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Julian Hector

Julian Hector is Editor of Radio in the BBC Natural History Unit. He's worked in the NHU since 1992 as both a TV and a Radio producer. Before the BBC Julian was a seabird biologist with the British Antarctic Survey. He was a university lecturer in Cambridge and worked in education at Bristol Zoo and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.

All stories by Julian Hector

  1. Storm petrel copyright Craig Nash / www.pbase.com/peregrine/birds Reunited with the storm petrel

    Birds on the edge of Britain

    Published 20 July 2009

    Julian Hector has a nostalgic encounter with the world's smallest seabird.

  2. Face of a European hornet queen copyright naturepl.com The living dead of England’s ancient orchards

    Britain's hidden worlds

    Published 29 May 2009

    Julian Hector heads into the depths of middle England to search for life amongst the rot.

  3. Asterias rubens - the common starfish copyright Julian Hector Starfish enterprise

    Britain's hidden worlds

    Published 5 June 2009

    In our coastal waters, where life is ruled by the moon rather than the sun, Julian Hector goes in search of a brittlestar.

  4. Male marsh harrier copyright David Tipling (rspb-images.com) Monarch of the marsh

    Britain's hidden worlds

    Published 29 May 2009

    One of the UK's most charismatic raptors, the marsh harrier, can even do beige with style as Julian Hector discovers.

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