The Natural History Cupboard Podcast

This week we shrink down to meet the tardigrade. A creature that is so tough it can survive in space. In the news Gareth tells us about how a new pangolin species has been discovered. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week to celebrate world numbat day join us as we discuss one of Australia’s rarest and also cutest mammals. In the news Aaron tells us why we should all be counting spiders. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we go on a trip through time and space to meet the ancestor to all modern cows, the aurochs. We also meet its dark doppelgänger, the heck cattle. Aaron then brings us news of how elephants have specific names for each other. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we sit around the campfire for our Hallowe'en Special 2023. We have terrifying tales of satanic birds zombifying fungus’s and devils that cry out in the night. The cupboard is open come on in if you dare!

This week we take to the trees of southern Australia as meet the koala. A marsupial known to all. Gareth then has news that humans are scarier than lions to other animals. All this and more this week. The cupboard is open come on in!

This week take a wander into the real fern gully to meet the Tasmanian tree fern a truly ancient giant of the bush. Aaron has news of teams helping to stop coral bleaching on barrier reef. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week take a dip in ancient Jurassic seas to come face to face with the Plesiosaur or is it Nessie. Gareth brings us news of a new spider fossil from Australia. This and more this week The cupboard is open come on in!

This week we travel back to the Permian period to meet the original sabre tooth inostrancivia. Aaron then brings us news of on going palm oil issues and the brands that are involved. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week in the cupboard float along to meet the Portuguese man o war. A creature that’s more than it seems. In the news we look at how for the first time in 40 years the kakapo will return to mainland New Zealand. All this and more the cupboard is open come on in!

This week in the cupboard we ask the question Just how deadly is the Cassowary. In the news we look at the alarming issues effecting animals at both of the poles. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week come sit by the river and try spot the orange and blue blur that is the Kingfisher. In the news Gareth tells us about a new giant eagle that ruled the prehistoric skies of Australia. All this and more the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we are joined by Katie Wilkinson from the Devon Wildlife Trust. She gives us a rundown of all the different ways the Wilder Community’s Team are helping to bring people and wildlife closer. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week say hello to the dinosaur that is one of the most famous prehistoric predators of the Cretaceous, Velociraptor! We look at this fascinating species in both movies and in real life. In this weeks news "Are there great whites in UK waters?" an American team hopes to find out. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we travel back in time and to the plains of North America to meet one of the deadliest cats to have ever existed Smilodon . In the news we ask the question is that a sun bear or a person in a costume. All this and more the cupboard is open come on in !

This week we head into the outback to meet a reptile that is globally renowned the bearded dragon. In the news we talk about a tragic shark attack in Egypt and what it means for wildlife in the area. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we journey to the desert to meet a small skilled survivor the Jerboa. Gareth brings us news of an Amazing fossil of a dinosaur fighting a mammal. All this and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we welcome Lindsey Kinsella, author of the Lazarus taxa, to the cupboard to talk time travel, dinosaurs and imaginary Dimetrodons! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week is Drew's last episode (for now) and, in the news, we talk about orcas and yachts. Then for our feature, Drew takes us on an emotional journey, from the furry fandom to blood sports with his favourite animal: the red fox (warning: some of this feature is very unpleasant). All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have the annoying news that TV gardeners Monty Don and Alan Titchmarsh are calling wildlife gardening “puritanical nonsense”. Then travel back to one of Earth's most deadly time periods as we meet Lystrosaurus. An animal so tough it survived a mass extinction and then become the dominant species on the planet. All this and more this week. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we welcome Tahnee Barnes, founder of End Extinction International in to the cupboard. We discuss climate change; environmental politics; women in conservation sciences; and role models. All this and more this week. The cupboard is open come on in!

This week we have news of how cloning could help save endangered species. Then journey back in time to meet the horse relative that walked like a gorilla and had claws like an anteater, the Chalicotherium. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we talk how peas could help save the planet and then we time travel back to the Cretaceous to meet probably one of the most famous dinosaurs to have ever existed, the Triceratops! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have shocking news of a Illness that is killing sea urchins in the Mediterranean. Then we meet the puma a cat with so many names it’s a world record holder. All this and more this week , the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we have news of how you can win an award for your eco gardening skills. There’s been new feeding styles discovered from a controversial fossil spinosaurid. Then climb up into the trees to meet this week’s creature feature the red squirrel on of Britain’s rarest mammals. All this and more this week, the cupboard is open come on in!

This week we hear from British politicians that’s it’s ok to swim in sewage. Aaron then has news of the importance of Caribou to the ecosystems of Northern America. We then meet the stealers sea cow a super sized sea creature sadly no longer with us. All that and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!