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Imy Harper

Producer

“At Tortoise I get to listen to such an array of voices, opinions, thought tracks, rants and rambles, moving between the editorial, planning and partnerships teams, learning from every corner of the newsroom as I go.” Before Tortoise Imy studied History as an undergrad at Exeter before going on to do the Broadcast Journalism MA at City University in London. She’s held various freelance positions for academic journals, local radio stations and production companies. Imy was nominated for the RTS Student Television Awards in 2019 in “Postgraduate News” and by the British Olympic Association to the European round of the IOC Young Reporters Programme.

Photo of Imy Harper

Imy Harper

Producer

“At Tortoise I get to listen to such an array of voices, opinions, thought tracks, rants and rambles, moving between the editorial, planning and partnerships teams, learning from every corner of the newsroom as I go.” Before Tortoise Imy studied History as an undergrad at Exeter before going on to do the Broadcast Journalism MA at City University in London. She’s held various freelance positions for academic journals, local radio stations and production companies. Imy was nominated for the RTS Student Television Awards in 2019 in “Postgraduate News” and by the British Olympic Association to the European round of the IOC Young Reporters Programme.

  • Imy Harper
    Dugong: seagrass and karaoke bars

    Given how much seagrass Dugongs consume everyday, they're often referred to as sea cows. But when they're not busy eating, how do they communicate with each other?

    9 min • S1, E35

  • Imy Harper
    Nguru pygmy chameleon: forest floors and fast tongues

    No bigger than a golf tee, the Nguru pygmy chameleon tends to hide among leaf litter on forest floors. But why are they important to local farmers?

    7 min • S1, E33

  • Imy Harper
    Long-Beaked Echidna: Attenborough’s elusive creature rediscovered

    Sixty-two years after Attenborough's long-beaked echidna was last scientifically recorded, Expedition Cyclops went on a mission to find out whether the species still exists in the Cyclops Mountains.

    11 min • S1, E30

  • Imy Harper
    Saiga Antelope: humungous noses and countless comebacks

    Having roamed since the Ice Age, Saiga Antelope are no stranger to harsh conditions. But as mass mortality events leave their population extremely vulnerable, how have they managed to make countless comebacks?

    9 min • S1, E29

  • Imy Harper
    Beavers: waffle tails and river lodges

    After being extinct in England for centuries, beavers are making a comeback thanks to a new license permitting their wild release. How could their dam building prevent flooding and droughts?

    11 min • S1, E28

  • Imy Harper
    Chinese Giant Salamander: the living fossils

    As the world's largest surviving amphibian, Chinese giant salamanders haven't changed much in their 170 million years on earth. So what does life look like for these "living fossils"?

    8 min • S1, E27

  • Imy Harper
    Stingless Bee: keeping the rainforest blooming

    In the Amazon and tropical places around the world, armies of stingless bees spend their days collecting nectar from plants and flowers across the forest.

    10 min • S1, E26

  • Imy Harper
    Pygmy hippo: The internet’s chunky best friend

    Pygmy hippos are the most internet-famous species around, thanks to viral sensation Moo Deng – but in the wild these creatures are shy, elusive and incredibly rare.

    10 min • S1, E25

  • Imy Harper
    Can the harlequin toad stage a comeback?

    Harlequin toads lit up the jungles of South and Central America with their dazzling colours, until they began to vanish – but some of these tough little toads are bouncing back…

    12 min • S1, E24

  • Imy Harper
    Is being so cute a curse for red pandas?

    Red pandas might be unbearably cute, but they were the original pandas - long before their black-and-white namesakes stole the spotlight…

    11 min • S1, E23

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