Talk of the Thames

We had an 'elver' time chatting to the partners involved in this amazing project aimed at reviving the iconic European eel. Learn about the eels lifecycle and impressive migration journey to the Thames! Fancy getting involved? Visit https://www.thamesriverstrust.org.uk/thames-catchment-community-eels-project/ for more information on how. 

We explore this year's World Ocean Day theme, The Ocean: Lives and Livelihoods, in our latest episode of Talk of the Thames.  We look at how the Thames is the integrated area where land meets the sea. Representing the land is TEP's CEO Heather Hilburn who will be in conversation with Amy Pryor, TEP's Technical Director, representing the sea.

After the tragic dog attack on Freddie the seal that happened on the Thames foreshore in March, we have invited three special guests.  Alison Debney from the Zoological Society London talks about populations of seals in the Thames and the surveys that are happening. She is followed by Paul Hyman Director of Active360 who speaks about his favourite encounters with seals whilst out paddleboarding on...

Where does the water in our taps come from? How will climate change affect water resources in London? In this episode Richard Aylard, a Director at Thames Water talks about this finite resource. Richard gives his top tips on how to save water at home and give wildlife a helping hand.

Our guest is marine social scientist Dr Emma McKinley from Cardiff University who talks about our relationships with rivers and estuaries. Emma also talks about how reconnecting with our coastal regions can prove to be positive for both our mental and physical wellbeing, along with ocean recovery.

In this episode our guest is Tideway Chief Executive Officer, Andy Mitchell CBE, who talks about the UK water industry's biggest-ever infrastructure project - the Thames Tideway Tunnel. 

Sit back, relax and get transported back to a Victorian Christmas by the River Thames. In this episode you can find out what a Dickensian Christmas would have been like in the heart of London and how Dickens himself viewed the River Thames. 

Ever wondered why the Thames is brown? Or how the tides work? It’s the physical and geographical properties that help make the Thames so productive and therefore valuable for wildlife.  In this episode, our guest is John Baugh, a Technical Director at HR Wallingford, who discusses the ins and outs of the Thames tides.

Celebrating London Rivers Week 2020, this episode features a collaboration of four environmental experts from organisations working across London, discussing the main messages of London Rivers Week. Topics include: habitat restoration and green infrastructure, health and wellbeing, and the successful return of species into the estuary.

Plastic drink bottles and their lids are one of the top ten items found in the Thames. In this episode, our guests are the #OneLess campaign team talking about their amazing work cleaning up plastic water bottles from around the Thames and their goal to make London a single-use plastic water bottle free city.

Our guest is Laura Littleton from TE2100 - the Environment Agency department planning to manage tidal flood risk in the Thames Estuary until the year 2100. Laura explains what the future holds for some of London's major flood defences and the work TE2100 are doing to empower communities and stakeholders from across the Thames.

This month we are in conversation with archaeologist, Dr Fiona Haughey. Fiona is a Thames archaeology expert and has been working on the river since 1993. In our latest podcast episode, Fiona talks about some of her most exciting finds, carbon dating historical objects and the importance of the Thames in the 20th century during the two world wars.

Our first podcast episode features Chris Baines, renowned naturalist, broadcaster and honorary president of the Thames Estuary Partnership, as he talks about the Thames and discusses its importance for migratory wildlife.