Alien Places
Alien Places
Atul Kumar
Interview Episodes: Atul and Alien ask their guests which three places they would show the alien, to give it a sense of the key issues facing human society. World Tour Episodes: Atul performs each of the 12 chapters of the Alien Places book as a series of podcasts. Find out more at: www.atulsearth.co.uk/alien Email the alien at: [email protected]
Alien Places 22: Dr Jane Goodall's Alien
Dame Dr Jane Goodall DBE, primatologist, activist and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and her global youth programme, Roots and Shoots, tells Atul and Alien about the places she would show an alien visiting Earth.
Sep 10, 2021
31 min
Alien Places 21: Ben Faulks' Alien
Ben Faulks, writer, actor and presenter, also known as CBeebies character Mr Bloom, tells Atul and Alien about the places, songs and films he would show an alien visiting Earth.
Jun 12, 2021
46 min
World Tour 2: Cairo, Egypt
Audio version of Chapter 1 of the Alien Places book. Join Atul and Alien as they explore Cairo. Alien gets stuck on a camel, and Atul receives the alien's body weight in mucus.
Apr 11, 2021
56 min
Alien Places 20: Sarah-Jane Walsh's Alien
Sarah-Jane Walsh from the BBC Natural History Unit, and Series Researcher for A Perfect Planet, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, tells me about the places, songs and films she would show her alien visiting Earth. 
Mar 21, 2021
42 min
World Tour 1: Arrival
Audio version of the introductory chapter of the Alien Places book. This sets out the case for thinking like an alien to solve environmental issues such as the climate crisis. The book was published in September 2019.
Feb 21, 2021
27 min
Alien Places 19: Tim Lambert's Alien
Tim Lambert, executive producer of Alien Worlds, tells me about the three places he would show an alien visiting Earth.
Jan 24, 2021
37 min
Alien Places 18: Richard James MacCowan's Alien
Richard James MacCowan, founder of Biomimicry UK and Biomimicry Innovation Lab, tells me about his Alien Places, his Alien Playlist and his Alien Film Nights.
Dec 28, 2020
51 min
Alien Places 17: Ronnie Le Drew's Alien
Ronnie Le Drew, puppeteer of Zippy from Rainbow, Labyrinth and Muppet's Christmas Carol, tells me about his Alien Places, his Alien Playlist and his Alien Film Nights. Features an AMAZING chat between Zippy and Alien!
Oct 28, 2020
1 hr 5 min
Alien Places 16: Steve Allain's Alien
The 'Pop Punk Herpetologist', Steve Allain, also a PhD student, tells me about his three Alien Places, his Alien Playlist and his Alien Film Nights.
May 9, 2020
35 min
Alien Places 15: Bella Lack's Alien
Youth conservationist and biodiversity campaigner, Bella Lack, also the Youth Director of Reserva, tells me about her three Alien Places, her Alien Playlist and her Alien Film Nights.
Apr 14, 2020
32 min
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