Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein are joined by Dexter Fletcher and Shazia Mirza. Tim Birkhead describes why a bird's egg is the most perfect thing. Inheritance Tracks from Theo Paphitis. Show more

Field scientists Tim Birkhead and Phyllis Lee discuss long-lived animal species, their survival strategies and how their lives have shaped the minds of those who study them. Show more

The fight to save the Cavendish, our last commercially viable banana, and an ornithological mystery - the guillemot's weird egg shape, is solved. With Marnie Chesterton Show more

Anne McElvoy discusses the relationship between France and its former colonies. Plus research about bird mating systems and the lessons to be learned from Roman emperor Augustus. Show more