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Interview Episodes: Atul and Alien ask their guests which three places they would show the alien, to give it a sense of the key issues facing human society. World Tour Episodes: Atul performs each of the 12 chapters of the Alien Places book as a series of podcasts. Find out more at: www.atulsearth.co.uk/alien Email the alien at: alien@atulsearth.co.uk

Atul Kumar


    • Sep 10, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


    Latest episodes from Alien Places

    Alien Places 22: Dr Jane Goodall's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 31:31


    Dame Dr Jane Goodall DBE, primatologist, activist and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and her global youth programme, Roots and Shoots, tells Atul and Alien about the places she would show an alien visiting Earth.

    Alien Places 21: Ben Faulks' Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 46:56


    Ben Faulks, writer, actor and presenter, also known as CBeebies character Mr Bloom, tells Atul and Alien about the places, songs and films he would show an alien visiting Earth.

    World Tour 2: Cairo, Egypt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 56:15


    Audio version of Chapter 1 of the Alien Places book. Join Atul and Alien as they explore Cairo. Alien gets stuck on a camel, and Atul receives the alien's body weight in mucus.

    Alien Places 20: Sarah-Jane Walsh's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 42:58


    Sarah-Jane Walsh from the BBC Natural History Unit, and Series Researcher for A Perfect Planet, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, tells me about the places, songs and films she would show her alien visiting Earth.

    World Tour 1: Arrival

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 27:50


    Audio version of the introductory chapter of the Alien Places book. This sets out the case for thinking like an alien to solve environmental issues such as the climate crisis. The book was published in September 2019.

    Alien Places 19: Tim Lambert's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 37:55


    Tim Lambert, executive producer of Alien Worlds, tells me about the three places he would show an alien visiting Earth.

    Alien Places 18: Richard James MacCowan's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 51:55


    Richard James MacCowan, founder of Biomimicry UK and Biomimicry Innovation Lab, tells me about his Alien Places, his Alien Playlist and his Alien Film Nights.

    Alien Places 17: Ronnie Le Drew's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 65:14


    Ronnie Le Drew, puppeteer of Zippy from Rainbow, Labyrinth and Muppet's Christmas Carol, tells me about his Alien Places, his Alien Playlist and his Alien Film Nights. Features an AMAZING chat between Zippy and Alien!

    Alien Places 16: Steve Allain's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 35:00


    The 'Pop Punk Herpetologist', Steve Allain, also a PhD student, tells me about his three Alien Places, his Alien Playlist and his Alien Film Nights.

    Alien Places 15: Bella Lack's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 32:42


    Youth conservationist and biodiversity campaigner, Bella Lack, also the Youth Director of Reserva, tells me about her three Alien Places, her Alien Playlist and her Alien Film Nights.

    Alien Places 14: Lucy Lapwing's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 39:05


    Wildlife and nature communicator, Lucy Hodson, known on social media as Lucy Lapwing, tells me about her three Alien Places, her Alien Playlist and her Alien Film Nights.

    Alien Places 13: Megan McCubbin's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 27:50


    Zoologist, presenter and campaigner Megan McCubbin, co-founder of Wildlife Rebellion tells me about her three Alien Places, her Alien Playlist and her Alien Film Nights.

    Alien Places 12: Nick Crane's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2019 36:29


    Geographer, author and broadcaster Nicholas Crane, presenter of BBC television series such as Coast, Map Man and Town, tells me about his Alien Places.

    Alien Places 11: Dan Sansom's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2018 13:05


    Second year Wildlife, Education and Media student at Cornwall College, Dan Sansom, tells me about his Alien Places.

    Alien Places 10: Patrick Kendrew's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2018 11:25


    Second year Wildlife, Education and Media student at Cornwall College, Patrick Kendrew, tells me about his Alien Places.

    Alien Places 9: Sammy Brisden and Lucy Tadman-Troup's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2018 17:04


    Second year Wildlife, Education and Media students at Cornwall College, Sammy Brisden and Lucy Tadman-Troup, tell me about their Alien Places.

    Alien Places 8: Jason Birt's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2018 18:36


    Programme Manager of the Wildlife, Education and Media course at the Centre for Applied Zoology at Cornwall College, Jason Birt, tells me about his Alien Places.

    Alien Places 7: Abigail Maiden's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2018 10:22


    Final year Applied Zoology and Conservation student Abigail Maiden tells me about her Alien Places.

    Alien Places 6: Nicola Morris' Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2018 19:18


    Co-ordinator of the Community Invasive Non-Native Group (CINNG) Nicola Morris tells me about her Alien Places.

    Alien Places 5: Lizzie Daly's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2018 18:24


    Wildlife biologist and broadcaster Lizzie Daly tells me about her Alien Places.

    Alien Places 4: Adam Clark's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2017 9:56


    Adam Clark from Clean Energy UK tells me about his Alien Places.

    Alien Places 3: Abi Thommes' Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2017 13:54


    Abi Thommes from Arts2Educate tells me about her Alien Places.

    Alien Places 2: James Fair's Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2017 21:29


    James Fair, Programme Leader for the BA Film Programme at Bournemouth University, tells me about his Alien Places.

    Alien Places 1: Amy Williams' Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2017 27:10


    Amy Williams from Eyes on Environment tells me about her Alien Places.

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