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Dr Alex Smalley is a researcher and communicator aiming to understand more about how experiences in nature can impact people's wellbeing. Alex is based at the University of Exeter's European Centre for Environment and Human Health and holds a PhD in environmental psychology. Since 2017 he has been investigating the cognitive and emotional impacts of virtual encounters with the natural world.  Most recently, he partnered with the BBC Natural History Unit and Audible to create the Healing Power of Nature, an immersive 8-part audio series, written and narrated by Alex, that introduces key concepts from the field of environmental psychology. Alex has worked with the BBC on several research collaborations, including the award-winning Radio 4 series Forest 404, the cross-platform BBC Music initiative Soundscapes for Wellbeing and the BBC Four series Mindful Escapes. Alex also has a background in the physical sciences and science communication – he spent over a decade communicating complex concepts to a range of national and international audiences. Alex's Links: Alex's website⁠⁠ Alex's University of Exeter Profile Dr Jack Reed Profile | University of Exeter (https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/42856-jack-reed) Alex mentioned: 'russell's circumplex model of affect' My links: @21andsensory on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/21andsensory⁠ @21andsensory on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 21andsensory on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 21andsensory Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠21andsensory.wordpress.com⁠⁠ @21andsensory on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/21andsensory⁠

TONDI TGB Cap.33 "DEPUÉS DEL COVID-19". Cerramos con esta segunda parte el monográfico que durante semanas hemos dedicado a la pandemia y al COVID-19. Hablaremos del Covid-19 desde un punto de vista totalmente científico. Para ello hemos invitado a Fernando López Mirones: Fernando López-Mirones (Pontevedra, 1964) es director, productor y guionista de documentales de naturaleza. Licenciado en biología por la universidad complutense y especializado en zoología, ha producido y/o dirigido 120 películas documentales desde 1991, algunos de los cuales han sido premiados en los festivales internacionales más prestigiosos. Entre sus documentales se encuentran las primeras producciones de National Geographic Television y BBC Natural History Unit. Como divulgador científico participa habitualmente en periódicos (ABC, La Voz, El Diario Montañés, El Correo, Hoy, La Rioja, El Norte de Castilla, El Diario Vasco, El Comercio Digital, El Ideal, El Sur, Las Provincias, La Voz y La Verdad), libros, revistas, radios y televisiones. Nuestros colaboradores habituales: Jose Manuel G. Bautista, Laura Vivancos, Don Luis Luis , Paco Buitrago, Alfonso Fernández y Carlos Horrillo completan los contenidos de esta noche. Dirige y presenta: Carlos Dueñas. Contacto: todonosdaigual@outlook.com

NOTA: POR MOTIVOS TÉCNICOS ESTA SEMANA TONDI TGB SE EMITE 24 HORAS ANTES. TONDI TGB Cap.32 "ANTES DEL COVID-19". Durante dos semanas os ofrecemos los dos TONDI que hicimos dedicados a la pandemia y al COVID-19. El primero se grabó semanas después de que surgiera el virus y resulta muy interesante escuchar las previsiones de nuestro invitado sabiendo todo lo que ocurrió. Hablaremos del Covid-19 desde un punto de vista totalmente científico. Para ello hemos invitado a Fernando López Mirones: Fernando López-Mirones (Pontevedra, 1964) es director, productor y guionista de documentales de naturaleza. Licenciado en biología por la universidad complutense y especializado en zoología, ha producido y/o dirigido 120 películas documentales desde 1991, algunos de los cuales han sido premiados en los festivales internacionales más prestigiosos. Entre sus documentales se encuentran las primeras producciones de National Geographic Television y BBC Natural History Unit. Como divulgador científico participa habitualmente en periódicos (ABC, La Voz, El Diario Montañés, El Correo, Hoy, La Rioja, El Norte de Castilla, El Diario Vasco, El Comercio Digital, El Ideal, El Sur, Las Provincias, La Voz y La Verdad), libros, revistas, radios y televisiones. Nuestros colaboradores habituales: Jose Manuel G. Bautista, Laura Vivancos, Don Luis Luis , Paco Buitrago, Alfonso Fernández y Carlos Horrillo completan los contenidos de esta noche. Dirige y presenta: Carlos Dueñas. Contacto: todonosdaigual@outlook.com

At 36 years old Roger realized he no longer wanted to be a senior executive of a fortune 500 company so he resigned and pursued a career in wildlife filmmaking.   Roger Horrocks is a wildlife cinematographer with 15 years of experience filming behavioural sequences for the BBC, Netflix, Disney and National Geographic. Roger has worked from the frozen poles to the tropical equator and is experienced in documenting both open-water and benthic-based stories and behaviours. Roger developed his underwater field craft as a competitive spear fisherman while studying for an Honours Degree from the University of Natal in South Africa. He continued to dive while working in the digital and financial services sectors, and furthered his management training at the UCT Graduate School of Business and the London Business School. In 2007 he began working for the BBC Natural History on the Nature's Great Events series directed by Hugh Pearson, and began his apprenticeship under cameramen Didier Noirot and Doug Anderson. During this period he narrated and co-directed three documentaries with Craig and Damon Foster. The first of these "Into the Dragon's Lair", was nominated for an Emmy for best Cinematography in 2010, and the sequel, 'Touching the Dragon" was selected as one of the feature shows for National Geographic's 125th centenary year celebrations. Roger was also nominated for Best Narration at Jackson Hole . In 2011 he shot his first blue chip sequence for John Downer's "Earthflight", for producer Rob Pilley. This was followed by a long term assignment from John Downer to film bottle-nose dolphins for the "Spy in the Pod" series which aired on BBC One in 2013, and two sequences on the BBC Atlantic series for producer Ted Giffords 2010. In 2015 and 2016 he spent 110 days filming for Silverback Films on Disneynature's "Blue", for director Keith Scholey and worked as a second unit DOP on the National Geographic "Into the Okavango" feature directed by Neil Gelinas. In 2017 Roger was appointed as the underwater DOP on the National Geographic Pristine Seas Expedition to Tristan da Cunha, led by Paul Rose, working for producer Alex Verville. For Blue Planet 2, released in October 2017, Horrocks received cinematography credits on four of the six main episodes, shooting for producers Jonathan Smith, Katheryn Jeffs and Joe Steven. For his contribution to the series has was awarded a BAFTA for Outstanding Cinematography in 2018. Between 2015 and 2018 Roger worked for producer Hugh Pearson on the Coastal Seas and High Seas episodes of the Netflix original series “Our Planet”, produced by Silverback Films. He won a nomination alongside cameraman Jamie McPherson for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program at the 2019 Prime Time Emmy Awards on Los Angeles. In 2019 Roger was one of two Underwater DOPs hired by Jonathan Smith of the BBC Natural History Unit to shoot underwater screensavers for Apple TV. He also began initial work on the oceans episode of Planet Earth 3, produced by BBC Studios. In 2020 Roger contributed two sequences to the Animal series on Netflix, produced by Plimsoll Productions., and worked on a sequence for Silverback TV for a new series to be released in 2023. In 2021 and 2022, Roger has been working exclusively on a new ocean series for Netflix, produced by Wildspace.   Join us on the Behind the Wild Lens Podcast as we uncover the mesmerizing secrets and captivating stories behind your beloved natural history TV shows. Immerse yourself in the thrilling journey from the lens to your screen, guided by the unsung heroes - camera wizards, insightful producers, charismatic TV hosts, brilliant composers, editing maestros, and visionary directors. Let us pull back the curtain for an exclusive insider's peek into the enchanting realm of wildlife filmmaking. Prepare to be awestruck by the magic that brings nature to life before your very eyes! (Formerly the Master Wildlife Filmmaking Podcast) SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your favorite podcasts.  

