On birds, fathers and fairy possums

At 25, Peter Goers lost both of his parents after the commercial plane they were travelling in crashed into a suburb of New Orleans shortly after take off.Suddenly, he was required to drop everything to fly to America and identify their bodies, he also spent time the relatives of ... Show More

Award-winning Australian author, poet and essayist David Malouf died last week at the age of 92, he spoke with Richard in 2014.The first son of a Lebanese family, David spent his early years in South Brisbane, his vivid memories of life as it was then are captured in his classics ... Show More

For 45 years, George Palmer harboured a secret. He spent every spare moment composing classical music, and then shoving his scores in his bottom drawer. Until one day, almost by pure chance, that music saw the light of day.As a young man, George had dreams of becoming a renowned ... Show More

Kirra wakes up early in the deep bush and uses bird calls to find her way the top of the mountain where she meets Elena Emu who will show her the way to the Sydney Opera House. In this episode, children can march through the bush, and learn how the flute and the piccolo make warb ... Show More

The hunter becomes the hunted in this story about a screeching cryptid in the forests of Indonesia. With a 10-foot wingspan, the Ahool invites the awe and terror of a scientist determined to get out from under his father’s shadow, and make his own name. Learn more about your ad c ... Show More

<p>Le petit écureuil Noisette et son ami le hérisson Picotin partent à la recherche d&#39;un trésor caché dans la forêt. Avec l&#39;aide d&#39;une vieille carte, ils surmontent de nombreux obstacles et rencontrent de nouveaux amis avant de découvrir le trésor tant convoité. Une a ... Show More

The vagrant spiders are unique to Aotearoa. They are big and hairy, and they like to roam around in search of a meal. When they're not wandering around at night in native forests or suburban gardens, they hunker down under logs or stones. Ellen Rykers joins Jesse to tell us all a ... Show More

Forrest Galante is a 6X world record spear fisherman, wildlife biologist, conservationist & explorer. He hosts 'Extinct or Alive' on Animal Planet, and 'Mysterious Creatures' on Discovery Channel. EPISODE LINKS: https://youtube.com/@ForrestGalante https://instagram.com/forrest.ga ... Show More

Kirsty Young's castaway for the 70th anniversary edition of Desert Island Discs is Sir David Attenborough. He has seen more of the world than anyone else who has ever lived - he's visited the north and south poles and witnessed most of the life in-between - from the birds in the ... Show More

<p>L’île française d’Amsterdam a subi de violents incendies, mettant en péril son écosystème fragile et sa faune endémique rare.</p><br><p>Traduction : </p><p>France’s Amsterdam Island has been ravaged by severe wildfires, threatening its delicate ecosystem and rare endemic wildl ... Show More

Ecologists have discovered a population of the rare sea slug, Smeagol in Otago. Emile Donovan speaks to science manager at the Otago Regional Council, Tom Dyer. 

<p>Flip and Mozi take an adventure to Indonesia, home of one of the most patient creatures on earth, the Komodo Dragon. Join Flip and Mozi as they discover how this lizard hunts veryyyy slowlllyyy... and how they use fangs to help catch their prey. Featuring original music from T ... Show More

Bored with dragons, the wizard Argomandanies turns his arcane attention to the fantastic fauna of the natural world. Welcome to Animalia Stupendium, a chronicle of Earth’s amazing biodiversity with all the enthusiasm of a fantasy monster book. In this episode, the wizard will con ... Show More