Legendary war machine, most revered deity, great giant of the savanna - for the elephant, anatomy has been destiny. Brett Westwood tracks the huge beast through human history. Show more

One of the oldest relationships on the planet, but do you love or loathe them? Brett Westwood and Verity Sharp explore how pigeons have helped us and what they can teach us. Show more

Brett Westwood uncovers our long and fascinating relationship with eels via a festival in the Isle of Eels, a river bank in Dorset and a pie and mash shop in London. Show more

Brett Westwood on the Komodo dragon - myth, monster and reality. With contributions from Mark Carwardine, Antonia Quirke and Joe Capon of the Attenborough Komodo Dragon House. Show more

Brett Westwood delves into the mysteries surrounding giant squid to ask why it's portrayed as a Kraken lurking in the deep when modern studies show a timid, misunderstood creature. Show more

How did we get from the gorgeous red junglefowl scratching away in the jungles of south-east Asia to the chicken now eaten in its millions? With Brett Westwood and Joanna Pinnock. Show more

The sound rich world of crickets - renowned for their singing and fighting abilities. Presented by Brett Westwood. Show more

The Celts believed the hare had supernatural powers. They were rumoured to shape-shift and even change sex. Brett Westwood goes in search of the Mad March Hare. Show more

Brett Westwood and Verity Sharp explore our relationship with the Aye-Aye. It fascinates and terrifies us with its large eyes, big ears, long bony middle finger and hairy body. Show more

Brett Westwood seeks out the story of the magical mushroom Fly Agaric, with its red cap and white spots. From 2016. Show more

One swallow doesn't make a summer but it comes close: Brett Westwood explores a much-loved bird whose own definition of happiness is a field of cow dung. From 2017 Show more

Brett Westwood follows gulls away from the sea and finds them thriving in the urban environment and at landfill sites where birdwatchers gather to observe and ring them. Show more

Brett Westwood meets a rhinoceros nose to nose and is blown away - by the sense of wonder engendered by this prehistoric-looking yet gentle and water-loving animal. Show more

Beavers are back in the UK, hundreds of years since they last lived with us. Brett Westwood asks if we can recover our cultural links with these architectural animals. Show more

Brett Westwood admires how the impossible-looking creature once known as the cameleopard journeyed from the plains of Africa to a place in people's hearts the world over. Show more

Brett Westwood learns that there is a lot more to our relationship with reindeer than Rudolph. Show more

Brett Westwood explores a group of plants that have entered our culture through food, medicine, drugs and love. From 2015 Show more

Brett Westwood explores the beautiful and dark sides to tropical coral reefs, from shipwrecks to paradise. From 2015 Show more

Brett Westwood explores the role snakes play in religion, art and literature. Love them or hate them they have shaped our society from earliest times. Show more

Brett Westwood explores the role woolly mammoths have played in our lives since the ice age. Our ancestors used them for food and instruments, today they are in Hollywood films. Show more