Helen Macdonald reads from her new essay collection. Today's themes are nature reserves and our precious relationship with the natural world. Show more

Helen Macdonald reads from her hotly anticipated new essay collection. Today, she considers crowds, community and the overwhelming experience of witnessing an eclipse. Show more

Helen Macdonald reads from her new essay collection. Today, she celebrates and learns invaluable life lessons from swifts. Show more

Helen Macdonald's collection of essays about "love for the glittering world of non-human life around us". Today, Helen reflects on the changing landscape of her childhood home. Show more

Helen Macdonald reads from her new essay collection. Today, she is at the Empire State Building and finds that the skies are 'teeming with unexpected biological abundance.' Show more