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Series 5

The Water Boatman's Song

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Writer Paul Evans accompanies sound recordist Tom Lawrence on a journey in sound across Pollardstown Fen to hear an extraordinary underwater orchestra of aquatic insects. Show more

Nature

Series 5

Episode 7: James and the Giant Redwoods - Part One

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

James Aldred is in California searching for the world's biggest trees. He meets naturalist Michael Taylor, who discovered Hyperion, the tallest living tree, measuring 379.3 feet. Show more

Nature

Series 5

Episode 8: James and the Giant Redwood - Part Two

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

A childhood dream comes true, when James Aldred is not only taken to see the world's tallest tree, whose location is a well-kept secret, but gets to climb it. Show more

Nature

Series 5

In search of the Tiger’s Roar

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson travels with a team to Corbett National Park in India, in the hope of capturing the sounds of the forest and the roar of a Bengal tiger. Show more

Nature

Series 5

The Ghost Roost

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

The Ghost Roost: A performance by starlings is recreated using recordings made by Chris Watson and Thor McIntyre Burnie in the now-destroyed concert hall on Brighton's West Pier. Show more

Nature

Series 5

Episode 6: Painting in Sound

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

An innovative project began when the National Gallery in London invited wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson to create a piece inspired by a painting of his choice. Show more