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Planet Puffin

A regular podcast from PM on Radio 4 on all things puffin. Both the silly and the serious; the scientific and the cultural.

Radio 4,13 episodes

Episodes

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Trailer
Emily Knight & Becky Ripley follow the fortunes of a Scottish puffin colony.
03 May 2019,2 mins
Island Life
Emily Knight & Becky Ripley drop anchor in Scotland’s puffin paradise.
06 May 2019,17 mins
The Puffins’ Return
After a cold winter at sea, the puffins return to the Isle of May.
13 May 2019,21 mins
Grovelling for Pufflings
Becky and Emily risk puffin attacks as they grovel underground for chicks.
20 May 2019,16 mins
The Seabirds' Sound Bath
Becky and Emily invite you to sink into the sound of the puffins' realm.
27 May 2019,15 mins
Rough Seas and a Wreck
Stormy weather scuppers Emily and Becky's return and news arrives of a wreck in Alaska.
04 Jun 2019,10 mins
Netting Puffins
Becky and Emily string up a giant net to catch puffins in the name of science.
10 Jun 2019,11 mins
Looking Beyond Cuteness
Award-winning author Adam Nicolson looks at the internal life of a bird bound in cuteness.
17 Jun 2019,5 mins
The Plastic Problem
Becky and Emily explore the issue of plastic as they trawl beaches awash with waste.
24 Jun 2019,17 mins
Nuffin' Like a Puffin
Writer Michael Morpurgo explains how the puffin became the last word in children's books.
01 Jul 2019,6 mins
Puffin Decoys
How do you draw puffins to an island they abandoned long ago? One way is to do it loudly.
08 Jul 2019,8 mins
Leaving the Nest
The last pufflings are checked over before they leave their burrows and head out to sea.
15 Jul 2019,15 mins
The Puffin Rescuers
In the final episode, Becky and Emily rescue pufflings in trouble on their way to the sea.
22 Jul 2019,17 mins