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Podcast. Professor Kenneth Catania, of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, discusses some of the ways in which some vertebrates sense their environment, beyond the five senses of touch, taste,...
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees and scientists take up the search for extra-terrestrials, exploring the theory that we should be searching for machines, not organic life, beyond the solar system. [59 minutes]
Documentary. The first sound movie made entirely in Africa, CONGORILLA chronicles Martin and Osa Johnson’s 3rd trip between 1930 and 1931. They visit familiar territory in Kenya and Tanzania before moving...
Documentary. This film reveals the story of the extinction of the passenger pigeon. For centuries, the sleek long-distance flyer was the most abundant bird in North America and perhaps the world. Then, in a...
First broadcast in 2001, this BBC documentary series focuses on the Congo River of Central Africa by exploring the rich variety of animals and habitats that are to be found along the river’s 4, 700...
Since the Second World War Britain has lost more than 90% of its traditionally managed meadows to development and changes in farming practices. These days attitudes have evolved and the importance of these...
Ponds are an excellent place to explore the natural world. Sadly, many of them have now disappeared because of urban expansion, development and changes in farming practices. This documentary delves into the...
Why was the young Charles Darwin’s fascination with geology so important for his later work and why was prehistory so popular in early nineteenth-century Britain? This podcast with Professor Jim Secord,...
Honeybees live in highly complex social communities and their world is beautifully illustrated in this stunning film. The Honeybee is the story of the life of a colony with close-up footage and beautiful...
Animation. This ten minute film shows the evolution of the sperm whale from the amphibious Pakicetus to its present form. After depicting six distinct points in evolutionary history, the film maker, a UK...
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