The Estuary
Episode 1
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
At low tide, the vast expanses of mud which stretch almost as far as the eye can see are a magnet for migratory birds. Show more
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The Estuary
Episode 2
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Peter France narrates an extraordinary story of life on the Wash. As the tide starts to advance across the mud flats, the feeding birds are forced to move nearer the shore. Show more
The Estuary
Episode 3
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
The birds have been pushed across the mud flats by the advancing tide. They soon run out of space and are forced into the air in one of Britain's greatest natural spectacles. Show more
The Estuary
Episode 4
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
As the tide begins to recede, the hundreds of thousands of birds which had been roosting inland on the shingle banks and lagoons return to the mud flats. Show more
The Estuary
Episode 5
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Peter France narrates an extraordinary story of life on the Wash. How might climate change and rising sea levels affect this wild, desolate and beautiful landscape? Show more