Podcast appearances and mentions of Steve Backshall

Al catches up with wildlife legend Steve Backshall ahead of his new TV series and arena tour. Steve talks about scary moments with animals, adventures with his kids and how to help them explore their passion for nature. We also find out how he fits in being a dad whilst travelling the world to track down deadly animals. Book tickets to see Steve Backshall on tour here. DeadlyLiveTour.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Backshall is in the studio with Shane McInnes to chat about his incredible job!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dom's friend was given assorted groceries for Christmas Worst ever gifts Christmas Cracking Can we get a Christmas card from the King? Steve Backshall joins the show! Make My Day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Lyon chats with Alice Gadney in this episode of GeogPod. Alice is a cartographer and also known as Captain Alice, founder of Mini Map-Makers. They discuss many topics, including: her PGCE; William Smith; Steve Backshall; ‘The Hobbit'; Mini Map-Makers; inspiring children with maps from primary age; and of course, their favourite maps. Resources https://minimapmakers.com/ Series 14 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Discover the World Education. 'As the only tour operator who is a strategic partner of the GA, we're big believers in supporting teachers both in and outside the classroom. From our unforgettable geography trips to our award-winning resources and accredited CPD sessions, for us there's nothing more rewarding than creating shared experiences that bring learning to life.'

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Alex, Hask, and Tins are back with their most thrilling episode yet—TV's ultimate adventurer, Steve Backshall, is in the hot seat! Get ready for jaw-dropping stories of deadly creatures, Steve's no-holds-barred take on rugby's role in the climate crisis, and why he thinks Antoine Dupont isn't the GOAT of the animal kingdom! And the BIG debate you didn't see coming—should Hask really let his 2-year-old watch Jurassic Park?! Tune in for the wildest, most unpredictable episode yet... you won't want to miss it! Season 5 is sponsored by Continental Tyres.

This guest was someone I was equal parts terrified and excited to speak with. Steve Backshall is one of my literal heroes, and I still can't believe he said yes to being on the podcast. You may know him as the presenter of The Deadly 60, Lost Land of the Tiger, or Lost Land of the Jaguar. He's an explorer, naturalist, scientist, presenter, writer, and so much more. In this episode, he shares: • How his childhood prepared him to be confident in adventuring• The dumbest thing he did in his early days of adventuring• His favourite place he's visited• His scariest experience• How he prepares for his remote explorations• The clear signs of climate change he's seen over the years• His opinion on palm oil and why he believes we need some palm oil• A pressing conservation issue we're not talking about enough• His suggestions for how we can help the environment• The importance of picking your battles in environmentalism• Why he thinks it's hard to get people on board with climate change Key Quotes“We are having so many problems with the simple storytelling aspect of climate change.” “With young people, if you can get them excited about an idea, they get empowered, they get enthusiastic, and they are unstoppable.” More about Steve Backshall Check out his website, his live shows and his instagram. You can get involved with the podcast online:Find our full podcast via the website: https://www.nowthatswhaticall.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowthatswhaticallgreen/ Follow me on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briannemwest/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@briannemwestLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briannemwest/ For our latest big project, find out more about Incrediballs here:https://incrediballs.com/

Steve Backshall viaja a las Maldivas, una zona que enfrenta importantes desafíos debido al cambio climático. El calentamiento de los mares y la acidificación de los océanos han provocado el blanqueamiento de los corales a gran escala, destruyendo el ecosistema circundante. La biodiversidad de los arrecifes proporciona seguridad alimentaria, ingresos y otros beneficios a la población de las Maldivas, y Steve descubre que están trabajando duro para intentar detener la marea de destrucción. También bucea en los arrecifes para observar un grupo de mantarrayas, cuya presencia ofrece un claro indicio de la salud del arrecife. En Islandia, Chris Packham aprende más sobre los efectos del calentamiento global. Las temperaturas en el Ártico están aumentando a más del doble del promedio mundial anual. La nieve y el hielo se están derritiendo a un ritmo cada vez mayor, lo que contribuye al aumento del nivel del mar y es probable que provoque fenómenos de temperatura extrema más allá del Ártico. Como uno de los ocho Estados árticos, Islandia se está viendo dramáticamente afectada por el aumento de las temperaturas, y las vidas y los medios de subsistencia de muchos isleños se ven amenazados. Chris también descubre que el derretimiento del hielo marino está abriendo el Ártico a la navegación. Estos mares son el hogar de muchas especies de ballenas, por lo que Chris se une a un equipo de jóvenes científicos que monitorean el impacto del aumento del transporte comercial sobre las ballenas jorobadas. Al otro lado del mundo, Ella Al-Shamahi visita Camboya, en el sudeste asiático, una zona que experimenta un crecimiento económico creciente. Sin embargo, el crecimiento está ejerciendo una enorme presión sobre los recursos naturales, con ciudades en constante expansión y una sobreexplotación devastadora del mundo natural. El río Mekong es el alma de esta región, pero tramos enteros del mismo están bajo presión. Ella conoce a una comunidad de pescadores que vive en el lago Tonle Sap. El lago solía ofrecer ricas zonas de pesca para las comunidades locales, pero la construcción de muchas represas a lo largo del amplio Mekong ahora amenaza con destruir la biodiversidad de este lago que alguna vez fue abundante. Liz Bonnin viaja a California para conocer los incendios forestales cada vez más invasivos que acaparan los titulares. Los científicos pueden ver vínculos claros entre los incendios, el cambio climático, el aumento de las temperaturas y una prolongada temporada de sequía. Hay un elemento crucial que es clave para un futuro sostenible en California: la biodiversidad. La pérdida de especies clave y grandes carnívoros es una amenaza para los ecosistemas del estado, y conservacionistas y científicos se están movilizando para salvar la vida silvestre de los incendios forestales y tratar sus quemaduras. Liz también visita la costa del Pacífico de California, donde el calentamiento de los mares ha traído consigo un nuevo residente: los grandes tiburones blancos. Dado que cada tiburón consume hasta 18 kilos de presas a la vez, se está estudiando detenidamente el impacto que podrían tener en el ecosistema marino. Ade Adepitan viaja a Kenia para observar los efectos que el aumento de las temperaturas está teniendo en la tierra. Cientos de millones de africanos dependen de las lluvias para cultivar sus alimentos y criar ganado, y la capacidad de adaptación es baja. Ade también visita un proyecto en Kenia que está haciendo todo lo posible para salvaguardar el futuro de su criatura más carismática, el elefante africano. En Brasil, Gordon Buchanan descubre un proyecto pionero que intenta salvar a uno de los depredadores icónicos del Amazonas, el jaguar. Brasil es el país con mayor biodiversidad del mundo y, además de la selva amazónica, alberga uno de los humedales más importantes del mundo, el Pantanal. Esta zona alberga una gran cantidad de jaguares, pero en 2020, los incendios forestales destruyeron el 30 por ciento del Pantanal y mataron a unos 17 millones de animales. Más de una cuarta parte de los jaguares residentes se vieron afectados directamente por estos incendios, debido a la pérdida de hábitat, escasez de alimentos, lesiones y muerte.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by adventurer and naturalist Steve Backshall, veterinarian Jess French, and comedian and former doctor Adam Kay, as they are put to the test by an audience of curious children at Cheltenham Science Festival. We find out who would win in a battle between a shark and a crocodile (the answer involves a tennis court), why humans don't sweat like dogs, whether macrophages might help us overcome antibiotic resistance and if AI might one day enable us to understand and directly communicate with animals.Producer: Melanie Brown Exec Producer: Alexandra Feachem BBC Studios Audio Production

After listening to this badger I think you'll realise that they don't deserve the bad press they seem to get. This one comes from the collection I made for The Lost Gardens of Heligan. With many thanks to Steve Backshall, Naturalist, Presenter, Author, Campaigner www.stevebackshall.com  www.messagesfromthewild.com  annabel@messagesfromthewild.com   Illustrations by Annabazyl www.fiverr.com/annabazyl  

Deadly 60 presenter, adventurer, naturalist and all round physical alpha dad - Steve talks with Lawrence & Mat about raising a more nature aware & physically capable next generation...when it comes to preserving nature, is it time for us dads to step up and lead the way?