Plodcast host Fergus joins broadcaster, writer and, best of all, brilliant birder Stephen Moss on a wild stretch of the Somerset coast to look for winter birds on the marshes and mudflats. Stephen also talks about his time as a BBC Natural History Unit producer and his lifelong love of wildlife. But what did they discover today? Stephen's new book The Owl: A Biography is published by Square Peg. Link https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/455675/the-owl-by-moss-stephen/9781529908268 Image by Getty Contact the Plodcast team and send your sound recordings of the countryside to: editor@countryfile.com. If your letter, email or message is read out on the show, you could WIN a Plodcast Postbag prize of a wildlife- or countryside-themed book chosen by the team. Visit the Countryfile Magazine website: countryfile.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the end of 2023, and Earth has completed another calendar orbit around the sun. A lot of science has happened in that time! Let us reflect... In this special edition of Science Weekly, Dan revisits conversations with four brilliant guests from 2023. We have Ted Melville about how he got into rocket building, and his team's journey to the World Space modelling Championships! Amy Meek, founder of Kids Against Plastic, tells us all about her mission to look after the environment! Anna Horleston, Planetary Seismologist speaks all NASA's InSight Mars Mission – which will help us figure out just what Mars is made of! Last but not least Mike Gunton and Tim Walker from the BBC Natural History Unit who were the big brains behind Prehistoric Planet. Techno Mum explains how digital cameras work & Microbes Bene and Mal look at the ethical dilemmas behind if we to ever gain x-ray vision! Rockets, Dinosaurs, and all manners of science await in this glorious review of a spectacular year for science. Have yourself a happy new year! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Big Cat People podcast! We're Jonathan and Angela Scott, award-winning wildlife photographers, authors and conservationists. We have made our name documenting the lives of lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. This episode, titled 'The Truth About Lions', marks the tenth and final episode of our Big Cat Diary Uncut series. Jonathan reflects on the changes in the Marsh Pride and shares insights in a recent documentary. The Lion: The Rise and Fall of the Marsh Pride aired in 2022, highlighting the iconic pride's story through extensive BBC Natural History Unit footage. It addresses the poisoning incident in 2015, the decline of herbivore populations, and challenges like the climate crisis, elephant population, fires, tourism oversupply, and conflicts with pastoralists. The Marsh Pride's territory and uncertain future are discussed, with hope resting on the newly signed Maasai Mara Management Plan for a brighter future. This podcast series is a continuing effort to educate and inspire our audience. If you'd like to learn more about us, or to check out our latest collection of educational ebooks, please visit our website: www.bigcatpeople.com.

Welcome to The Big Cat People podcast! We're Jonathan and Angela Scott, award-winning wildlife photographers, authors and conservationists. We have made our name documenting the lives of lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Today's episode is called '2005: Honey and Toto', and it is the seventh episode in our ten part series named Big Cat Diary Uncut. Join us in this episode as we go back in time to the year 2005. One of the things that defined Big Cat was that our Producers and Executives at the BBC Natural History Unit were always looking for innovations, whether discussing programme style and structure with their counterparts in the Entertainment division at the BBC and Animal Planet, or looking for other ways to bring great production values to the series. We benefit from collaborating with the Planet Earth team during their visit to the Maasai Mara to film some helicopter aerials to give a heightened sense of scale to the landscape and our place in it, just a tiny vehicle marooned in the enormity of the savanna. However, this series would not linger on in the audience's memories for years to come due to the stunning visuals. It would forever be remembered for a tiny cheetah cub that Jonathan names Toto - meaning “child" or “little one” in Swahili. The three-month-old male cub is the only survivor of Honey's third litter. Jonathan sets the reality of the scene for viewers when he says, “I will be amazed if Toto survives.” The series ends on a sorrowful note. After the crew had returned to the UK, Simon and his wife Marguerite stayed on to film cheetahs for Planet Earth and discovered Honey alone a few days later. I recorded a last line of commentary while back at the Natural History Unit in Bristol, and remember being conflicted by the need to not simply speak my truth rather than, it seemed to me, struggle to avoid acknowledging the inevitable. Toto had died, and while we could not be certain what the circumstances had been, most likely it would have been lions or hyenas that killed him. This podcast series is a continuing effort to educate and inspire our audience. If you'd like to learn more about us, or to check out our latest collection of educational ebooks, please visit our website: www.bigcatpeople.com.

