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Slime: A Natural History by Susanne Wedlich

Book of the Week. Sirine Saba reads from Susanne Wedlich's ground-breaking new book which leads us on a journey through the three-billion-year history of slime.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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The Cosmic Horror of Slime
The story of how slime has oozed its way into every corner of our cultural life.
25 Oct 2021,14 mins
Primordial Slime
The story of the Victorian obsession with primordial slime.
26 Oct 2021,14 mins
Disgusting
Why we find slime, more than almost any substance, so universally disgusting.
27 Oct 2021,14 mins
Snails
The novelist Patricia Highsmith’s life-long obsession with snails and slime.
28 Oct 2021,14 mins
A Billion Years of Slime
The long history of slime on Earth and its future as our climate changes.
29 Oct 2021,14 mins