What does the cleanliness of England's longest river say about the debate around river quality the role of the UK's biggest water company, Thames Water? This episode aims to find out by telling two sides of the story - what the campaigners say... and what the company itself says.We're joined by broadcaster and environmentalist, Steve Backshall and the CEO of River Action, James Wallace to hear their experiences of river water quality sampling and what they hope for the future of the river.  Then hear Alex Nickson, Head of Environmental Compliance, Partnerships and Catchment Management respond to some of the challenges Steve and James raise, bust some myths and share plans for the future.Co-hosted with Alastair Chisholm, CIWEM's Director of Policy, you'll hear the passion and the commitment from all sides of the debate around river water quality and learn what each of our guests would make possible with the Planet Possible Magic Wand. Credits Presented & Produced by Niki RoachExecutive Producer Andy TaylorWith thanks to Alastair ChisholmHonorary Executive Producer Jane Boland

Sixtieth episode incoming!!! I want to introduce you officially to Steve Backshall. I am excited to have someone on the podcast with such a wealth of knowledge, experience and stories to go alongside. I am pleased to welcome him to ZOOKEEPING 101 and more importantly bringing his awe inspiring answers and stories to you. Enjoy the podcast episode and please follow ZOOKEEPING 101 through facebook and instagram to be the first to new episodes. 

Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your hosts are Paul Marden and Oz Austwick.Download the Rubber Cheese 2023 Visitor Attraction Website Report - the annual benchmark statistics for the attractions sector.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcast.If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this podcast.Competition ends on 19th June 2024. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references: Skipton Town Hall https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/accessibility/Noor & Katu https://noorandkatu.com/Survey mentioned by Paul:  https://www.euansguide.com/media/0uyju30y/final-23-euansguide-results-pdf.pdfKids in Museums Open Letter:  https://kidsinmuseums.org.uk/2024/05/dear-change-makers-an-open-letter-from-the-kids-in-museums-youth-panel/Rubber Cheese 2024 Visitor Attraction Website Survey - https://rubbercheese.com/survey/ https://carbonsix.digital/https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmarden/Paul Marden is the Founder and Managing Director of Carbon Six Digital and the CEO of Rubber Cheese. He is an Umbraco Certified Master who likes to think outside the box, often coming up with creative technical solutions that clients didn't know were possible. Paul oversees business development and technical delivery, specialising in Microsoft technologies including Umbraco CMS, ASP.NET, C#, WebApi, and SQL Server. He's worked in the industry since 1999 and has vast experience of managing and delivering the technical architecture for both agencies and client side projects of all shapes and sizes. Paul is an advocate for solid project delivery and has a BCS Foundation Certificate in Agile. https://rubbercheese.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/thatmarketingbloke/ Oz Austwick is the Head of Commercial at Rubber Cheese, he has a somewhat varied job history having worked as a Blacksmith, a Nurse, a Videographer, and Henry VIII's personal man at arms. Outside of work he's a YouTuber, a martial artist, and a musician, and is usually found wandering round a ruined castle with his kids. Transcription:  Oz Austwick: Welcome to Skip the Queue, a podcast for people working in or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Oz Austwick. It's been a busy few weeks in the visitor attraction industry and the world at large. So in today's episode we're going to take some time to talk about what's happening, including the recent M+H Show, the upcoming election, the Family Friendly Museum Awards, and of course, the Rubber Cheese Visitor Attraction Website Survey. Oz Austwick: So, Paul, where have you been recently? Paul Marden: So as we are recording, it is currently half term week, a little bit of a damp half term week, which is a bit of a shame when you're in mid May, but went to Longleat at the weekend and went specifically to go and see their Steve Backshall live event, which is happening at the moment. So for those of you that don't have kids watching CBBC at the moment, Steve Backshall does the deadly 60 telly programme, which is kind of animals and nature on CBBC. And Steve brought out some of the best animals on his event at Longleat. So it was really cool. We got to see some. We saw an armadillo, we saw massive, great python and a wolf. He brought a wolf out on stage, which was pretty awesome. Oz Austwick: Oh, wow. Paul Marden: Yeah, that was cool. So there was lots of oohing and ahring and everybody enjoyed it. Lots of fun, even though it was absolutely gushing down with rain whilst we were there on Monday. So we didn't. Typical english style. We did not let the weather get in the way of a good day. What about you? Where have you been recently, Oz? Oz Austwick: We had our bank holiday day out on Sunday, not on Monday. So we had amazing weather. We threw all the kids in the car and drove down to Dorset to Swanage, where I used to spend my childhood holidays. And the place that went was Swanage Pier. I love it there. I spent my childhood, you know, fishing off the pier and swimming in the sea. Sadly, the hotel I used to go to doesn't exist anymore. They knocked it down and turned it into a sewage treatment plant. Paul Marden: Attractive. Oz Austwick: Yeah, absolutely. But it was absolutely amazing. The sea was very cold indeed. I did get in, had a bit of a swim, as did my eleven year old. The others all chickened out and just sat and watched. But it was lovely, you know, two p machines in the arcades. Paul Marden: Oh, I love it. Was it the pushers on the shelves? Coin drop ones? I love that. Yeah, gotta be the two p ones. Can't afford the ten p ones. That's too rich for me. Oz Austwick: Who can? I mean, that's vast amounts of money to win anything in those. Paul Marden: So Swanage for me just brings back memories of geography, field trips. I remember going there for about a week whilst I was at secondary school donkeys years ago, so. Oz Austwick: Right, well, we used to drive down from Yorkshire, where I grew up, and it would take all day to drive down to go to Swanage. I mean, it was, yeah, when we were there. Absolutely amazing. And the hotel was lovely before they knocked it down, obviously. So I have very fond memories and, yeah, nothing has happened to spoil those memories, thankfully. A very popular place for us to go. Paul Marden: Lovely day trip. Oz Austwick: Yeah, it really was. It really was. So the M+H show, let's talk about that, because that happened and it was quite a thing, wasn't it? Paul Marden: It really was. I had such a lovely time, so it was my first time at M+H show. It was. It was lovely event. They pitched it as the big meetup and it really was. I mean, it was absolutely jam packed with people. There were lots and lots of people there when I was there on Wednesday and so many people that I know that I was bumping into that were either running stands, presenting, or just being there and enjoying all the great content and meeting people. It was just such an awesome event. How was it for you as your first big attractions event? Oz Austwick: Absolutely, yeah. It wasn't just my first M+H. It was my 1st event. And, yeah, I was gobsmacked, to be honest. It was big. More than anything. I'm just genuinely surprised at how many companies sell museum display cases. Paul Marden: There was a lot of glass cabinets on show. Oz Austwick: Yeah, there really were. And they were beautiful. But, yeah, I mean, how do you differentiate yourself in that market, I wonder? Paul Marden: I would differentiate myself by going around and putting my greasy fingers over all the competition's glass and show how beautiful my cabinets could be. Oz Austwick: Yeah, just take my children. They'd make a mess of the glass within seconds of arriving. So did you get to any of the talks, any of the presentations? Paul Marden: I did, actually, yeah, I saw a few presentations. I thought they were really good this year. It was quite clever being given your headset that you could wear so that you could hear the presenters. Few people that have been in previous years telling me how great that was this time, because that was a new introduction this year. Oz Austwick: Can I just throw a slightly different perspective on that? I turned up late to one presentation and I didn't have the little box and the person who was handing them out was on the other side and couldn't get. So I missed it completely. Yeah, I mean, it's a great way to make sure you can hear what's going on. Paul Marden: It's tough. Isn't it? I felt it was a little bit. So when I had a similar experience where at one point I didn't have one, and it feels a little bit. It's hard, but it answers the problem they've had in previous years, where it was the same layout, where it's a big, noisy hall. And this did make it quite possible for people to be able to hear what was going on. But I would imagine as a speaker on stage, that's quite tough talking to people when you know they can't hear your voice. I don't know. I don't know how I'd feel about that. But there was one presentation that really stuck in my mind, and that was Spencer Clark from ATS and Steve Dering from Direct Access Consultancy. And they were talking about breaking down barriers and basically just giving a collection of essential accessibility tips for attractions. Paul Marden: And it was just such a great presentation. I always think that if I'm presenting at an event, if one person walks away, having heard one thing from me, I feel like I've kind of done my job. And to be fair to Spencer and Steve, they absolutely nailed that. I walked out of the room at the end of that, fizzing with ideas and walked away. And straight away that evening, I was writing a pitch for a client and things that I'd learned from what they were talking about made it into my pitch presentation. It's directly changing the way I think about accessibility. So I thought that it was a great achievement.Oz Austwick: And especially for that specific talk. It's not just a talk that says, “Oh, you can make some more money, do if you do this, or you can improve your response rate if you do this.” Actually saying, “This is a way you can help people.”Paul Marden: Yeah. Oz Austwick: And that's now changed the way that Rubber Cheese works and that. What an amazing result for them. Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. There's a few things, few numbers that stuck in my mind and I kind of. I went and read about them afterwards and we'll put some links in the show notes to the survey that these stats are based on. But there was. There's two things that they said which really stuck in my mind. 59% of disabled people say, if a venue has not shared its disabled access information, I avoid going because I assume it's inaccessible. And 77% of disabled people say I'm more likely to visit somewhere new if I can find relevant access information about the venue. So these numbers, they caught me straight away and they got me thinking and made me realise that making a venue accessible is more than just meeting the website accessibility guidelines, which is kind of a key focus for us in the industry.Paul Marden: Lots of organisations will want to make sure that they follow the WCAG guidelines, the accessibility guidelines. Anyone that has a large amount of public sector funding will have a statutory obligation to meet those targets. So that's a big focus of people's attention. But just making it so that a screen reader can read your website, or making it so that you've addressed colour accessibility for people that are colour blind isn't enough to make the attraction itself accessible. So if you don't share the content about how your venue is accessible, people will assume you are not accessible. It was an eye opener for me. They gave a really great example. They talked about Skipton Town Hall up in Yorkshire, and they've got a webpage on their site all about the accessibility features of the building. And it was rich with photography. Paul Marden: So, you know, it's got pictures of all of the access points into the building, what the door looks like and which part of the building it gives level access into. They had pictures of all of the toilets that they've got and how they're accessible. They're fortunate. They've got a changing places toilet. So this is one of these accessible toilets with a large bed and usually with the equipment to be able to move somebody out of a chair and onto a bed to be able to change them. They've got photos of all of that on the website. So the accessibility information is right there. It's really clear and it gives loads of really good evidence that demonstrates this is somewhere that takes accessibility seriously. Oz Austwick: Yeah. Paul Marden: Interestingly, this didn't come out in the talk itself, but I found it interesting that the Craven Museum is based in Skipton Town Hall and they won the most accessible museum and the overall winner of the Family Friendly Museums award last year. And we interviewed them back a couple of weeks ago, back in March. So it kind of shows you that making places more accessible for disabled people makes them more accessible for all sorts of people as well. So, you know, it can make it more accessible for families with young children, it can make it more accessible for the elderly, it can make it more accessible for people with temporary access needs. Paul Marden: If you've breaking your leg or something like that, you know, you're not permanently disabled, but you need access into a building and making places more accessible to you for disabled people widens the access into the entire venue itself. I've since had a quick look at some of our clients and they're all writing about this. People are putting lots of information onto their website about this sort of thing. I saw Eureka had a special microsite all about it and Mary Rose have got information on their website about it. So this is really important content. And for me, sitting and listening to them talking, going back and thinking about it is really. It's really caught my attention and made me think and do things differently, which, you know, I feel like that's what these sorts of events are all about. Really? Oz Austwick: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, what a fantastic result for the event. If it opens up the industry to people who were struggling to access it, then, yeah, job done, right? Paul Marden: Yeah, completely. What about you? Oz Austwick: There were a few highlights for me, but I think one of the things that stood out the most was getting to meet some of the kind of movers and shakers within the community meeting Gordon from ACE, what a lovely guy. Had a fantastic chat to him and it really struck me how there are so many people and organisations who exist within the sector purely to try and improve the whole sector for everybody. I like it anyway because I've got a real interest in the historical side of things, museums and stately homes and castles that really talks to me and I take the kids out to places, so it's nice to know, but to actually be part of an industry where everyone's trying to help each other, I think is really lovely. Paul Marden: It really isn't it? Yeah. There were so many people like Gordon that you met at the event and they just make you feel good, they make you buzzy. There's a huge kind of collective recharge of batteries and fizzing of ideas that comes from these sorts of events, it was just brilliant. Oz Austwick: Yeah. That's what networking should be, right? Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. I was going to do a shout out for one person that had a stand. I've got a card that I picked up. This is a lady called Sonya Varoujian and she runs an organisation called Noor and Katu. They import these handmade crocheted little animals, finger puppets and toys and things. I went straight over to those because my daughter is crocheting like mad. She got taught by grandma a couple of months ago. It blows my mind. I have absolutely no idea what's going on as she's doing this and all of a sudden, out the other side comes a squid. But this little organisation Sonya was living and working in Armenia got the idea when she returned back to the UK and now imports these toys and they're for sale in a bunch of different attractions. Paul Marden: I just thought it was really lovely that these were fair trade, they were nice, creative things that I know my daughter would absolutely lap up at an organisation and it's completely sustainable and makes a big difference in communities that are not well served. Oz Austwick: Absolutely. And I know that you, like me, almost certainly get dragged into gift shops at visitor attraction sites on a regular basis and there comes a point where you've seen the staff and to have a company out there that's not only doing good things, but providing something a little bit different, a little bit unique that you can buy in a gift shop and actually feel like you've done something worthwhile and bought something that isn't just going to fall apart in a couple of weeks. Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. Oz Austwick: I think that. Yeah, yeah, it would be really nice to see more things like that. So, yeah, go and check them out if you're listening or watching. Paul Marden: Did you see any talks yourself that  caught your attention? Oz Austwick: Yeah, yeah, there were a couple that sprung to them. But firstly, I wanted to just briefly mention the talk that I didn't get to watch. I'm a YouTuber, not a massively successful one, but I'm part of a YouTube community. So when I saw that the Tank Museum was doing a talk about how they've used the YouTube creator community to boost their own social media and their own income, I thought, “Fantastic, I'll go along and see that.” Because my brother in law, who's a far more successful YouTuber than I am, was actually part of that. He got invited down to make a video about his favourite tank. So I turned up and obviously I thought I was on time. I was too late. It was hugely crowded, there was no seats, there was no space. So I was stood in the kind of the corridor. Oz Austwick: It's not really. Is it a corridor? The path, the walkway, I don't know what you call it. And, yeah, got moved on by the venue staff because.Paul Marden: Loitering in the corridors. Oz Austwick: We were effectively blocking the way through. And rightly so, you know, they need to make sure access is maintained. But, yeah, I didn't get to see that talk, which I was a little bit sad about, but a couple of talks that I did get to see, which stood out, was the Bloomberg panel discussion hosted by Kripa Gurung. They're doing some amazing work. And the fact that it's a completely philanthropic organisation, I think is quite amazing if you haven't come across what Bloomberg are doing with Bloomberg Connects the app. But, yeah, that was really interesting. Talking about what they're doing, how they're getting organisations online, having the museum at the home and English Heritage there, talking about what they're doing with Bloomberg Connects was great. Oz Austwick: But I think, if I'm being honest, my favourite talk was the Castle Howard Christmas events talk, partly because it was really interesting, talking about the marketing and how they've created this amazing Christmas event that has a real following and people come back year after year and they've done that on purpose and it's been hugely successful. But Abby from Castle Howard, she's just hilarious. She's been a guest a couple of times, talking about how she hospitalised an old man on his very last ever day at work and then how she sacked Santa. Just, yeah, if you get a chance to go and see their talks go along, because it's not only entertaining but informative, too. So, yeah, that's probably the highlight for me. Paul Marden: Cool. I saw a lovely presentation. Longtime listeners will know that I'm a Kids in Museums trustee. So I went over and watched the Kids in Museums Youth Panel and it was really interesting because they had a summit focused around young people and their needs in museums back last year. They had a webinar where they talked about it a couple of months ago and I was blown away by these people who are part of the Kids in Museums Youth Panel. You know, young people at early stages of their careers, some of them are at uni still. Some of them are in the early stages of their first jobs and just talking so articulately about their experience of museums, what they think museums should change, what's going well, what could be done better? Paul Marden: And so I wasn't disappointed when I saw them speaking in real life. They did a cracking job talking about the museum summit and what they think are the issues in the museum. So there was a couple of stats I pulled out of it. Over 90% of young people don't feel considered as an audience and represented in museums, which that blows my mind, because we talk a lot about audience with the people that we work with, and the needs of young people are central to many of the conversations that we have about audience. So there. That made me think, “Oh, is there a problem where the conversations that do get had are not being discussed in the right way? Is it a problem of perception? Paul Marden: Is it that young people don't perceive that they're being considered when in actual fact they are, or is it a lack of involvement and so they feel like it's being done to them rather than being done with them?” Yeah. Food for thought. If most young people feel that museums don't consider them as part of their audience, that's problematic. Oz Austwick: Yeah, absolutely. Isn't it? I mean, I'd be amazed if the people that were running the museums had the same opinion. I suspect they clearly think they are doing things for young people and children, but maybe they're just not asking those young people what they want. Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. So there's a few things that the youth panel suggested could be done. So loads of kids go on school trips to museums. But have a guess what you think the minimum age is to go unaccompanied into a museum in some museums? Oz Austwick: Well, I mean, I'd expect that it would probably be 16. That feels like a reasonable age. Paul Marden: There are museums where you have to be 18 to go unaccompanied into the museum. Oz Austwick: Why? Paul Marden: You can go and get a job, you can go and pay your taxes, but you can't go into the museums on your own because you're not a responsible adult. That's interesting. And I use that word with a great deal of misuse. Oz Austwick: Yeah. I just struggle to work out how you could justify that. Paul Marden: I know. Oz Austwick: Well, obviously there are one or two museums out there where you probably need to be 18 to go in and have a look. Yeah. I mean, in general, why 18? Paul Marden: Yeah, I think standards of behaviour, you can expect people to behave in a certain way, but that doesn't. That's not dependent on age, that's dependent on your behaviour. Oz Austwick: And the sort of teenager that genuinely wants to go into a museum is probably going to behave pretty well when they're in that museum. Paul Marden: Yeah, you'd think. So the next thing I might play into this, but one of the things the youth panel want is to see more youth groups being represented in the decision making process in museums, so that they better represent communities and highlight career pathways for young people. Including more working class histories in museums would help people feel more represented. I thought that was quite interesting. We've been to a few recently where we did not necessarily see stories of our background being well presented at the museum. Oz Austwick: Yes. Paul Marden: Enough for both of us to have noticed it and commented it as we were wandering around. Oz Austwick: It's interesting because some do it really well. Paul Marden: Yeah. Oz Austwick: And coming from a historical background with a focus on arms and armour, there's a real issue that the sort of arms and armour that have survived from the mediaeval period are the unusual ones and they're the ones in the museum. So that's what people see. And you kind of assume that this fancy, ornate, decorated, enamelled armour is pretty standard, but the bog standard stuff didn't survive and maybe that's the issue when you're looking at furniture in a room, in a house, the fancy furniture is the one that survived because people cared about it. It wasn't being used on a day to day basis. Paul Marden: Yeah. Oz Austwick: Yeah. I don't know, but you're absolutely right, it does give you a slightly skewed view of what's actually out there. Paul Marden: Yeah. Look, if you're interested listeners, in finding out more about what the Kids in Museums Youth Panel are looking to achieve, they've just published an open letter to changemakers within the sector where they talk passionately about what they think the sector needs to do to change. There's a lovely video that goes alongside the open letter where these young people are using their voice to be able to advocate for change. It's great, it's really interesting and I highly recommend everybody goes and watches the video and reads the letter and then does something about it. Oz Austwick: So, anything else from M+H  that we need to talk about? Paul Marden: The lovely meal and drinks afterwards. The very lovely Bala McAlin and Stephen Spencer, both once of these parts, were hosting an event Wednesday evening, I think it was, which was absolutely lovely. Well attended. Drinks flowed, food came out. It was delightful. Very much appreciated. Oz Austwick: Yeah. And I have very mixed feelings about the fact that I decided to leave a little bit early. Paul Marden: But you got home at a reasonable time and I didn't manage to drag my backside in the front door until about half midnight. And it wasn't because I had a wonderful night, it was because I spent most of it in Waterloo station trying to get home. Oz Austwick: Yeah. A bit of an issue with the train. Paul Marden: Yes. I would much preferred if I'd actually stayed at the drinks event and then dragged myself into Waterloo later once they'd actually sorted themselves out. Oz Austwick: So I think at this point we probably need to talk about how the government have ruined our plans for the next few months of podcast content. Paul Marden: Yes.Oz Austwick: Because we've been thinking for a little while that it would be a really nice thing to do to talk to the main political parties about their idea for the visitor attraction industry in the future. And obviously our hands been forced a little bit. Paul Marden: It hasn't it? We're not the only ones. I think quite a few people were caught on the hop a little bit when Rishi announced the general election on the 4th of  July. So, yeah, events, dear boy, have somewhat overtaken us, haven't they? Oz Austwick: Yeah, just a little. So, yeah, we're probably not going to do that if for no other reason that the Labour Party shadow minister isn't standing again, for all the right reasons. But it does mean that there's a bit of an imbalance there and if we can't talk to all the parties equally and get their ideas, we probably shouldn't talk to any of them. Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. Oz Austwick: That being said, we can still talk about it, right? Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. The lovely people at ALVA Bernard, who presented at M+H and talked about this very subject, amongst other things, they've done a lot of policy work and have prepared some thoughts around what they think is important to the sector, around strengthening the visitor economy, protecting arts and culture and heritage and supporting the natural environment, whilst at the same time looking after all of those people that either work or give up their time to support the sector. So, yeah, there's a few things in there that I thought it was worth us just touching on, because I think it's really important that we think about what the future of the sector could look like in just a very few weeks time as the country changes. They've got some interesting thoughts. Paul Marden: Unsurprisingly, the sector would probably benefit from some reduced taxation and there's quite a number of different areas within which ALVA think that the taxation burden on the sector could be lessened. And similarly, they've also got ideas around how funding for the various arts councils and support organisations around the different home nations would make a substantial difference, especially around capital funding would make a big difference to the sector. But there was a few very specific arts which jumped out as me, as being kind of. They really meant something to me. So there's one. ALVA says, “They ask all the political parties to ensure culture, life, performance, arts, heritage and nature are experienced by every child and young person and are within the national curriculum.” Yeah, I think this is so important. Yeah, I think I've talked on the podcast before. Paul Marden: This was one of the big COVID victims. So many schools during COVID had to stop taking kids out and experiencing the outside world and going to day trips and the like. And I just. I think it is so important. It's really hard for many schools. They've got such a burden around meeting the curriculum, budget cuts, all of the calls on the staff time is so hard for them to prioritise day trips. But I've seen him in my own daughter's school. Just the powerful impact it has on the kids. They're a school where the kids barely spend a whole week in class. They're usually out doing something outside of school, which I just think is brilliant. And I got to tag along with them. A few months ago. We went to London. Paul Marden: We did the trip to the Science Museum, took the kids up on the train and on the tube, which was, let me tell you, quite scary. Oz Austwick: Did you manage to bring them all back? Paul Marden: Counted them in and counted them out and it was all good. It was all good. But then went into parliament and that was just brilliant. Taking a bunch of ten and eleven year olds into parliament and bless them, it was the tail end of the day. So they were all shattered. But they were so completely engaged by it. They saw Priti Patel walking through the central lobby. They saw all of these different ministers, their advisors, and they got to sit in the chamber of the House of Commons and seeing debate going on. It was all about Horizon scandal. It was just. It was such a brilliant day trip for the kids and how much does it enrich them.Paul Marden: Yeah, okay, me and Millie go to these places all the time, but, you know, there might be one or two kids in that school for whom this is the only time that they get to experience a day trip into London and see one of the big national museums and go in and enjoy parliament. I never got to go into parliament when I was Millie's age. Oz Austwick: No. And I think it's really important to say that. I mean, both you and I live in the southeast of the country in a relatively rural and affluent area and that even here with the schools that we've got, they're struggling to do this. And then when you look at what the inner city schools are having to deal with and some of the northern cities and northern towns where they're really struggling with population poverty up there, how are those kids getting similar opportunities? Paul Marden: Yeah. Oz Austwick: And the fact is they're not. Paul Marden: No, no. Oz Austwick: And that's something that I can't agree with ALVA more on this, that this needs to be prioritised because this is the future. Paul Marden: Yeah. Another area where we've had direct experience, from conversations we've been having recently is around supporting local authorities in their care of civic collections and culture. I mean, you've spoken to so many places recently, haven't you, where cultural budgets are just being eviscerated. Oz Austwick: Yeah. Yeah, I mean, I've always had a kind of a love of finding those little obscure rural town museums because you find some amazing things in them. My local museum, it's a tiny little market town and they've got like a special area of Egyptian relics. They've got a mummy in a sarcophagus in this little museum that's what, four rooms? But they've got no funding. And there's so many times we're talking to museums like this. They know what they need and they know what they want, but they just don't have the money to be able to do it. Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. Oz Austwick: They come to us looking for a website and they're just struggling for budget to do anything. Paul Marden: Yeah, which is where things like that Bloomberg Connect app comes in, because when you look on the Bloomberg Connect site, you've got big national museums like National Portrait Gallery in there using the Connect app. But there were some little ones in there as well that I saw, you know, small local town museums just like the ones that you're describing in there using that app. Oz Austwick: I was looking through the app last night and my eye was caught by, I think it was Beverly Town Hall. I was born in Beverley, up in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and I sort of thought, “Oh, I'll have a look at that.” And I just got drawn in and it was just this amazing experience. I didn't even know Beverley had a town hall that was open to the public, nevermind that had a collection that you could view through the Bloomberg Connect app. So, yeah, I guess maybe a little bit more in the way of awareness, but it shouldn't be down to a philanthropic organisation like Bloomberg to keep these museums and collections going. Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. So look, the ALVA kios of the political parties is up there on their main website. Really worth going and looking at. As the manifestos are published, you'll be able to see what the political parties are doing. There's already some information on the various different party websites around what they want to do within the culture and tourism sectors. But I think we've got a few weeks yet to wait until we see the actual cast iron commitments come out in manifestos. So that'll be interesting to see the direction that takes. Oz Austwick: And I suspect we're going to talk about this a little bit more over the next few episodes, perhaps. Paul Marden: Yeah, maybe. The other thing I will mention, this is a shameless plug because I work as a trustee at Kids in Museums. We're working on this flagship awards ceremony and it is absolutely delightful event lots of people enjoying themselves doing amazing work and there is a sponsorship opportunity. So if you're like us, one of those kind of sector supporting organisations that serve the attraction sector, and you'd like to support the good work of Kids in Museums and be associated with that amazing event, give me a shout, because I can point you in the direction of the right people to talk to get that sponsorship in place and I know it will make a massive difference to them. Have you been busy recently? What have you been up to? Oz Austwick: Do you know what? Weirdly, it's been a little bit busy. Yeah. I mean it feels like it's always a little bit busy, but it's been specifically a little bit busy because as of yesterday we've launched the third annual Rubber Cheese Visitor Attraction Website Survey. Paul Marden: Excellent. Oz Austwick: That's quite a mouthful, isn't it? It'd be really nice to find a catchier name for it than that. Paul Marden: I always talk about naming is the hardest problem in computing, but naming is the hardest problem in marketing, I think. Oz Austwick: Yeah, let's be honest, what it's actually known is pretty much new survey brackets two. So it's the third one. The first one was a bit of an eye opener, the fact that there wasn't anything already out there and we did this and it was amazing. The second one, we tried to refine it and we got some really nice, interesting data. This is probably the first time we've been able to sit and look at it and go, “Right, okay, now we've got a couple of years worth of results. We can look at what we actually need to be asking and what's just out there because we want to ask, because it's interesting and what information we're not actually getting.”Oz Austwick: So we've really cut back on the number of questions and I think it's probably safe to say that isn't going to have a massive impact on the quality of the information that we get, but it's also allowed us to add in a few extra little bits as well. So yeah, we're talking about sustainability and the use of AI and yeah, I'm really excited. Paul Marden: Yeah. Oz Austwick: I haven't actually looked to see if people have started filling it. Paul Marden: I can't look, I can't look. I just kind of want to look through my fingers. Oz Austwick: I'm not sure I want to know, but yeah. So if you are listening to this, if you've got this far into the podcast and you work at a visitor attraction, please go and fill this in. There's a link in the show notes. There's links on LinkedIn, on X. Everywhere we go. There will be a link for this. And if you can't find it, go to rubbercheese.com. And it's right there at the top of the homepage. There's a link. Paul Marden: Yeah. rubbercheese.com/survey, slip that right in there. Oz Austwick: Yeah. I think one of the things we've done differently is the advisory board. We talked about this a little bit in the last episode. We did what an amazing thing to have these guys on board. I think they've saved us months of work by just being clever. Paul Marden: They've improved the quality of what we've done. Asking us, what on earth are you asking that question for? Those answers are exactly the same answer. Can't you make it easier for me to know what I need to gather before I type my data in? Oz Austwick: Exactly, saying, “Oh, well, I wouldn't fill it in because you don't tell me what I need to do.” Okay, well, we'll do that. It's not a problem. Yeah. How amazing. So thank you to them and to Expian for sponsoring the advisory board. Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. And we're working through now focusing on the kind of engagement plan to increase more people. And then, you know, whilst we have a lull as people are going to be filling in their survey, we'll start planning, looking at the data, seeing where the stories lie. We'll talk about that in some future episodes, but starting to gather together what the final report looks like and the stories that will be told. And, you know, we're really grateful to Convious for sponsoring us on the digital survey and the digital report that will follow and then a bunch of webinars that will run afterwards. So, you know, the call to action for us is get in there, find your data, read the guidance notes, go and fill in the survey. Paul Marden: But then once you've done that, come and talk to us because, you know, we'd love to know what you would like us to dig in to. It is amazing how this rich resource of data that we've got and people ask us questions that we've never even thought of, and we look at the data differently and we find a different story in there. So without your input, without you telling us what's interesting you, with what's bothering you, what's challenging you, we don't look at the data properly and we don't find those stories for you. So come and talk to us. Oz Austwick: Is this how it feels to kind of run a museum, to be the custodian of this amazing thing and just want people to come and engage with it. Yes, because that's kind of it. You know, we've got this amazing data and it's got all of these wonderful stories within it that are relevant to anyone in the industry and we just want to talk about it. So, yeah, please fill in the survey, talk to us about it and, yeah, with any luck, this one will be bigger and better than the last two. Paul Marden: There we go. Couldn't ask for more than that, could we? Oz Austwick: No. Before we go, because we're going to wrap up relatively soon, there's one thing that I noticed that we failed to do last time and we talk a lot about giving away a book and I think we even said we were giving away a book in the last episode and then never mentioned a book. So, Paul, do you have a book that you'd like to recommend? Paul Marden: Do you know what, Oz? It's funny you should say that. I absolutely do. I have this book Delivering the Visitor Experience by also previously of these parts, Rachel Mackay, who is, I believe, at Hampton Court Palace, and she's written an amazing book about what it is to create, manage and develop unforgettable vista experiences at museums. I don't want a museum, but it was really interesting for me to be able to read this book all about the process that people that do run museums go through to develop, craft and tell that story and give that amazing experience. It's a brilliant book. Heartily recommend it. And if you retweet the show note saying, “I want Paul's book”, then you too could get an amazing copy of Delivering the Visitor Experience by our friend Rachel Mackay. Oz Austwick: Amazing. Thanks very much. Paul Marden: Slightly out of breath because it will be edited out, I'm sure, but I had to run up the corridor and go find the book and take it off the shelf and bring it down because although I was completely organised with all my stuff from M+H show, did not have my book recommendation. Well, there you go. I think that just about wraps us up, doesn't it? It's been a busy few weeks for us with M+H show and all that's going on and that doesn't look to abate over the next few months as we get the survey into shape and find out what's happening in the sector. Oz Austwick: So I think it's only going to get busier. Paul Marden: It is. How is this your first time actually hosting? Oz Austwick: I think I prefer this one. Maybe that's because it's not my first one. Or maybe it's just because I. Paul Marden: Because you're power hungry and you took the captain's chair. Oz Austwick: Make it so. Yeah, definitely Picard rather than Kirk. But that's because he's a West Yorkshire man. Paul Marden: Is he really? You've got too much hair to be Picard. I'm sorry.Oz Austwick:  I'm not wearing my Star Trek uniform.Paul Marden: On that bombshell. Thank you very much, mate. Oz Austwick: Thank you. Oz Austwick: Thanks for listening to Skip the Queue. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review. It really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on X for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. Skip The Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode and more over on our website, SkiptheQueue.fm. 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In this episode of The 5 O' Clock Apron Podcast Claire cooks with wildlife TV presenter, adventurer and naturalist Steve Backshall. Keen to use his brand new BBQ in his garden on the banks of the Thames, Steve cooks a fish curry, inspired by his extensive travels in India, particularly during his time as 'Adventurer in Residence' for National Geographic. Discover what an adventurer eats in the wild and cooks at home with the family. Hear Steve's take on sustainable fishing, river pollution and how the Thames has changed over the last few years, while he educates Claire on the swan mussel and other Thames edibles. Learn what Steve found in a suitcase under his house, and about his wife, rower Helen Glover's 4th Olympic bid for a gold medal in Paris this summer. On cue, a kingfisher swoops past the pair as they cook the curry together, the Thames flowing and a rather chilly wind blowing. A great day, with a top guy.Steve is on tour with his Steve Backshall Ocean live show this autumn, so if you want to see the man in real life, it's strong recommend from us, especially Dot! https://www.stevebackshall.com/liveshows Follow Claire at 5 O' Clock apron on Instagram to get the recipe. https://www.instagram.com/5oclockapron/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The lads are back, and discussing what's been going on as Tom enters the last 10 weeks before the games. This includes trying to see the northern lights, reflecting on the brilliant episode with Steve Backshall, and answering listener's questions.If you want to get in touch follow @tomdean_medalmachine or email medalmachine@global.com, and remember you can follow Tom @tomdean00.

