Nature Documentaries - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Singing with whales, a cloud of bats and the ballad of a rare bird. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about the natural world.

Whale DuetA version of this story first appeared on the podcast Sound Matters
Interview by Tim HinmanProduced by Andrea Rangecroft

Bats in the AtticProduced by Jessie Lawson

The Lord God BirdOriginally broadcast in 2005
Produced by Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister of Long Haul ProductionsThe song - Great God Bird - was written and performed by Sufjan Stevens
To listen to the song in its entirety and to hear more Long Haul stories, go to www.longhaulpro.orgProduction Team: Alia Cassam and Eleanor McDowall
Producer: Andrea RangecroftA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2019.

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