair Braverman asks, why are people so drawn to animal tattoos?
01 Sep 2023,14 mins
Jaws
You might think you know the story of Jaws. Blair Braverman finds it goes much... deeper.
31 Aug 2023,14 mins
Swooping Season
A real-life echo of Hitchcock's The Birds reveals our relationship with the avian world.
30 Aug 2023,14 mins
Shapeshifters
Fluid, noisy, flouting the rules. Blair Braverman discovers that the ocean is queer.
29 Aug 2023,14 mins
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Blair Braverman presents the story of a phobia: of night terrors, hypnosis and Carly Simon
28 Aug 2023,14 mins