This week's episode of Stream It is a roar-some dinosaur special. We're chatting with Mike Gunton and Tim Walker from the BBC Natural History Unit about a brand new series of Prehistoric Planet on Apple TV+, narrated by none other than Sir David Attenborough.  We're also looking at Conor's favourite dino films and TV shows of all time including the brand new series of Dino Ranch which starts in just a few days time on Tiny POP.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Big Cat People podcast! We're Jonathan and Angela Scott, award-winning wildlife photographers, authors and conservationists. We've have made our name documenting the lives of lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Today's episode is named '1996: A Leopard Called Half-Tail', and it's the first episode in our ten part series named 'Big Cat Diary Uncut'. In 1996 the BBC launches its landmark wildlife series Big Cat Diary. Pioneered by Keith Scholey of the BBC Natural History Unit, and building on the success of Africa Watch (1989) and the increasing popularity of reality shows, Big Cat Diary is destined to become a television phenomenon - the original big cat soap opera. Key to the popularity of the first series is a leopard called Half-Tail and her 7 month-old daughter Zawadi (known to the audience as Shadow). Jonathan and Angela had followed Half Tail since 1990, naming the two-year-old leopard the Paradise Female - before she lost her tail. The Marsh Pride, who Jonathan had followed since 1977 and was key to the success of Africa Watch, were in disarray at the start of filming having suffered the loss of their pride males. Fortunately the team are able to pick up the story of the Big Pride who occupy a territory to the north of the Reserve and number 27 lions - 4 adult males, 7 adult females, and 16 cubs. While Jonathan concentrates on the leopards, Simon follows two families of cheetahs, sharing the lion story with Jonathan. There are plenty of the kinds of moments of drama and jeopardy that reality shows rely on, including when Kidogo the cheetah's female cub becomes trapped by the forepaw while scrambling around in an acacia bush. Simon poses the question: "Should the team intervene or let nature take its course?" Meanwhile, the night crew, filming with infrared cameras, capture amazing scenes with Half-Tail and Zawadi at play after dark, and show how much the Big Pride benefit from their acute nocturnal vision while stalking prey in the open. Jonathan and Angela describe what a unique experience it is to spend quality time with Half-Tail the leopard who they have followed all her adult life. She proves to be a once-in-a-lifetime animal character who captures the hearts of the millions of viewers who tune in to the show." This podcast series is a continuing effort to educate and inspire our audience. If you'd like to learn more about us, or to check out our latest collection of educational ebooks, please visit our website: www.bigcatpeople.com.

Welcome to The Big Cat People podcast! We're Jonathan and Angela Scott, award-winning wildlife photographers, authors and conservationists. We've have made our name documenting the lives of lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Today's episode will be the third in a ten part series named 'Our Story: Becoming the Big Cat People'. This episode is named 'The Marsh Lions'. After two years in Botswana I travel overland back to Kenya and meet up with an old friend from my university days, Paul Pavlides. Paul introduces me to Jock Anderson who manages Mara River Camp nestled along the Mara River just outside the boundary of the Maasai Mara National Reserve. In January 1977 I head for the Mara to realise my dream of living among Africa's spectacular wild creatures: after all the Mara is a predator's paradise. The deal is no pay but free board and lodging and the chance to learn to become a safari guide accompanying visitors on daily game drives. I am overjoyed at this opportunity. My mentor is a safari guide called Joseph Rotich, known to one and all as Bwana Chui - Mr Leopard in Swahili - due to his uncanny ability to find the most elusive of all the big cats. Joseph teaches me how to see - how to read the signs that can reveal where a predator might be hiding. He introduces me to the pride of lions that I later name the Marsh Lions and I begin to record every detail of their lives in notebooks filled with drawings and photographs. In 1982, five years after coming to live in the Maasai Mara, The Marsh Lions (1982) is published, co-authored with the journalist Brian Jackman, illustrated with my pen and ink drawings and photographs and based on events recorded in my diaries. I make my first appearance on television when I am featured on Nature Watch hosted by Julian Pettifer. The Marsh Pride make headlines in the film Ambush at Maasai Mara in the series Wildlife on One for the BBC. This heralds the beginning of a forty year relationship with the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol. This podcast series is a continuing effort to educate and inspire our audience. If you'd like to learn more about us, or to check out our latest collection of educational ebooks, please visit our website: www.bigcatpeople.com

In this session we are speaking with Ryan Atkinson about his vast experience working across the globe as a cinematographer. Ryan has spent 12 years filming wildlife and science filmmaking for the likes of the BBC Natural History Unit, Netflix and National Geographic. His work has taken him to over 50 countries on 6 continents, specialising particularly in polar and mountain environments and has seen him join expeditions of all shapes and sizes; from a 20 strong team abseiling into the world's most active volcano, to months spent following polar bears across the Norwegian pack ice, and long solitary hours on skis looking for foxes amongst the Canadian wilderness. No stranger to expedition hazards, he gets very cold hands after experiencing ‘minor' frost nip in -37 degrees, has been medevac'd following a scorpion sting in Tanzania, and has ongoing adventures involving jungle fungus. Having also volunteered for 8 years as a member of mountain rescue, his life took a slight turn with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Swapping tropical jungles for concrete jungles in 2021, he's now about to finish training as an emergency medical technician with London Ambulance Service, with a particular interest in trauma and critical care and a view to progressing onto his paramedic training in 2023. Ryan hopes to have a long and fulfilling second career ahead of him, combining clinical learning and work within NHS Ambulance trusts, with expedition medicine, photography and far fewer scorpions. You can find out more about Ryan here - http://ryanatkinson.tv/