We're back! And what a way to kick off our 12 week run to the Olympics. Tom chats with the incredible explorer, adventurer, and TV wildlife hero Steve Backshall, discussing all sorts from traversing up mountains, descending down rivers, and swimming with sharks.If you want to get in touch follow @tomdean_medalmachine or email medalmachine@global.com, and remember you can follow Tom @tomdean00.

From the depths of the Amazon rainforest to the peaks of the Himalayas, Steve Backshall has explored some of the most remote and dangerous corners of our planet. Who would have guessed his passion for adventure started from buying a 10p bag of manure…. This week on the podcast, Steve Backshall sits down with Tom to share gripping stories of his encounters with deadly creatures, his passion for conservation, and the importance of protecting our natural world. He also talks about his latest shows for Sky Nature ‘Whale' and ‘Shark', which offer a fascinating insight into life beneath the waves. Definitely not one to miss for you adventurers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“I felt uncomfortable with my passions and with my life at school,” says Steve Backshall. The naturalist has wowed British children for years with shows such as Deadly 60, but his own childhood discomfort with his passion for nature is a lasting regret. He feels at home around animals in their natural habitat and despite coming face to face with the largest and deadliest creatures on the planet, Steve insists he is not driven by adrenaline seeking; “I certainly feel more intimidated and more at risk in the big city, than I ever do in the rainforest.”Series producer: Anya PearceProducer: Calum McCrae Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chat with the adventurer and naturalist Steve Backshall, who is also a documentarian/adventurer-in-residence for the National Geographic Channel and Strictly Come Dancing contestant in 2014. He will be bringing his stage show ‘Ocean' to 3Olympia, Dublin on 10th November Tickets: https://mcd.ie/artists/steve-backshall

