BBC Wildlife: Talk on the wildside

Music by Kevin Macleod
Produced by Claire Stuart (episodes 1 to 5 produced by Martha Roberts)

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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.