Sebastian is not afraid to admit that he lacks natural rhythm. But Rutendo thinks he's too hard on himself – perhaps the world is just out of sync with him. Besides, every living thing is built upon natural rhythms, from our response to night and day, to the beating of our hearts.Kristina Bolinder leads us on an exploration of a plant with a very unusual habit: it only flowers under the light of the full moon. The reason why connects a century of lunar records with the latest in botanical research.Deep in the Budongo Forest in Uganda, a team of researchers has been following a group of chimps for several years, and learning that they each have their own signature rhythm, expressed through drumming on the base of trees. What's more, they can choose when to reveal their identities through their drumming, and when to keep them hidden.Frozen Planet II Producer Rachel Scott tells us about the rhythm of life in the Arctic, from the devastating effects of climate change, to a beautiful and unexpectedsequence featuring polar bears dancing on ice.We close with the friendly tap-tapping sounds of the Great Spotted Woodpecker – who reveals much within its rhythm.Credits:The BBC Earth podcast is presented by Sebastian Echeverri and Rutendo Shackleton.This episode was produced by Rachel Byrne and Geoff Marsh.The researcher was Seb Masters.The Production Manager was Catherine Stringer and the Production Co-ordinator was Gemma Wootton.Podcast Theme Music was composed by Axel Kacoutié, with mixing and additional sound design by Peregrine Andrews.The Associate Producer is Cristen Caine and the Executive Producer is Deborah Dudgeon.Special thanks to:Kristina Bolinder for sharing her discovery that connected plants to the lunar cycle.Vesta Eluteri, Viola Komedova, Catherine Hobaiter and Mugisha Stephen for the feature on chimpanzee drumming.Rachel Scott from the BBC Natural History Unit.Chris Hails of wildechoes.org for providing the woodpecker soundscape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chase has always had dual passions in wildlife and creativity and as a child they would make films impersonating Steve Irwin! Chase went on to study Zoology at the Universities of Exeter and Calgary, whilst exploring the arts during any spare time they had. They only became aware of the roles and career opportunities in Natural History Filmmaking through the Creative Access Internship Scheme - and soon realised that they wanted to create a flourishing career in this industry.We met just over a year ago when I was working at Wildscreen to help launch their Emerging Talent Scheme and I had sourced Chase as a speaker. I've basically ripped off the bio I wrote for them back then for this podcast! Anyway, we followed each on the gram and kinda got to know each that way, we met for dinner ahead of this recording and I now consider them to be a friend.Their top 3 KIRS:1️⃣ Unlearning is just as important as learning2️⃣ Your differences are your greatest strengths3️⃣ Don't forget to enjoy the viewIntro & outro music credit: Dawn Awaits by Cody Martin, obtained from www.soundstripe.comI'm on social if you're interested…primarily Insta and occasionally Twitter: @diversityofme 

Are we listening hard enough to the sounds of nature? Collaborators Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris join Lemn to ask this question. With the help of the British Library sound archive, (see credits below) they're summoning back the lost sounds and words of the natural world. Robert is a fellow at the University of Cambridge and known for his books on landscape and nature. Jackie is an illustrator and writer. Together, they created the book The Lost Words to ‘conjure back the near-lost magic and strangeness of the nature that surrounds us.' Since then, they've made The Lost Spells, a book of spell-poems to be spoken aloud. In this listening party, they eavesdrop on a conversation between broadcaster David Attenborough and sound recordist Chris Watson; learn about Bill Bailey's love of birdwatching and hear from passionate bird recordist Pamela Fursman who started recording birdsong in the 1940s. A Pixiu Production. Recordings in the episode in order of appearance:  A conversation between sound recordist Chris Watson and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.  This event was recorded in 2017 at the British Library  Full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixNM4EM-XgA     A Common Toad, Wales, March 1989. It was recorded in Radnor, Wales in 1989 by husband and wife team Eric & May Nobles.  British Library shelfmark: WS6358 C2     Wiccan Doreen Valiente talks about Beltane and May Day, recorded at Hollingbury Castle on 1st May 1976. This clip was made for a BBC Brighton show called Coffee Break. Copyright of BBC and the Doreen Valiente Foundation.   British Library shelfmark: UTK006/653     Pamela Fursman speaking about her bird recordings. In the 1940s, Pamela heard The Naturalist programme on the radio (a series that led to the formation of the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol) and this inspired her to start making her own recordings.  British Library shelfmark: UBC075/8     English cellist Beatrice Harrison performing in her garden, supposedly alongside a singing nightingale. The exact date of this particular recording is unknown, but BBC Radio first broadcast a duet between Harrison and a nightingale in 1924 as an experiment. Copyright of BBC.  British Library shelfmark: C1186/193     A European Nightjar. This field recording was made by Rex Ashby in Hampshire in 1984.  British Library shelfmark: WS0942    Bill Bailey taking part in ‘Bird is the Word' event recorded by the British Library in April 2021 to celebrate all things avian.  Full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrhDFFQrtN0     A Montezuma Oropendola or New World blackbird. This was recorded by Richard Ranft in Costa Rica in 1985.  British Library shelfmark: WS4805

Join Hannah and Tom as they welcome journalist, marine biologist and wildlife filmmaker, Dawood Qureshi to hear all about their love of wildlife. From Ospreys to Dinosaurs, Bumblebees to Chocolate Chip Starfish, Dawood will share their passion for storytelling as a way to raise awareness for nature and what it's like working for the BBC Natural History Unit.

Our Great National Parks is a beautiful five-part Netflix documentary series that invites viewers to experience nature in the world's most iconic national parks. Today on the podcast, my guests are executive producer James Honeyborne and series producer Sophie Todd. James Honeyborne is the creative director of Freeborne Media, having previously worked as an executive producer at the BBC Natural History Unit where he oversaw some 35 films, including Blue Planet II. Sophie Todd works on everything from high-end natural history films, to science and observational documentary, most recently writing, directing and series producing on Netflix's Formula 1: Drive To Survive. In this conversation, James, Sophie and I discuss the vast amount of research, planning, and scripting that went into this series, how they managed a global production team during the peak of the pandemic, and why natural history documentaries are so important when it comes to illustrating how interconnected we all are with the natural world and animals around us. Check out the Wild For All impact campaign Watch this interview on Youtube Say hello to Austin Meyer

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 031 Elle chats with Tom about how he became head over heels for the natural world. He shares how at a hard time in his life, he found solace in nature and discovery and how this helped him to heal. We discuss his filmmaking projects and their conservational objectives, and his science communication plans for the future. Tom's Socials https://www.tomhanner.com/ https://www.instagram.com/tom.hanner/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv-VfEa8b3oYV5-ov-u57xA Tom's Films https://vimeo.com/user99652098 BBC Earth https://www.bbcearth.com/ BBC Natural History Unit https://www.bbcstudios.com/case-studies/natural-world/ Elle Kaye socials  www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.twitter.com/specimenspod www.patreon.com/specimenspod www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Our guest this episode is Paul Williams from the BBC Natural History Unit, and director and producer on the latest BBC Nature Doc, The Green Planet.We talk about the Green Planet series, seeing the world's biggest flower, the difficulties filming a cactus parasite, stories from working with Sir David Attenborough and how he got to…

Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds. From midwinter on the English coast to the floodplains of Central Brazil via an Oxfordshire canal and a Somerset millpond, this month's mix focuses on birds. Includes listener recordings made by Michael Bawtree and Paul Miles, BBC Natural History Unit recordings from Tim Bevan and Paul Reddish, and several made by sound recordist Chris Watson.