Steve boldly tries to take Shaun exploring barefoot in amazing jungle with anacondas, jaguars and hitherto undiscovered insects. Steve's had some of the greatest experiences of his life there and thinks nature is the best holiday from modern life. Will Shaun, a self-described beta male, join Steve in sleeping up a tree with harpy eagles? Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence is the voice of reason, as Shaun finds himself strangely tempted. Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn't going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it's worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet. Producers: Beth O'Dea and Sarah Goodman Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

Steve Backshall, the charismatic UK children's TV naturalist, has captured the hearts of young nature enthusiasts across the globe with programmes like Deadly 60. With his infectious enthusiasm, adventurous spirit and boundless knowledge of wildlife, Steve encourages all ages to explore and protect our planet's incredible biodiversity. But is his greatest adventure solo-parenting three young children? CBBC's Deadly Mission Shark is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer This series of the Netmums podcast is produced by Decibelle Creative. 

Have you ever wondered what it takes to swim the English Channel solo? Meet Laura Reineke, a fearless woman, fresh from the challenge. She shares her riveting 15-hour journey, fighting harsh weather, jellyfish and huge tankers, all while maintaining a laser-like focus and determination. Laura's monumental feat wasn't just a personal triumph, but a clarion call to address the pressing issue of water pollution. Laura tells us how her  work campaigning for clean water as one of the Henley Mermaids swimmers has taken her across the country as she stands alongside the likes of Feargal Sharkey and Steve Backshall demanding water companies are held to account. Her story is a testament to the unbeatable human spirit and the power of single-minded resolve. She's a staunch crusader against sewage pollution in the Thames and advocates for robust sewage treatment systems. She's also a believer in music for all, and founder of the charity Henley Music School, but the school is struggling financially. Without additional funds it won't be able to carry on and hundreds of people in Henley who benefit from subsidised lessons,including hundreds of children and people with additional needs will lose out . #SwimmingChallenge #EnvironmentalActivism #CleanWater #WaterPollution #ThamesRiver #SewagePollution #CharityWork #Fundraising #HenleyMusicSchool #HumanSpirit #Inspiration #Determination #SingleMindedResolve #Activism #CommunitySupport #ChannelSwim #OpenWaterSwimming #SwimmingAchievement #WaterAdvocacy #EnvironmentalAwareness #SustainableLiving #ActivistLife #CommunityEngagement #WaterQuality #HenleyMermaids #CampaignForChange #SupportLocalCharities #MusicEducation #HenleyCommunity #CleanThamesSupport the showhttps://www.angelawalkerreports.com/

Put on your scuba gear, we're going below the waves this week to check out some sharks! Eloise is a shark expert who went to the Bahamas with Steve Backshall, to study sharks and their environment for CBBC's Deadly Mission Shark. Sharks have a bad reputation, but do they deserve it? It's important that our animals are safe and protected, and Eloise has some ideas on how we can all help.  In science news there's a dinosaur skeleton for sale in Paris, you'll find out how weather forecasts work when Dan answers your listener questions, and a tiny caterpillar is capable of a whole lot of destruction in Dangerous Dan! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What can you learn about performance in about 10 minutes from the best in sport, entertainment, business and politics?Performance Hacks gives you two great performance tips you can apply to everyday life from each of our Performance People podcast guests.In this episode, double Olympic gold medallist, Helen Glover shares a strategy to hack time itself and her wildlife TV presenter husband, Steve Backshall, explains how he fuels up for his epic expeditions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode of Meets, Dan is chatting to young animal expert Aneeshwar Kunchala! Aneeshwar is also the star of a brand new show all about wildlife with Steve Backshall, CBeebies' 'Steve and Aneeshwar Go Wild'! Find out what Aneeshwar loves about the show and working alongside Steve, how he became interested in animals, and how many pets he has! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're skipping the rocket this week and heading into the landscapes of Earth to see what creatures we can find! Aneeshwar Kunchala has a new show out Monday 14th August on CBeebies - Steve and Aneeshwar Go Wild! Find out how Aneeshwar began studying the natural world and what it was like working with legend Steve Backshall on this brand new series!  Sticking with weird and wonderful creatures, scientists have discovered an ancient whale MUCH bigger than the blue whale that lived over 39 million years ago! Plus, a very sticky situation arises in Dangerous Dan with one very resourceful spider... all that AND MORE to come! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about the apex predators of the ocean. They are joined by physiological ecologist Lucy Hawkes, shark scientist Isla Hodgson and naturalist Steve Backshall. They learn about the surprising social behaviours of sharks, how they reproduce and exactly how long sharks have been around for - they're even older than dinosaurs! Brian and Robin hear about Steve's experience of diving with over 100 species of shark. Is their reputation as cold blooded killers, accurate? New episodes are released on Saturdays. If you're in the UK, listen to the full series first on BBC Sounds: bbc.in/3K3JzyF Producer: Caroline Steel Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem

