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India’s Noah’s ark

11 mins • S1, E1250

India’s Noah’s ark
Simon Barnes
My week as an atlas moth

Mon 1 Dec 2025

My week as an atlas moth
Simon Barnes
My week as a red-bellied piranha

Tue 25 Nov 2025

My week as a red-bellied piranha
Martha Gill
The more zoos teach us, the harder it is to ignore the cages

Thu 13 Nov 2025

The more zoos teach us, the harder it is to ignore the cages
James Tapper
Smugglers cash in as dancing parrots go viral

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Smugglers cash in as dancing parrots go viral
Simon Barnes
Soldier, engineer, gardener: my week as a termite

Thu 6 Nov 2025

Soldier, engineer, gardener: my week as a termite
Simon Barnes
My week as an alpha male wolf

Wed 29 Oct 2025

My week as an alpha male wolf
Simon Barnes
My week as a Krøyer’s deep-sea anglerfish

Tue 21 Oct 2025

My week as a Krøyer’s deep-sea anglerfish
Simon Barnes
Worries about winter diminish by the day: my week as a jay

Wed 15 Oct 2025

Worries about winter diminish by the day: my week as a jay
Simon Barnes
My week as a honey badger

Wed 8 Oct 2025

My week as a honey badger
Simon Barnes
The baby terror of the savannah: my week as a gregarious antlion

Fri 3 Oct 2025

The baby terror of the savannah: my week as a gregarious antlion
Martha Gill
Today James Herriot’s surgery would be part of a mega chain

Sun 28 Sept 2025

Today James Herriot’s surgery would be part of a mega chain
Call off the dogs – my week as a pheasant

Wed 24 Sept 2025

Call off the dogs – my week as a pheasant
Simon Barnes
‘I had offspring long before I had sex’

Wed 17 Sept 2025

‘I had offspring long before I had sex’
Simon Barnes
Family, food and sex: my week as a lion

Fri 12 Sept 2025

Family, food and sex: my week as a lion
Simon Barnes
My week as an Eleonora’s falcon

Thu 28 Aug 2025

My week as an Eleonora’s falcon
Richard Benson
Can UK farming survive rising costs, climate crisis and a new tax?

Wed 13 Aug 2025

Can UK farming survive rising costs, climate crisis and a new tax?
James Tapper
World divided as plastics push elephants closer to extinction

Sun 10 Aug 2025

World divided as plastics push elephants closer to extinction
Simon Barnes
‘We don’t need no sivilizing’: my week as an American alligator

Fri 8 Aug 2025

‘We don’t need no sivilizing’: my week as an American alligator
Simon Barnes
My week as a crane

Tue 29 Jul 2025

My week as a crane
Simon Barnes
My week as a false cleanerfish

Sat 26 Jul 2025

My week as a false cleanerfish
Simon Barnes
My week as a hyacinth macaw

Wed 16 Jul 2025

My week as a hyacinth macaw
Purple frogs: an annual ritual

8 mins • S1, E36

Purple frogs: an annual ritual
Simon Barnes
My week as a paradise tree snake

Wed 2 Jul 2025

My week as a paradise tree snake
Simon Barnes
I dig therefore I am: my week as a badger

Fri 27 Jun 2025

I dig therefore I am: my week as a badger
Great Green Macaw: picky eaters and favourite trees

9 mins • S1, E34

Great Green Macaw: picky eaters and favourite trees
Simon Barnes
My week as a tarantula hawk

Sat 14 Jun 2025

My week as a tarantula hawk
The Observer leader
Bottom trawlers must be outlawed everywhere

Tue 10 Jun 2025

Bottom trawlers must be outlawed everywhere
Sea otters: favourite rocks and tummy tables

10 mins • S1, E32

Sea otters: favourite rocks and tummy tables
Simon Barnes
My week as a cetti warbler

Wed 4 Jun 2025

My week as a cetti warbler
Martha Gill
There are 13.5 million dogs in the UK - many are spoilt rotten

Sun 1 Jun 2025

There are 13.5 million dogs in the UK - many are spoilt rotten
Simon Barnes
Simon Barnes: my week as a tsetse fly

Fri 30 May 2025

Simon Barnes: my week as a tsetse fly
James Tapper
Dog owners can conquer grief with a £37,000 clone

Sun 25 May 2025

Dog owners can conquer grief with a £37,000 clone
Simon Barnes
‘Life as a creative genius is no bed of roses’ – my week as a nightingale

Wed 21 May 2025

‘Life as a creative genius is no bed of roses’ – my week as a nightingale
Kathryn Bromwich
In pictures: wild animals enjoying dinner with a difference

Sat 17 May 2025

In pictures: wild animals enjoying dinner with a difference
Simon Barnes
‘I’m considering landing this year’ – my week as a swift

Fri 16 May 2025

‘I’m considering landing this year’ – my week as a swift
Simon Barnes
Unique and inimitable – my week as an aardvark

Thu 8 May 2025

Unique and inimitable – my week as an aardvark
Simon Barnes
Humans? Only in an emergency – my week as a vampire bat

Fri 2 May 2025

Humans? Only in an emergency – my week as a vampire bat
Simon Barnes
‘Wait for the sun. Hope to survive’: my week as an Orange-tip butterfly

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘Wait for the sun. Hope to survive’: my week as an Orange-tip butterfly

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