A Rare Podcast at 30 Below Zero — Sue Flood on Antarctica, Making Your Own Luck, Chasing David Attenborough, and Reinventing Yourself | Brought to you by UCAN endurance products powered by SuperStarch®, Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement, and Eight Sleep's Pod Pro Cover sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating. More on all three below. Sue Flood (IG: @suefloodphotography TW: @suefloodphotos) is a photographer and former BBC filmmaker. Her work takes her all over the world, but she has a special passion for the wildlife and icy beauty of Antarctica.A Durham University zoology graduate, Sue spent 11 years with the BBC Natural History Unit, working on series including The Blue Planet and Planet Earth with Sir David Attenborough, before turning her focus to photography. Her most recent book, Emperor: The Perfect Penguin, with a foreword by Sir Michael Palin, was published in September 2018.She has appeared on screen for the BBC, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic; been featured on the series Cameramen Who Dare; and has had her images in National Geographic, BBC Wildlife, Geo, and other distinguished publications.Her work has won multiple awards in competitions including Travel Photographer of the Year, International Photographer of the Year, International Garden Photographer of the Year, and a Royal Photographic Society Silver Medal. In February 2021 she won the Climate Change category in the Science Photographer of the Year contest, run by the Royal Photographic Society.In recognition of her photographic achievements, Sue was invited to meet Her Majesty The Queen during a special Adventurers and Explorers event held at Buckingham Palace.Please enjoy!This episode is brought to you by UCAN. 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Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds - from the Caribbean and back again via the rainforests of Queensland and the icy waters off Nova Scotia, Canada.Includes listener recordings made by William Collinson and Julio Davila and BBC Natural History Unit recordings from Trevor Gosling, Mike Potts and Grace Niska Atkins.

The inconveniences from COVID-19 may pale in comparison as to what climate change may have in store for us all.  Rising temperatures, rising seas, burning forests, and drying rivers aren't just likely - they're guaranteed according to the 2021 IPCC report.  Clearly this will impact development both in terms of how projects are carried out, and how international development is taught and carried out.   David Bonnardeaux is Pact's director of the environment.  Overseeing a wide ranging portfolio of environmentally focused projects, David shares his thoughts about how to create positive environmental outcomes from community-based projects. Dr. Huish published an article earlier this year saying that International Development Studies would need to have a big re-think going forward.  Together, they offer a conversation that treads on terrifying while searching  for positive adaptation strategies.   David is a seasoned environment and natural resource management practitioner with over 15 years of experience. He has worked and lived across the globe, from Malawi, Ghana, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, to Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Mexico and Peru. He has worked and consulted for the World Bank, World Wildlife Fund, Conservation International, Winrock International, USAID/Ghana, SGS Environment, Development Alternatives Inc. and McKinsey Social Initiative. At an earlier stage in his life, he consulted for the BBC Natural History Unit on a number of wildlife documentaries including The Life of Mammals and Andes to Amazon working alongside Sir David Attenborough in Costa Rica, Venezuela and Ecuador. He is an avid photographer with a focus on landscapes, portraits, nature and photojournalism, with his photos published in World Bank, USAID, Conservation International, Survival Quarterly and Roll Call publications, and featured in the Wildlife Heroes book. Check out PACT Follow Dr. Bob on Twitter:  @ProfessorHuish

You might not expect a producer of  pop culture phenomena like 'American Idol' and 'So You Think You Can Dance' to create a dramatic wildlife documentary series. But when Emmy-Award-winning producer Simon Fuller met Emmy-award winning doc director John  Downer, a "perfect partnership"  began.-- The result is the Serengeti series, set on the plains of Tanzania, with Serengeti 2 currently available on Discovery+.-- Simon and John generously share inside info on how they created the series -- from the camera work to the difficulties of working with story lines, climate change complications and finding and staying with story lines with wild animals we get to know by name. -- They also talk of their exceptional crew, including the voiceover artistry of Academy Award-winning and Emmy nominated actress Lupita Nyong'o.  -- They each end with a special personal memory of the Serengeti. A wonderful podcast!_____All six episodes of Serengeti 2 are available on discovery+. Viewers can join the conversation on social media by using #SerengetiII and following Discovery on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter for the latest updates. _____Simon Fuller  is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, film and television producer. He has managed talent that includes David and Victoria Beckham, Annie Lennox, Steven Tyler,  Amy Winehouse, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and The Spice Girls. He is in partnership with the duo Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. _____John Downer started his professional life in 1981 at the BBC Natural History Unit, later creating John Downer Productions.  He pioneered a number of techniques for wildlife filmmaking, in particular by putting cameras on birds, and by filming birds from the air using various airborne filming platforms._____Podcast host Lea Lane blogs at forbes.com, has traveled to over 100 countries, written nine books, including Places I Remember, and contributed to guidebooks. She's @lealane on Twitter; Travelea on Insta; on  Facebook, it's Places I Remember by Lea Lane. Website: placesirememberlealane.com.  Please follow, rate and review this weekly travel podcast!

