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Natural Histories

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Brett Westwood explores our relationship with nature and its impact on human culture and society, complimented by comedy sketches and the Natural History Heroes series. UK Only.

Natural Histories Podcast Guide

Listen to Natural Histories, a Education podcast by BBC. Stream 26 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

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Natural Histories Comedy Awards

Forget your Grammys and Oscars, there's only one awards ceremony that everyone's talking about... Well, nearly everyone. Well, mainly animal...

28:56Jun 10, 2016

The World According to Whale

Lonely male whale seeks female with good sense of humour. Interests include eating plankton and listening to Barry Manilow. Natural Historie...

2:03Nov 17, 2015

The World According to Flea

Do you need an excuse to miss an awkward family reunion? Look no further than Boutique Bubos, a bespoke bijou disease service run by an indu...

1:56Nov 10, 2015

The World According to Cockroach

An Australian cockroach struggles to arrange a family reunion for 4500 relatives. At least she's got the catering sorted... Natural Historie...

2:07Nov 3, 2015

The World According to Beetle

A scarab beetle writes a letter to her son and reveals a dark secret about his father... He was a dung beetle. Natural Histories comedy with...

2:05Oct 27, 2015

The World According to Oak

Look out! There's a strict oak tree headmistress channelling Joyce Grenfell: "Robinson you will NOT be going on to do great things if you ca...

1:46Oct 20, 2015

The World According to Hornbill

A Hornbill struggles to come to terms with fatherhood: "This sounds horrible, but they're so ugly!" Natural Histories Comedy with David Schn...

2:02Oct 13, 2015

The World According to Anemone

Sea anemones can live forever. Unfortunately this one isn't too happy about it, so she's booked an appointment with her doctor: "No, I don’t...

1:45Oct 6, 2015

The World According to Crocodile

"Welcome comrades to this specially convened meeting of the Amalgamated Union of Nile Crocodiles." The crocodiles have all accepted they wil...

2:09Sep 29, 2015

The World According to Parrot

"I love the way humans think all we do is copy them. So sweet." Never trust a South American parrot with jealousy issues... Natural Historie...

1:51Sep 22, 2015

The World According to Bramble

Inspector Bramble of the Yard's on the case, he's prickly and he doesn't let go. Unfortunately, the new sergeant doesn't share his passion f...

1:14Sep 15, 2015

The World According to Bear

"I suppose you want to know why I turned. Why I came back to Mother Russia. Many of us old bears did, you know." David Schneider plays a bea...

1:43Sep 8, 2015

The World According to Birds Eggs

"You're right, I am absolutely not what you were expecting. I am, in fact, a cuckoo." Well, this is a bit awkward. An unexpected visitor mee...

2:11Sep 1, 2015

The World According to Daffodil

“Fluttering and dancing, ladies…” Take your places for the Wordsworth daffodil tribute act on the banks of Ullswater. This Natural Histories...

1:50Aug 25, 2015

The World According to Snake

The head of Abruzzi’s Viper family is getting long in the tooth and wants to appoint a successor. But he has some business to attend to firs...

1:46Aug 18, 2015

The World According to Mammoth

It’s not easy being iconic, especially when you’re on a diet. Just don’t talk to this mammoth about ice (too many bad memories). This Natura...

1:42Aug 11, 2015

The World According to Meteorite

Bad news if you live in Kidderminster and own a greenhouse; an accident prone meteorite is fast approaching... This Natural Histories Comedy...

1:21Aug 4, 2015

The World According to Magyarosaurus

She may be smaller than all of her cousins, but she's still terrifying (sort of). This Natural Histories comedy features a dwarf dinosaur.

1:53Jul 28, 2015

The World According to Coral

Coral of Coral Reef Developments is having some difficulties with one of her tenants. He's started eating his neighbours. This Natural Histo...

1:35Jul 21, 2015

The World According to Mandrake

Danny is a mandrake root at an AA meeting. His partying days may be over, but he sure does miss them. You would too if you could make people...

1:23Jul 14, 2015

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What type of podcast is Natural Histories?

Natural Histories is listed as a Education show by BBC.

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