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In Pursuit of the Ridiculous

Episode 4: Slugs and Snails

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Slugs and Snails: After enduring a slug-filled summer, Matthew Oates meets Mary Seddon to find out why she finds the study of molluscs so compelling. From November 2012. Show more

In Pursuit of the Ridiculous

Episode 5: The Purple Emperor

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Matthew Oates is a complete fan of the rare purple emperor butterfly but meets his match in Neil Hume, a self-confessed addict of this insect and its favoured woods. From Nov 2012. Show more

In Pursuit of the Ridiculous

Episode 1: Water Beetle

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Ecologist Matthew Oates goes hunting with Andy Foster, a man obsessed for 30 years by a rare water beetle. From November 2012. Show more

In Pursuit of the Ridiculous

Episode 2: Twitching

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for over a year

To some, twitching can seem the most pointless of natural history activities. Ecologist Matthew Oates meets Rob Lambert to find out why he twitches. From November 2012. Show more

In Pursuit of the Ridiculous

Episode 3: Rare Orchids

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Matthew Oates meets botanists who are enthusing over some spectacular hybrid orchids with very rare parents. From November 2012. Show more