This week we're back in the UK talking to countryside ranger and wildlife presenter, Ajay Tegala. Ajay has a degree in Environmental Conservation and nine years' experience working in nature conservation. He was a ranger on Britain's first coastal reserve, Blakeney Point for many years and currently works at Wicken Fen, Britain's oldest and very first nature reserve (1899); alongside 100 Konik ponies and 50 Highland cattle! Growing up in East Anglia, Ajay became interested in wetland birds. Through his career in nature conservation, he went on to work with seabirds, in particular terns; monitoring their breeding behaviour and contributing to national monitoring programmes. He has managed and studied England's largest Grey Seal rookery, off the Norfolk coast. Ajay champions and monitors the success of habitat creation for nature, which partners well with his great love for the fenland landscape, and is passionate about its restoration. Ajay has promoted beach cleans in East Anglia, gardening for wildlife and clothing for Cotswold Outdoor, appearing in shop windows across the UK. Ajay has chalked-up over 15 appearances across the five main channels, including the popular BBC nature documentaries ‘Countryfile', ‘Coast' and ‘Winterwatch' plus a live appearance on ‘Springwatch: Unsprung' and many, many more! He is currently undertaking a talent development placement with the BBC Natural History Unit working on Springwatch 2021. You can follow Ajay on his social to see what he does.YouTube: Ajay TegalaTwitter: @AjayTegalaInstagram: ajaytegala

Many Western nations have been undergoing a period of intense reflection on issues of discrimination. Recent incidents have re-ignited social movements like Black Lives Matter. Public intellectuals are addressing the topic with a variety of opinions - often confined to their own echo chambers. Are all concerns about discrimination justified? Are people too easily assuming that discrimination is the reason for injustice? And... what on Earth does any of this have to do with conservation?Gillian Burke tackles this topic with me. Gillian is a biologist by training, and her career has been mostly with the BBC Natural History Unit in a variety of roles including researcher, producer and director. Most recently, she made the transition to being a TV presenter, for popular British TV programs like "Springwatch".Visit www.case4conservation.com

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.

Planet Earth is perfect. Everything about our world - its size, its distance from the Sun, its spin and tilt, its moon - is perfectly suited to our existence, and our planet's natural forces perfectly nurture life. A global weather system circulates and distributes fresh water to all corners of the globe, marine currents deliver nutrients to even the deepest reaches of the ocean, sunlight warms and energises everything it touches, and powerful volcanoes create and fertilise the land. As a result, there is literally no part of our planet where life can’t be found. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, A Perfect Planet is a series that will change the way we see our home. We will witness time and again how the lives of animals are driven and enabled by our planet’s great natural forces. It's a unique fusion of blue chip natural history and earth science that explains how our living planet operates. The final episode in the series looks at the dramatic impact of the world’s newest force of nature: humans - and what can be done to restore our planet’s perfect balance. Alastair Fothergill has been at the forefront of natural history programming for 30+ years, including as the longtime head of the BBC Natural History Unit, before leaving to concentrate on hands-on filmmaking. His many BBC credits include The Blue Planet, Live from the Abyss, Planet Earth, Earth and Frozen Planet. Alastair has co-directed feature-length, cinematic movies for Disney as part of their Disneynature label. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and was awarded their gold medal in 2012. Huw Cordey is the series producer and producer of A Perfect Planet’s Volcano episode. His numerous BBC Natural History Unit credits include Land of the Tiger, Andes to Amazon, Sir David Attenborough’s Life of Mammals, and Planet Earth.His other credits include The Hunt, Netflix’s first natural history series Our Planet, and Dancing with the Birds.

Planet Earth is perfect. Everything about our world - its size, its distance from the Sun, its spin and tilt, its moon - is perfectly suited to our existence, and our planet's natural forces perfectly nurture life. A global weather system circulates and distributes fresh water to all corners of the globe, marine currents deliver nutrients to even the deepest reaches of the ocean, sunlight warms and energises everything it touches, and powerful volcanoes create and fertilise the land. As a result, there is literally no part of our planet where life can’t be found. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, A Perfect Planet is a series that will change the way we see our home. We will witness time and again how the lives of animals are driven and enabled by our planet’s great natural forces. It's a unique fusion of blue chip natural history and earth science that explains how our living planet operates. The final episode in the series looks at the dramatic impact of the world’s newest force of nature: humans - and what can be done to restore our planet’s perfect balance. Alastair Fothergill has been at the forefront of natural history programming for 30+ years, including as the longtime head of the BBC Natural History Unit, before leaving to concentrate on hands-on filmmaking. His many BBC credits include The Blue Planet, Live from the Abyss, Planet Earth, Earth and Frozen Planet. Alastair has co-directed feature-length, cinematic movies for Disney as part of their Disneynature label. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and was awarded their gold medal in 2012. Huw Cordey is the series producer and producer of A Perfect Planet’s Volcano episode. His numerous BBC Natural History Unit credits include Land of the Tiger, Andes to Amazon, Sir David Attenborough’s Life of Mammals, and Planet Earth.His other credits include The Hunt, Netflix’s first natural history series Our Planet, and Dancing with the Birds.

In this chat Stephen and I dive into his childhood experiences where the foundations of his love for nature were laid at a very young age. He explains why birds were his primary fascination, and how as he grew up and entered the world of work, this broadened into other flying things such as dragonflies and butterflies after meeting the legendary birder, comedian and presenter, Bill Oddie. Stephen is a former producer at the BBC Natural History Unit with an admirable career spanning three decades. He produced some of the nation's most loved nature series, such as Big Cat Diary, Birding with Bill Oddie, and the BAFTA-winning Springwatch series, which first aired in 2005. We dive into what his role involved and how working in TV is very much a job for those who thrive when working in teams.  ‘Why this, why me, why now'. Through much of this conversation Stephen and I talk in depth about travel and nature writing, from putting thoughts to paper, order, structure, and purpose. As someone who is a senior lecturer at Bath Spa University in the topic, he has some very insightful tips for anyone looking to get into writing. Contact:Website: Stephen MossTwitter

Do you feel overwhelmed by data and news about climate change? A Life on Our Planet offers some powerful reasons for optimism. Sir David Attenborough is an English broadcaster and natural historian. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural history documentary series forming the Life collection that together constitute a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth. He considers his 2020 documentary film and book, A Life On Our Planet, his personal witness statement of his life and the future. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55535828-a-life-on-our-planet Rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast on Apple, Anchor, Breaker, Google, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and Spotify Audio production by Graham Stephenson Episode music: Caprese by Blue Dot Sessions

