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Chris Packham’s lovely new wildlife show: best podcasts of the week

The Guardian UK Monday 09 November 2026, 07:00 UTC By Hannah J Davies, Hollie Richardson and Phil Harrison 1 min read
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Nature fans can get nerdy questions answered in this weekly video pod. Plus, Siobhán McSweeney is your new Comfort Eating host! “Are bats really blind?”

Nature fans can get nerdy questions answered in this weekly video pod. Plus, Siobhán McSweeney is your new Comfort Eating host!

“Are bats really blind?” “What are wasps for?” These are the types of question Chris Packham and his team – Kyle Thomas and Megan McCubbin – want to answer for you in this lovely new video podcast (which also streams on Fridays at 7.30pm on BBC Two). They give a weekly wildlife dispatch from their pod nestled in the countryside somewhere near Bristol, with guest experts and “guaranteed nerdiness”. Hollie Richardson
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