Steve Backshall lives in a new build house which is very energy efficient and almost totally off-grid. However, achieving this has been extremely time consuming, expensive and pretty stressful. For this episode of Costing the Earth, Steve explores why -- when the cost of heating our homes is so high and we're being encouraged to reduce our carbon footprint -- it's so difficult and pricey to make where we live more energy efficient and access renewable sources of power. Steve describes exactly what he's done to his house including triple glazing, batteries for electric power and even a bore-hole for water. He then hears about a research facility at the University of Salford where two new builds and a Victorian end-terrace have been constructed in temperature controlled chambers. There they test the efficacy of various energy saving and renewable technologies on the kinds of homes that most of us live in. Back in studio, Steve speaks to the Energy Saving Trust about the cost for householders of putting some of these measures in place and what grants are available. He also hears from the Sustainable Energy Association, a trade membership body, about what they believe should be done to make all of this more accessible and affordable. Producer: Karen Gregor

Steve Backshall joins us for an ocean special. We find about his favourite wildlife experiences throughout his career, the importance of connecting with the nature on our doorsteps and even create our own version of Deadly-60! We also find out what was scarier...coming face to face with a 4.5 metre crocodile or wearing the sparkly spandex on Strictly Come Dancing! Steve also shares about his upcoming projects, including his Ocean live theatre tour: https://www.stevebackshall.com/liveshows

What can you learn about performance in 10 minutes?Performance 10 gives you the best performance led bits from our original podcasts in edited 10 minute cutdowns. Each episode follows two key themes that emerged during the recordings.In this performance 10, Helen and Ben discuss the brutal nature of the Olympic rowing programme and Steve lifts the curtain on a typical night in.Takeaway thinking…don't waste time.Georgie + Ben spoke with Helen and Steve on 5th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the end of 2022, 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 2022. We have Jon Lomberg, astronomy artist and designer of the Golden Record aboard the Voyager spacecraft! Insect expert George McGavin is next, followed by Dhara Patel from the National Space Centre on the first stars in the universe! Last but not least Steve Backshall, animal expert and starring in CBBC's Deadly 60, chats to Dan about his live show all about the ocean.  Curious Kate ponders how smart grids work, and a NEW feature begins as we welcome Mrs Higgs Boson and Professor Pulsar from Deep Space High to Science Weekly! Space, animals, 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.

Helen Glover is a two-time Olympic rowing gold medallist, triple World champion, quintuple World Cup champion and quadruple European champion. Helen only took up rowing in 2008, aged 21. She won Olympic gold just four years later at London 2012. After Rio 2016 she stepped away from rowing to get married and have children. A delayed Tokyo Olympics saw Helen get back in the boat in 2021 and become the first mum to compete for GB Rowing, finishing fourth in the pairs.Alongside Helen is her wildlife TV presenter husband, Steve Backshall. Best known for BBC's Deadly 60 series, Steve is also an adventurer, environmental campaigner and author. Steve and Helen co-wrote, Wildlings: How to Raise Your Family in Nature, in 2022, a book encouraging children to spend time in the great outdoors.Together they talk about Helen's lockdown decision to return to elite sport with three kids in tow, the brutal reality of training for the Olympics, re-assessing the risks of a life in the wild and why a King Cobra is a safer bet than a night out on the town.This four way conversation was recorded on 5th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rats are the subject of Dangerous Dan this week, we also hear from Steve Backshall about his new book all about The Galapagos plus what he's doing to help combat climate change. There's more of your questions too including the big topic of black holes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Next bosses have done a u-turn and confirmed they are going to keep their store at County Square in Ashford. We'd previously been told they were going to follow in the footsteps of Debenhams and H&M in leaving the centre. It's now been confirmed they will remain open. Also in today's podcast, we've got an update on yesterday's top story about trouble at a McDonald's in Maidstone. Police have confirmed there has been a charge after trouble broke out on Week Street on Sunday night. Hear from people from Kent who have been queueing to see the Queen's coffin lying in state at Westminster Hall in London. Meantime, there's some frustration from patients that GP and other medical appointments have been cancelled on the day of Her Majesty's funeral. Strood GP Dr Julian Spinks gives us his thoughts on the decision to close surgeries. You can also hear from the Sheppey woman who hit the headlines when she met the new King and called him Char Char. And TV's Steve Backshall has finally graduated at Canterbury Cathedral - three years after finishing a masters. He's been telling us about his studies and how pleased he is that the ceremony has taken place.

Steve Backshall explores whether slowing down and quietening noisy shipping could help protect Canada's whale population. A busy shipping lane between Vancouver Island and the Canadian mainland – known as the Inside Passage - is home to a community of Orcas. These are the unmistakable, sleek and distinctive, black and white members of the dolphin family otherwise known as Killer Whales. They're smart and social and have a sophisticated language of clicks and whistles which helps them hunt and communicate within their family pods. Paul Spong runs OrcaLab which, for over 50 years, has carried out research into these whales. He and his partner, Helena Symonds, have long suspected that noisy boats impact whales. Their experience of listening to these Orcas and monitoring their behaviour has shown that some family groups, associated with these waters, have left. Others only appear at the end of the cruise-liner season. There are hydrophone recordings which illustrate how propeller noise forces the orcas to ‘shout' or stop communicating altogether which impacts family-pod relationships and hunting. Broadening the research is Janie Wray of BC Whales. While Paul and Helena concentrate on Orcas, BC Whales also research Fins and Humpbacks. Janie's team has recently increased the string of hydrophones which now stretches along the entire coast of British Columbia. This development coincided with the pandemic when the oceans became a little quieter: for a while the cruise liners and whale-watching boats disappeared. This phase could provide a breakthrough - if the recordings made during these quieter months can prove that the whales benefitted from the peace, can boats be persuaded to slow down or even change route? Another vital member of the research team is Dr. Ben Hendricks, he's a software designer who has written a programme that can analyse vast amounts of recorded whale song very quickly, meaning humans no longer need to listen to everything in real time. All these different threads of research, when pulled together, could be enough to gather the evidence needed to further protect Canada's resident and transient whale populations. Also taking part in the programme is Erin Gless of the Pacific Whale Watch Association. She says whale watching vessels have made improvements to ensure they view wildlife in a non-invasive way. The programme image is of Steve kayaking alongside an Orca. Presenter: Steve Backshall Producer for BBC Audio in Bristol: Karen Gregor

Bella Lack is a conservationist, campaigner, writer, filmmaker, board director and foundation ambassador. It's an impressive CV for the most storied of careers, but in Bella's case, she's achieved it all before most people have even got going with their own careers. At only nineteen, Bella has carved out a name for herself as an inspirational and respected environmental campaigner. Her first book, Children of the Anthropocene, tells stories from young people at the heart of the climate crisis, and received plaudits, including the former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, and the legendary environmentalist Jane Goodall, among many others. It's been described by the Green Party MP Caroline Lucas as an inspirational manifesto for change, and the naturist Steve Backshall as a remarkable and important book, adding that Bella can change the world.

