The Sounds of Britain: Islay

Paul Evans and Chris Watson capture the atmosphere of the Hebridean island of Islay.

• 30 mins

The Sounds of Britain: An Urban Dawn Chorus

Paul Evans tells how the dawn chorus in a park was recorded for a children's hospital.

• 30 mins

The Sounds of Britain: The Wrekin Forest

Paul Evans reveals the mysteries and atmosphere of the woodland slopes of Shropshire.

• 30 mins

The Extinction of Experience

Evidence suggests that we are all becoming less connected with the natural world.

• 30 mins

Goshawk Down

Paul Evans looks at the system of legal protection for all British birds of prey.

• 30 mins

The Only Great Ape In Asia

Patrick Morris and Barrie Britton revisit an orang-utan colony in Sumatra.

• 30 mins

Life in the Trenches

Julian Partridge and Ron Douglas explore thousands of metres deep in the Pacific Ocean.

• 30 mins

Series 1

A Hundred Years of British Birds

A programme marking the centenary of the influential journal British Birds.

• 30 mins

Series 2

The Vogelkop Bowerbird

A close encounter with two birds that revealed an exquisite courtship performance.

• 30 mins

Series 2

Access For All?

Paul Evans visits Dorset to find out why heathland birds don't welcome hordes of visitors.

• 30 mins

Series 2

The Future of the Amazon

Paul Evans investigates the Amazon, the biggest area of rainforest left on Earth.

• 30 mins

Series 2

Alien Attitudes

Are we being consistent in our approach to non-native plants and animals?

• 30 mins

Series 2

Decline In Migrants

Brett Westwood searches for the reasons behind the declining numbers of migrant songbirds.

• 30 mins

Series 2

Seabirds - Canaries on the Cliffs

Chris Sperring explores declining seabird numbers and asks if it represents a crisis.

• 30 mins

Series 2

Pollination

Paul Evans asks if enough is being done to conserve honeybees.

• 30 mins

Series 3

Episode 1

Brett Westwood encounters the large blue butterfly on the Somerset Downs.

• 30 mins

Series 3

Restoring Heathlands

Brett Westwood investigates the potential for restoring large areas of heathland.

• 30 mins

Series 3

The Sea of Cortez

Tessa McGregor explores the Sea of Cortez, a whale and dolphin hotspot off Mexico.

• 30 mins

Series 3

Manx Marine Nature Reserve

Brett Westwood asks how feasible it is to set up a conservation area in the sea.

• 30 mins

Series 3

Mud, Birds and Tides: The Severn Estuary

Chris Sperring discovers that the Severn Estuary is a vital nursery ground for marine fish

• 30 mins

Series 3

Calf of Man

Brett Westwood visits the Calf of Man, a rugged island to the south of the Isle of Man.

• 30 mins

Series 3

In Search of Jenny

The search to find the first gorilla brought out of Africa to live in captivity.

• 30 mins

Series 3

Insect Soundings

An unusual sound safari, eavesdropping on the world of insect sounds.

• 30 mins

Series 3

Migrating Stones

A poet and a stone are companions on a most unusual journey to Australia.

• 30 mins

Spring Songbird Special

Grant Sonnex presents the programme from the RSPB's reserve at Minsmere in Suffolk.

• 30 mins

The Plum Prospects for Orchard Conservation

The Plum Prospects for Orchard Conservation: Brett Westwood on new conservation measures.

• 30 mins

Unearthing Buried Rivers

Paul Evans reports on the rebirth of the urban waterway.

• 30 mins

The Beetles: Here, There and Everywhere

Paul Evans explains his fascination with beetles and celebrates their myriad world.

• 30 mins

The Spring Blog

A colourful diary of spring created by Paul Evans.

• 30 mins

The Answer's in the Soil

Paul Evans discovers the importance of soil to the quality of our future environment.

• 30 mins

A Country Fit for Cranes

Michael Scott visits Lakenheath Fen, a new habitat where a pair of cranes bred last month.

• 30 mins

Spring Questions

As part of Springwatch, Brett Westwood answers listeners' questions about wildlife.

• 30 mins

Series 4

Britain's Rarest Trees

Brett Westwood joins botanist Tim Rich to look for the whitebeam trees.

