The Nature Room
Take a seat in The Nature Room, a place to hear from the world's top conservationists, scientists and eco-warriors, all helping us understand and protect the natural world. Each episode takes a deep dive into a world of different topics, from the complex lives of bees to the impact of climate change, from the history of whaling to the restoration of our coral reefs. Each episode aims to be a fortnightly interview with a leading author in nature and environment writing.
Episodes
6 episodes
How to make your garden a haven for wildlife
Our gardens are sanctuaries for a range of plants and animals, many of them unique to their locality or endangered around the world. In this podcast, I ask the RSPB's in-house gardening expert, Adrian Thomas, for his top tips on how to best loo...
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Episode 6
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45:36
Tyrannosaurs with Dr David Hone
An interview with Dr David Hone, author of The Tyrannosaur Chronicles (Bloomsbury, 2016), available on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2EYl8oA.Dr David Hone is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Biologi...
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Episode 5
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1:10:53
How you can help the planet through citizen science projects
If you are interested in taking a hands-on approach to protecting nature, there are loads of fascinating citizen science projects you can take part in - some don't even require you to leave your desk, others involve looking at lovely pictures o...
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Episode 4
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13:53
Hedgehog Awareness Week 2020
An interview with author and ecologist Hugh Warwick, recorded in the run up to Hedgehog Awareness Week, a UK-based celebration of all-things hedgehog. We discussed what it is like to get to know a hedgehog, how Hugh came to be "Mr Hedgehog" and...
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Episode 3
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26:08
The Victorian women who founded the RSPB
An interview with Tessa Boase, author of "Mrs Pankhurst's Purple Feather: Fashion, Fury and Feminism – Women's Fight for Change", which is available on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3fgtnZv.Few people are aware that the RSPB, Europe’s la...
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Episode 2
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40:32