Craig Caudill is an award-winning educator, naturalist and writer. He spent his formative years hunting, fishing and playing in the woods of Kentucky. For five decades he has cultivated experiential knowledge of the natural world as well as skills for survival in the great outdoors, which he now shares through his education workshops.Craig has now shared some of that experience in his book for children, The Secret Signs of Nature.  Find out more in this episode of #InTheReadingCorner.About The Secret Signs of NatureMeet two young adventurers as they discover the ancient art of reading outdoor clues. Join them as they learn to read a full moon, decode the colour of the ocean and forecast the weather with a rainbow, uncovering the secret signs of nature and a world of forgotten skills. With a foreword from naturalist Steve Backshall.

Jonny once went backwards up a runway and Richard has been haranguing a member of Blur. Also in this episode, meeting Steve Backshall behind a sofa, refusing to use 5th gear, never checking your oil, over-checking your oil, getting haunted by a ticking 911, a picture of the most Bristol thing ever, feeding a pet bird of prey, wondering what snake owners drive, and Jonny's views on air-con warrant a trip to controversy corner. Plus, very thick waistcoats, Taylor Swift doing an autotest, facts about forklift tyres, dimly remembered information about The Chemical Brothers, and a short notice Kia Pride purchase.patreon.com/smithandsniff Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sean is joined by Dan to chat about his interview the awesome multi-talented explorer, Steve Backshall! Tune in to hear about Steve's new underwater show! Plus, find out how you can become an adventurer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A very special guest, Steve Backshall, joins the podcast to talk about his new live show and his life on the Deadly shows over the years! We also catch up with Professor Hallux and Nurse Nanobot in their Map of Medicine, explore under the sea in Age of the Dinosaurs and answer more of your questions including exploding stars! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grab your gear and get ready for an adventure, because this week I am joined by extreme explorer, naturalist and presenter Steve Backshall MBE! Throughout his career, Steve has endeavoured to change public perception of species perceived as 'deadly' or 'dangerous' - changing the narrative from fear to respect, joy and awe. He's spent a lot of time in the water among sharks, most recently for his latest Sky series 'Shark with Steve Backshall' which aims to promote wonder and dispell popular myths about these animals. In this episode we discuss some of the most common misconceptions of sharks, the classic 'Jaws' trope, and how we can begin to change the narratives about sharks that have become so entrenched. And, of course, we hear some of Steve's fascinating stories from the field, and introducing the next generation to the adventure and wonder of the natural world. You can find Steve on instagram (@backshall.steve), twitter (@SteveBackshall) and learn more about his upcoming series and tours at www.stevebackshall.com. You can also watch his latest TV series, Shark with Steve Backshall, here: https://www.sky.com/watch/shark-with-steve-backshall.  This podcast was brought to you by the Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF). You can find out more about our work by heading to www.saveourseas.com.

Trained Royal Marines Sniper, world record breaker and extreme TV adventurer Aldo Kane is known for his ability to navigate and lead through challenging and pressured environments, whether it be abseiling into an erupting volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rowing the Atlantic, getting locked in a bunker for 10 days with zero daylight, leading Steve Backshall into the jungle or being held at gunpoint.... In his debut audiobook, Lessons from the Edge, Aldo will inspire listeners with his jaw-dropping stories and show them how to survive and thrive through sheer strength of mind and sharp decision-making. It will reveal how this tough military man was able to cope with suddenly feeling worthless, how he overcame doors literally slamming in his face, how he came to realise that you can't wait for things to happen and instead how he rediscovered his identity and harnessed his emotions to his advantage to find determination, purpose and a renewed sense of belonging. And how, to use his own words, he became the captain of his own ship. Aldo is a firm believer that with the right head game, however hard it feels, you can get through anything life throws at you. Lessons from the Edge will inspire listeners to find the spirit to do the things in life they've previously been too scared to tackle, build the courage to know that failure isn't the end and the knowledge that the impossible can be made possible.

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‘When you work together in millions, or potentially billions of people, then small things do have positive effects.' In this bonus episode of Call Of The Wild, actor and WWF ambassador Cel Spellman speaks with wildlife presenter Steve Backshall about why he's optimistic we can collectively solve the plastics problem. Join the conversation on social media using #CallOfTheWild, and subscribe now so you never miss an episode. The Wild is calling. It's time to act. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“If you've eaten seafood, you've eaten plastic” It's time to talk plastics. Every piece of plastic we consume stays in the environment for up to hundreds of years. The sheer scale of plastics in the environment are dramatically impacting ocean wildlife and human health. For this episode, actor and WWF ambassador Cel Spellman explores the plastic problem, teaming up with model and entrepreneur Georgia May Jagger, who is working on reducing the plastic footprint in her industry, and wildlife presenter Steve Backshall, who is calling for global change in plastic consumption. Together, they delve into the roots of the problem, why change needs to come from the top, but also how we can all easily reduce our own contributions to the problem. Find tips and challenges to help you say goodbye to plastic, by downloading WWF-UK's My Footprint app: http://hyperurl.co/nubvnn WWF-UK have teamed up with Sky Ocean Rescue to campaign for ocean recovery and inspire millions to take real action and become Ocean Heroes. To find out how you can step up and make a difference, visit: https://bit.ly/2PTxCU5 Join the conversation on social media using #CallOfTheWild, and subscribe now so you never miss an episode. The Wild is calling. It's time to act. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Love them, hate them or fear them, this week on Catch Our Drift is all about sharks.  These apex predators are fundamental for the health of our ocean.  We'll be talking to presenter and naturalist Steve Backshall about his many wonderful shark encounters and how to protect them, David Shiffman will be nerding out on cool shark facts and busting shark myths and Jaida Elcock will tell us about the organisation she has set up to increase the representation of women of colour in shark science.

Steve Backshall MBE is a BAFTA winning naturalist broadcaster, author and explorer. He's best known for his TV show's Deadly 60 and Expedition.Steve's book ‘Expedition: Adventures into Undiscovered Worlds' is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07QY6KBQZ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0Follow SteveInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/backshall.steve/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBackshallYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm-URP49TgSgyIU1rgh2m7ASubscribe to The Kempcast Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-kempcast/id1509339264Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0jpyA0_lbm5B7ugrgNEOugInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosskemptv/Twitter: https://twitter.com/RossKempFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RossKempTVProduced by The Chancer Collective: http://thechancercollective.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_chancer_collective/ Music by Reteps: http://reteps.net/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In a classic Aboriginal walkabout, Swiss explorer Sarah Marquis fished, foraged and gathered food from the wild. She discusses her Australian odyssey with Steve Backshall – himself a world-class adventurer. In 2015, Sarah spent three months walking across the Kimberley region of Western Australia. In the first few weeks she lost 12 kilos, and realised that she had to prioritise eating over anything else. This was until she struggled to find fresh water and her sense of hunger disappeared as she coped with the severe discomfort of thirst. Sarah was alone until the last week when she was joined by Krystle Wright, a photographer sent to record her adventure. Krystle describes Sarah's suspicion of her and the frustration of watching her eat the food she had brought along.Image: Sarah Marquis, Credit: Krystle Wright

Leo Houlding is one of the most famous rock-climbers in the world. He tells adventurer Steve Backshall about the most bizarre and unforgettable experience of his life. In 2012, Leo travelled to a remote corner of Venezuela to make an attempt on the unforgiving table-top mountain Cerro Autana. It's considered sacred by the local Pieroa people on whose land it stands. They were suspicious of Leo's motives; they couldn't understand why he would travel so far simply to climb. Leo says they suspected him of prospecting for diamonds. So, it was important for him to gain their trust - partly because he needed their help to carry equipment and break through the impenetrable rainforest that stood between his team and the mountain. Trust was gained by undertaking a frightening and dangerous ‘yopo' ceremony. Yopo is a powerful hallucinogenic drug, used in shamanic ritual; it sent Leo on what he describes as a terrifying exorcism. Following the ceremony, Leo – in a fragile state – continued into the jungle on his expedition. The local people, who had been doubtful of him and his motives, were suddenly warm, friendly and helpful. Having battled plague proportions of insects, and hacked their way through almost impenetrable undergrowth, Leo and his team were finally able to attempt to scale this 1220 metre mountain.Image: Leo Houlding, Credit: Alastair Lee