• 30 mins

Series 4

Juan Fernandez Islands

Paul Evans visits the Juan Fernandez Islands in search of its firecrown hummingbird.

• 30 mins

Series 4

Wildlife Gardening

Paul Evans questions the benefits of gardening for wildlife.

• 30 mins

Series 4

Shingle Street

A sound portrait of Dungeness, written and narrated by Paul Evans.

• 30 mins

Series 4

A Local Patch, part 1

Three keen naturalists describe the relationship with their 'local patch'.

• 30 mins

Series 4

A Local Patch, part 2

Paul Evans explores the value of getting to know your 'local patch'.

• 30 mins

Series 5

Soundings from Antarctica

Astonishing and revelatory sounds above, below and within Antarctica's landscape of ice.

• 30 mins

Series 5

The Water Boatman's Song

Paul Evans goes in search of the Water Boatman's song.

• 30 mins

Series 5

The Ghost Roost

The sounds of a Ghost Roost; a performance by starlings.

• 28 mins

Series 5

Emma Turner; a life in the reeds

The remarkable story of Emma Turner; a pioneer of bird photography.

• 28 mins

Series 5

In search of the Tiger’s Roar

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson travels to India to record the roar of a tiger.

• 30 mins

Series 5

Painting in Sound

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson explains how landscape paintings have inspired him.

• 28 mins

Series 5

James and the Giant Redwoods - Part One

James Aldred travels to California in search of the world's biggest trees.

• 28 mins

Series 5

James and the Giant Redwood - Part Two

James Aldred visits the Grove of Titans and climbs the world's tallest tree.

• 28 mins

Series 6

Drumming Down

Brett Westwood finds out why woodpecker numbers in the UK are both up and down.

• 28 mins

Series 6

Wood and Water

Brett Westwood finds out why conservationists are dropping logs in rivers and streams.

• 28 mins

Series 6

Lamprey

Brett Westwood discovers how the fortunes of Britain's lampreys could be improving.

• 28 mins

Series 6

Hedgehogs

Hedgehogs are in decline. Paul Evans separates the science from the sentimentality.

• 28 mins

Series 6

In Search of the Japanese Sika

Chris Sperring searches for sika deer and how they're fitting into the Dorset countryside.

• 28 mins

Series 7

Bird Wars on Malta

Matthew Hill investigates allegations of illegal bird hunting in Malta.

• 28 mins

Series 7

Quest for the World's Largest Butterfly

Mark Stratton visits Papua New Guinea to search for Queen Alexandra's Birdwing.

• 28 mins

Series 8

Islands of Ice and Fire

Sound recordist Chris Watson captures the dramatic sounds of Iceland's dynamic landscape.

• 28 mins

Series 8

Arctic Terns at 66 Degrees North

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson follows Arctic terns on their migration north.

• 28 mins

Series 8

In Search of Humpback Whales

Chris Watson travels to Iceland in search of humpback whales.

• 28 mins

Series 8

Bewitched by Dragonflies

When a dragonfly landed on him in 1985, it changed Ruary MacKenzie Dodds's life!

• 28 mins

Series 8

James and the Giant Atlas Cedars

Professional tree climber James Aldred visits Morocco to climb a giant Atlas cedar tree.

• 28 mins

Series 8

The Midland Brown Snake - Dead or Alive

Howard Stableford finds out how the midland brown snake is getting help to cross the road.

• 28 mins

Series 8

Bigfoot: Not a Bear

Matthew Hill is on the trail of possibly the world's most elusive creature, Bigfoot.

• 28 mins

Series 9

The Yoiker and the Landscape

Chris Watson travels to the Lofoten islands in Norway to record a traditional Sami yoiker.

• 28 mins

Series 9

James and the Peregrines

James Aldred follows the lives of a family of peregrines in his local quarry.

• 28 mins

Series 9

The Rainforest Canopy

Wildlife cameraman John Aitchison spends a month living in a Rainforest canopy.

• 28 mins

Series 9

The Fen Raft Spider

Chris Watson joins arachnologist Helen Smith in a quest to record the fen raft spider.

• 28 mins