BBC Wildlife: Talk on the wildside

Music by Kevin Macleod

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April Podcast   -  Download Now

This month, Fergus chats to puffin expert Mike Harris, and the team head into the woods to put night vision scopes to the test. Back in the studio, they discuss their favourite signs of spring, and report on the latest wildlife news.


March Podcast   -  Download Now

After a winter spent in hibernation, BBC Wildlife is back with its first podcast of 2009. Joined by leading mammologist Steve Harris, the team talk about why we shouldn’t be despairing over British wildlife, and reveal which wildlife spectacles they’d most like to see. Plus, the latest news from the natural world, and the best bits of the March issue.


November Podcast   -  Download Now

The team head to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition to hear Chris Packham announce the winner. Meanwhile, Ben visits the Azores in search of one of the world¹s rarest birds. Plus all the regular news and chat.



October Podcast   -  Download Now

Ever fancied going shark watching off the Cornish coast? Fergus boards ship in the hope of seeing blue sharks. Back in the studio, the team discuss the merits of birdwatching, and reveal their highights of the new issue.



September Podcast   -  Download Now

This month, Ben visits the Rutland Bird Fair while, in the studio, the team discuss which animals the world could do without. Also, find out what's in the September issue of BBC Wildlife.




August Podcast   -  Download Now

Summer is here and with it come the school holidays. But do children in the UK make the most of all that nature has to offer in the summer months, or are they indoors, playing on their computer? Along with all the usual features, we take a look at the endangered species that is the outdoor child, and venture out to see if we can find any.

July Podcast   -  Download Now

This month to celebrate the sunshine, we head into the great outdoors - tracking little green aliens, also known as parakeets, in the suburbs of London. Back in the studio, the team delve into the July issue of the magazine, divulge what they have planned for the month, and discuss the dolphin versus the octopus in the animal debate.

June Podcast   -  Download Now

Summer is on the horizon and wildlife seems to be everywhere. Join the team to hear how they'll be making the most of the lovely weather and to get the inside track on the June issue of the magazine. There's also an exclusive interview with a member of the Springwatch team, bringing you all the latest news on what to expect from the new series.

May Podcast   -  Download Now

This month, to celebrate the groundbreaking new television series Wild China, we hear from our very own James Fair about his recent trip to the far east on the trail of some very elusive pandas. There's also news of our special report on plastic litter and what it's doing to the environment and all the usual updates from the team.

April Podcast   -  Download Now

Join the team to hear what they'll be up to now that spring is finally here, and for all the insider information on the best of the April issue of the magazine. Peregrine expert Ed Drewitt shares the secrets of how these incredible birds are moving into our cities and towns, and learn the history of the Easter bunny.

March Podcast   -  Download Now

When was the last time you saw a hedgehog? Mammologist Hugh Warwick joins the Wildlife team to talk about the decline of this much-loved garden critter, and what you can do to help save it, while James and Sarah battle it out to decide which is best, the elephant or the mouse. There’s also wildlife news, the best of the March issue and our top out and about locations.

February Podcast   -  Download Now

Miles Barton, series producer of Life in Cold Blood, joins the team to talk flesh-eating babies, skinny seaweed and pet elephants. Plus, Sir David Attenborough on Darwin, the value of understanding and his possible successor.


January Podcast   -  Download Now

Mike Dilger joins the team to talk about the largest falcon on Earth, life inside the arctic circle and why birding is the new black. James tackles the tricky badger cull/no cull debate and the Wildlife team consider the wisdom of reintroducing long-extinct large mammals to the Scottish Highlands.


December Podcast   -  Download Now

From the heights of the Himalayas to the depths of the Atlantic the Wildlife team have got it covered. Special guest Jonnie Hughes talks yetis, we go on a whale watching trip surprisingly close to home and discover that when it comes to the battle of the birds, the pigeon isn't going down without a jolly good fight.


November Podcast   -  Download Now

Professor Steve Harris joins the team to discuss why rats are the new birds. We take a look at what happens when avian and aeronautical things collide, why it is that James doesn’t want to be a proboscis monkey and the finer points of snail reproduction.


October Podcast   -  Download Now

The Wildlife team discuss news, views and their personal pick of the October magazine including great crested newts, the Pacific abyss, drowning bunnies and the Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Plus special guest, BBC producer Stephen Moss, tells us why Alan Titchmarsh is the man to showcase some of Britain’s best wildlife in the new BBC series The Nature of Britain.