Insects
Desert Island Discs. George McGavin, entomologist and broadcaster. Audio, 37 minutes
George McGavin, entomologist, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Life. Insects. Video, 58 minutes
Super-slow motion shows a bombardier beetle firing boiling liquid at its enemies.
- AttributionBBC One
- Available for over a year
BBC Inside Science. Putting a number on biodiversity. Audio, 42 minutes
Biodiversity, planting trees for good and bad, and the hidden impacts of traffic noise.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Series 23, In Praise of Flies. Audio, 39 minutes
Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover why flies should be celebrated, not swatted.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted28 January 2021
Mealworms for dinner? Newsday. Audio, 00:02:35
The insect is safe for humans to eat according to the EU food safety agency
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted14 January 2021
Lady Chatterley's Bed Bugs. Audio, 28 minutes
How the fascinating and disgusting lives of insects inspired modernist writers.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Lady Chatterley's Bed Bugs. Audio, 28 minutes
How the fascinating and disgusting lives of insects inspired modernist writers.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted19 December 2020
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- Posted10 December 2020
Apocalypse How. Insectageddon. Audio, 28 minutes
Could our food supplies be at risk from a worldwide decline in pollinating insects?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Apocalypse How. Insectageddon. Audio, 28 minutes
Could our food supplies be at risk from a worldwide decline in pollinating insects?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
5 Live Science Podcast. Squats, globe skimmers and early human migration. Audio, 55 minutes
The Naked Scientists with a movement-themed Q&A show.
- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted25 November 2020
- Attribution
- Posted20 November 2020
Naturebang. Ants and Social Distancing. Audio, 15 minutes
Can ants teach us anything about how to avoid a pandemic? Or how to survive one?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted11 November 2020
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- Posted25 October 2020
- Attribution
- Posted21 October 2020
More or Less. 'Record' Covid cases, Trump on the death count, and ant pheromones. Audio, 28 minutes
Case counts in perspective, a suspect stat from the US, and life lessons from insects.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Discovery. The sting in the tail. Audio, 27 minutes
What’s the point of wasps?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted26 September 2020