Do you feel overwhelmed by data and news about climate change? A Life on Our Planet offers some powerful reasons for optimism.  Sir David Attenborough is an English broadcaster and natural historian. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural history documentary series forming the Life collection that together constitute a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth. He considers his 2020 documentary film and book, A Life On Our Planet, his personal witness statement of his life and the future. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55535828-a-life-on-our-planet (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55535828-a-life-on-our-planet) Rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast on Apple, Anchor, Breaker, Google, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and Spotify Audio production by Graham Stephenson Episode music: Caprese by https://www.sessions.blue/ (Blue Dot Sessions)

Sir David Attenborough is an English veteran broadcaster and naturalist. He is best known for writing and presenting the nine Life series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on the planet. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programmes in each of black and white, colour, HD, and 3D. Attenborough is widely considered a national treasure in Britain. In 2002 he was named among the 100 Greatest Britons following a UK-wide poll. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sir David Attenborough is an English veteran broadcaster and naturalist. He is best known for writing and presenting the nine Life series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on the planet. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programmes in each of black and white, colour, HD, and 3D. Attenborough is widely considered a national treasure in Britain. In 2002 he was named among the 100 Greatest Britons following a UK-wide poll. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode I talk about unwanted wildlife, the vilified and unwelcome guests to these shores with Jack Baddams, naturalist, ornithologist and wildlife researcher at the BBC Natural History Unit. We discuss the narratives that dominate talk of non native and invasive species, and the discrepancies and at times hypocrisy of how we view certain species against others. Jack share his recent thoughts having read a book that challenged all his strongly held beliefs on native Vs non-native debate, and whether we should celebrate all biodiversity in this day and age, no matter where it originated. Can it be that introduced species actually help us build more diverse ecosystems? Although many conservationists and naturalists are strongly opposed to introduced species – some of our most loved species are introduced – rabbits, hares, little owls (which we're now concerned are decreasing!), mandarin ducks, poppies, sweet chestnuts to name a few. It's a controversial topic, and one which prompts passionate debate. It was certainly a thought provoking chat with Jack and challenged some of my preconceptions too. I hope you too will enjoy it!Sean's Wild Life podcast is produced and edited by Thomas Ntinas. Title track 'A Wild Life' kindly composed and donated by Mark Rose. Production costs are self funded by Sean McCormack, but donations to fund future episodes are welcome at www.patreon.com/seanswildlife or here on Acast Supporter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Todo nos da igual 3x23 "PANDEMONIUM: Cronología de un vírus". 130G Nos podrás escuchar en Edenex Radio, Radio 4G Benidorm, MiamiTV Radio y en el selecto canal Misterios de Ivoox. En este último programa de la temporada hemos querido hacer el único TONDI de la historia dedicado a la actualidad. Hablaremos del Covid-19 desde un punto de vista totalmente científico. Para ello hemos invitado a Fernando López Mirones: Fernando López-Mirones (Pontevedra, 1964) es director, productor y guionista de documentales de naturaleza. Licenciado en biología por la universidad complutense y especializado en zoología, ha producido y/o dirigido 120 películas documentales desde 1991, algunos de los cuales han sido premiados en los festivales internacionales más prestigiosos. Entre sus documentales se encuentran las primeras producciones de National Geographic Television y BBC Natural History Unit. Como divulgador científico participa habitualmente en periódicos (ABC, La Voz, El Diario Montañés, El Correo, Hoy, La Rioja, El Norte de Castilla, El Diario Vasco, El Comercio Digital, El Ideal, El Sur, Las Provincias, La Voz y La Verdad), libros, revistas, radios y televisiones. Además y a modo de despedida estival también se pasan por el programa Don Luis Luis, Laura VIvancos, Alfonso Fernández y Carlos Horrillo. Agradecimiento a Rosa Balbas por el contacto con Fernando López Mirones. Dirige y presenta: Carlos Dueñas. Contacto: todonosdaigual@outlook.com Facebook/todonosdaigual

Christiana Figueres shares her formidable optimism and negotiating skills with us so we can all get better about telling stories about nature and climate. This episode sets the scene: 2020 was supposed to be THE pivotal year to slow climate change and avert natural system disaster. COVID has changed everything. Have we been derailed? What do we need to do and what stories will get us there? Christiana also shares her top practical tip for something we can all do to help the planet from lockdown. To save the world we need to change the story. Nature and the climate are in crisis. To survive we must use our most powerful tool - communication. Telling these stories can be difficult and dangerous. But done right they can change the world. Join environmental journalist Lucy Siegle (The Guardian, The One Show) and wildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill (Greta Thunberg/#NatureNow & BBC Natural History Unit) as they learn how to communicate better, from those who do it best. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So Hot Right now is a new podcast on a mission to change the conversation about nature and the climate crisis, launching on the 26th May. To save the world we need to change the story. Nature and the climate are in crisis. To survive we must use our most powerful tool - communication. Telling these stories can be difficult and dangerous. But done right they can change the world. Join environmental journalist Lucy Siegle (The Guardian, The One Show) and wildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill (Greta Thunberg/#NatureNow & BBC Natural History Unit) as they learn how to communicate better, from those who do it best. Legendary broadcaster Sir David Attenborough, former president of Ireland Mary Robinson, singer and activist Ellie Goulding, UN climate negotiator Christiana Figueres, Native American Veteran and Organizer Krystal Two-Bulls, and other master communicators all share their hard-earned insights. Informal, personal and passionate, these conversations will give you the tools to play your part, whether you’re phoning your dad, or addressing the United Nations.

Jon Bentley joined the BBC’s Top Gear Program as a researcher. He went on to become Producer and Executive Producer of that hit TV show between 1987 and 1999. He produced other programs for the BBC including The Car’s The Star. In 2002, after time as a producer with ITV and the BBC Natural History Unit, he launched Fifth Gear for Channel Five and produced the show until 2004 when he joined The Gadget Show as a presenter. This gave him the opportunity to indulge in another childhood passion; technology. He is now established as the Program’s main gadget reviewer. Jon writes for Amateur Photographer and has penned stories for numerous other publications. In November 2019, Jon wrote his first book titled, Autopia: The Future of Cars, which was published by Atlantic Books. 

