The Natural History Cupboard Podcast
1) A King of the Marshes
This week we meet the bird the internet loves for all the wrong reasons, the shoebill! We find out why it's not a "prehistoric evil Dino-bird", but a patient king of the wetlands. In the news, Aaron t...Show More
2) A Pint-Sized Predator
This week we meet the pint-sized predatory dinosaur, Compsognathus, and Aaron compares the real animal and its movie counterpart. Meanwhile, in the news, Gareth reviews the new series of Prehistoric P...Show More
3) A Big Bodied Boy
This week in the natural history cupboard we meet one of the oddest creatures to have ever graced the Permian era Cotylorhynchus. With some of the oddest proportions of any creature to have existed,j...Show More
4) A Rainbow Winged Wanderer
This week we meet the aerial insect predator, the European bee-eater, and Aaron tells us all about his experience with this beautiful bird. In the news, we hear about the "menace" that is Sir David At...Show More
5) An All-Aussie Arachnid
This week we head Down Under to meet one of the most venomous and infamous species of spider, the Sydney funnel-web. Find out what makes a male spider looking for love potentially dangerous, and just ...Show More
6) A Titanic Snake
This week we head to the ancient Amazon to meet the largest snake to have ever lived, the Titanaboa! In the news, somehow Nanotyrannus returned... what does this mean for the tyrant lizard king? All t...Show More
7) National Stick Insect Day 2025
This week we celebrate World Stick Insect Day by giving you a trio of three living wonders with our special guest, Portia, from Exmoor Zoo’s education team. Come and learn about the rarest stick insec...Show More
8) A Spooky Species Special 2025
This week we get spooky with Phil Barber, from Incredible Inverts & Other Animals, and we bring you a trio of spooky species to enjoy while the nights draw in. So join us if you dare. The cupboard is ...Show More
9) A Shape-Shifting Species
This week we meet the dinosaur that has undergone multiple changes over its hundred year history, the Spinosaurus! Take a trip through time to see how this animal has changed in appearance, behaviour,...Show More
10) A Princess of the Primates
This week we pay tribute to the legendary Dr. Jane Goodall. Join us to take a look back at her groundbreaking discoveries and work that positively changed the world. In the news, Aaron tells us about ...Show More