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Natural Histories: Rat

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Brett Westwood burrows into our complicated relationship with the rat.

Brett Westwood burrows into our complicated relationship with our constant but mostly unwelcome companion: the rat. From 2016

Brett Westwood burrows into the complicated relationship we have with our constant but mostly unwelcome companion: the rat. Featuring interviews with historian Dr. Edmund Ramsden, researcher for the charity Apopo Haylee Ellis, Professor of German and Folklore Wolfgang Mieder, rat enthusiast Jo Pegg, and ecologist and expert in rodents as pests Professor Steven Belmain. 

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Archive Producer : Andrew Dawes

Revised Repeat : First Broadcast BBC Radio 4; 4th October 2016

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