Stephen Moss is a naturalist, broadcaster, television producer and author. In a distinguished career at the BBC Natural History Unit his credits included Springwatch, Birds Britannia and The Nature of Britain. His books include The Robin: A Biography, A Bird in the Bush, The Bumper Book of Nature, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds and Wild Kingdom. He is also Senior Lecturer in Nature and Travel Writing at Bath Spa University. Originally from London, he lives with his family on the Somerset Levels, and is President of the Somerset Wildlife Trust. His latest book is The Accidental Countryside: Hidden Havens for Britain's Wildlife. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our speaker is head of the BBC Natural History Unit; founded in the 1950s as the first and biggest production unit of its kind, it is regarded as the world’s greatest maker of wildlife documentary films. Planet Earth, Frozen Planet, Life on Earth, and dozens more groundbreaking series were all delivered by this Bristol-based outfit. Julian Hector discusses the relationship between Natural History Television and the conservation of the natural world it depicts. Julian looks at the power of documentaries to move the public, change government policy, and inspire scientists across the world. This talk reveals special secrets and stories behind the making of documentaries, while charting their effect on our attitudes and behaviour to a natural world in crisis. Followed by Q & A Held in partnership with Two Short Nights film festival and the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter.

George Lucas takes David Attenborough to a haunted funfair, we watch Death Wish 3 (1985) & speak to Karl Marx on the time phone. SHOW NOTES Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster and natural historian. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit. Karl Marx was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary. Born in Trier, Germany, Marx studied law and philosophy at university. He married Jenny von Westphalen in 1843. Death Wish 3 is a 1985 American action thriller film directed and edited by Michael Winner. It is the third film and the last to be directed by Winner in the Death Wish film series.

Zoologist and wildlife film maker Hannah Stitfall is joined by Billy Clark, a researcher with the BBC Natural History Unit to discuss another selection from the LIVING WORLD archive. Today the subject is over-wintering ladybirds and the challenges these most familiar of insects face during dormancy. They also discuss the origin of the name 'Ladybird', the diverse range of species we have, threats from an alien species and a ladybird survey that is looking for your help.

A few words on ned Kelly, his life as a TV producer, his mountain climbing, sea voyages and great documentaries.

On this week's episode we talk to Dr Chadden Hunter, who is a Director and Producer at the BBC Natural History Unit, and has worked on blockbuster nature programmes like Planet Earth II, Frozen Planet and Wild Arabia. He discusses how he balances the desire to highlight conservation issues with the need to produce an entertaining series, the role new media can play in reaching global audiences, and what it's like working with David Attenborough on the storytelling side. He also tells us why he has hope in the younger generation and their climate change activism. In the news roundup the team discusses the misbehaviour of the press and platforms in the wake of terrorism, why Twitter's podcast indicates its changing priorities, and make predictions about Apple's next moves.

Welcome To The Party Pal returns with a true deep dive into BBC's Blue Planet II. Blue Planet II is a 2017 British nature documentary series on marine life produced by the BBC Natural History Unit. Like its predecessor, The Blue Planet (2001), it is narrated and presented by naturalist Sir David Attenborough, while the main music score was composed by Hans Zimmer. Using breakthroughs in science and cutting-edge technology to explore this final frontier, Blue Planet II presents compelling stories featuring astonishing characters, otherworldly places, and extraordinary animal behaviors. This episode of WTTPP presents an interview with Roger Horrocks, a renowned and extremely gifted wildlife cameraman who acts as one of the cinematographers on Blue Planet II. Roger has worked from the frozen poles to the tropical equator, specializing in immersive imagery of dynamic and fast moving animals and events. Roger is currently working on Our Planet, an eight part series for Netflix produced by Silverback Films, and Dolphin World for Disney Nature. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Helen Gilks has been working in the field of natural history images for over 30 years. Her career began researching and editing children's natural before working briefly as an assistant editor on BBC Wildlife Magazine. In 1984 Helen took on the management of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competiton and Exhibitions, jointly organised by the Magazine and the Natural History Museum, London. Ten years later she was asked to set up a stills photo library for the BBC Natural History Unit and in 2002 took over the library – now Nature Picture Library – as her own business.

Join Mark Brownlow, author & producer of Blue Planet II as he talks to Julia Wheeler about the Blue Planet II book and BBC TV series. Hear about how they brought to life the different habitats of the oceanic world. This talk features breath-taking stills and photographs from the BBC Natural History Unit’s spectacular footage. … Continue reading Blue Planet II: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2018

Join Mark Brownlow, author & producer of Blue Planet II as he talks to Julia Wheeler about the Blue Planet II book and BBC TV series. Hear about how they brought to life the different habitats of the oceanic world. This talk features breath-taking stills and photographs from the BBC Natural History Unit's spectacular footage. … Continue reading Blue Planet II: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2018

Joe takes a look at Disneynature, BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel, Greenlight Media & Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' 2007 nature documentary, "Earth". This film was produced by Lionsgate in the UK.

The second of two podcasts on storytelling for natural history programmes. Ben Toone talks to the BBC Natural History Unit's Jonny Keeling about storytelling for children's programmes and Steve Greenwood about BBC Two's Natural World series. Ben also talks to the BBC Academy'€™s Hazel Marshall, who teaches storytelling acoss the BBC. She gives her take on why storytelling is important, the process of finding a good story and offers some tips for programme makers.

Ken Plume has a chat with the Creative Director at the BBC Natural History Unit, producer Mike Gunton, about nature, reality, lordly sirs, dueling giraffes, vindictive elephants, night rhinos, and deep frontiers.

Recorded high up in the Shropshire hills of the Welsh Marches and inspired by a living landscape, the Chapel of Skins is a fictional story about a ghostly meeting of ways. CAST: Phone Box: Paul Evans Trebrodier: Liza Sadovy Anchor: Ben Crowe Quabbs: Alex Tregear Wildlife sound recordist: Chris Watson Directed and Produced by Sarah Blunt for BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol.