Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly and Sarah Roberts bring you a wildly entertaining nature show filled with adventure, behind-the-scenes stories, and fascinating facts. Think: unexpected encounters, jaw-dropping science, and nature like you’ve never heard it before.
Every Tuesday join adventurer, explorer and broadcaster Steve Backshall, wildlife biologist Lizzie Daly, and journalist Sarah Roberts as they dive deep into the wonders of the natural world. From braving Arctic extremes to swimming with sharks, each episode begins with a bold superlative—Flamboyant, Freezing, Venomous—and unfolds into their remarkable tales of the wild.
Then, every Friday, it’s your turn. Our Q&A episodes tackle your most need-to-know nature questions—from how not to become bear food to how long is an elephant’s trunk?
Because the world is wild, its wonders are endless—and we’re here to tell the stories that prove it.
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Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly and Sarah Roberts bring you a wildly entertaining nature show filled with adventure, behind-the-scenes stories, and fascinating facts. Think: unexpected encounters, jaw-dropping science, and nature like you’ve never heard it before.
Every Tuesday join adventurer, explorer and broadcaster Steve Backshall, wildlife biologist Lizzie Daly, and journalist Sarah Roberts as they dive deep into the wonders of the natural world. From braving Arctic extremes to swimming with sharks, each episode begins with a bold superlative—Flamboyant, Freezing, Venomous—and unfolds into their remarkable tales of the wild.
Then, every Friday, it’s your turn. Our Q&A episodes tackle your most need-to-know nature questions—from how not to become bear food to how long is an elephant’s trunk?
Because the world is wild, its wonders are endless—and we’re here to tell the stories that prove it.
For ad-free listening and special episodes, support the podcast at thatsjustwild.com.
Produced in the wild by Fresh Air.
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This week on That’s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts are back to tackle your wildest questions from the animal kingdom! 🎙️
🌍 What are keystone species — and why are animals like sea otters and Salmon so important for the planet? 🐟🦦
🐈 A Cornish cat survives three months trapped in a shipping container — how did it do it? 🕸️💧
🐝⚡ Discover how Bees and spiders use electromagnetic forces to their advantage.. Could this mean animals have secret senses we still don’t understand? 🕷️✨
⏳ And could humans have hidden senses too — like feeling time or even the Earth’s magnetic field? 🧭🤯
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🪸 This week on That’s Just Wild, we’re delving into the vibrant beauty of coral reefs and to learn more about the incredible creatures that make them so special 🐢🐙.
Steve tells us about that time he got told off by a Clown Fish 🤡🐠
🔊 Why these little ocean oases 🌊 are louder than you think (and the incredible reason noise is so important 🎶🐡)
💪 And how ‘Super Coral’ might be the answer to repopulating reefs in the future 🌞🌿
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🌿 This week on That’s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts dive into more of your wildest questions! 🎙️🦁
❓ What actually is a Plankton... and does it really have anything to do with size? 🌊🔬
🦩 What makes a Flamingo pink — and can other birds turn pink too? 💕🪶
🧦 Plus, Steve’s got a great use for his old used tights... 😆
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This week on That’s Just Wild, we’re turning up the heat 🥵 as Steve, Lizzie, and Sarah dive into all things fiery 🔥
The good, the bad, and the ugly of wildfires — and yes, sometimes they’re actually good for wildlife 🌿
🐎 How wild horses in Spain are being reintroduced to help reduce fire risks 🇪🇸
⚡️🔥 From lightning storms to fire tornadoes, nature’s most electrifying displays ⚡️🌪️
Plus… 🛶 Steve and his wife have been on another ridiculous impromptu adventure — kayaking to the Isles of Scilly 🏝️ between school runs! 🚸😂
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This week on That’s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts dive into your wildest questions! 🎙️
😱🦈 Do death-defying creatures really exist — and would the team reverse ageing if they could? 👵🧬
🐋 How do marine mammals hold their breath for so long underwater? ...Steve reveals the secrets of his six-minute freedive training! 🤿💦
🐬⛵Steve shares his most jaw-dropping British wildlife sighting yet — spotted just hours before recording! 🇬🇧👀
🦖 Plus, were dinosaurs really forced to shrink into birds? The gang unpacks how evolution took these giants from scales to feathers. 🪶✨
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This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Lizzie and Sarah are going full spooky season — sinking their teeth into the world of real-life vampires! 🩸
🦇 🌙🦋Meet nature’s true night feeders: vampire bats and even moths that sip blood, tears, and open wounds. 😬✨
🐟 Steve shares his chilling encounter with a giant, vampiric candiru catfish. It’s the stuff of nightmares! 🌊😳
🩸 Vampires come in all sizes — from leeches and ticks to fleas with a thirst for blood. These tiny terrors are the ultimate bloodsuckers 😱🦟🪱
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This week on That’s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts dive into your wildest questions! 🎙️
🏙️ Which human-made places make the best homes for wildlife? From lizards on ancient walls to death adders in Aussie backyards... animals are moving in! 🦎🐍🌆
🐄 Can mosquitoes really kill a cow?
🌲 And if trees “talk” through underground fungi, could forests have memories? The gang digs into nature’s ultimate super-organism. 🍄🪵🧠
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This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve , Lizzie, and Sarah explore how social media (and the fact we all have cameras in our pockets) is changing the world of wildlife! 🌍📱
🌐 From viral videos sparking conservation movements to scientists using social media to track migrations, the internet’s become a powerful tool for wildlife. 🐘🌍🕊️
🛸 Drones are opening up incredible new ways to film wildlife — and Steve and Lizzie share their top tips for how to capture those moments without disturbing the animals. 🦅🌿
🐾🔬Plus, discover how you can help the wild world through citizen science projects that really make a difference. 🦋🌱
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This week on That’s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts answer more of your wild wildlife questions! 🎙️
🐟 Do fish wee?
🍺 What’s the ultimate post-snorkel pint in Cornwall?
🌆 What are the wildest (and most unexpected!) animals you can spot in our cities? Hint: one’s the fastest creature ever to live on Earth! 🦅⚡
🐙 Plus… swimming with octopus in the UK — and why this year has been one of the best!
...and...
🎟️ The DeadlyLive tickets giveaway winner is announced! 🏆
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This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve , Lizzie, and Sarah dive headfirst into nature’s golden season. 🍁✨
🦌 It’s rut season! Red deer, musk ox and Welsh mountain goats are locking horns in battles that could date back 100 million years! ⚔️🐏
🐻 It’s that time of year — migrations on the move and bears are bulking up! Steve relives his close encounter with three huge bears fishing for salmon in an Alaskan waterfall. 🐟💦
🍄 And beneath the leaves, the forest comes alive with fungi — fairy parasols, orange peel fungus and the not-so-friendly death cap! 💀🌈
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This week on That’s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts tackle some of nature’s strangest and most surprising questions! 🎙️
🇦🇺Why does Australia have so many wild and wonderful animals? (Hint: millions of years of isolation can do strange things...)🏜️🦘🐍
🧠👁️What’s the deal with the tuatara’s mysterious third eye — and is this modern-day mini Godzilla really one of a kind? 🦖
🐋💦Plus, Steve lets us in on the secret behind his incredible whale encounters — when sperm whales, orcas, humpbacks and even blue whales seeked out his company. 🤿
If you have a question you’d like our expert trio to answer, e-mail the team at 📧 questions@thatsjustwild.com or reach out on Instagram or YouTube @thatsjustwildpod.
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In this week’s episode, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie spread their wings to explore how animals took to the skies! 🪽✨
🦴 From hollow-boned birds to bugs that only sprout wings as adults, nature has engineered flight in some wild ways.
🦎 And in the forests of Southeast Asia, Draco lizards have mastered the art of gliding — proving you don’t need feathers to soar.
🌍 From feathers to flight, gliding to flapping — how did evolution lift life off the ground?
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🕷️ Why are some tarantulas so brightly coloured? (Including Steve’s potential discovery of a new Electric Blue Tarantula species!)💎
🐬📡 How did dolphins and whales evolve the incredible ability of echolocation? 🌊
🔍And what are the best tips for keeping a diary or species log of your own adventures in the natural world?📒✒️🦋
If you have a question you’d like our expert trio to answer, e-mail the team at 📧 questions@thatsjustwild.com or reach out on Instagram or YouTube @thatsjustwildpod.
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In this week’s episode, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie dive into the wild world of natures sneakiest hitchhiker… the parasites! 🪱👀🦠
🐌 Worms that grow into Snails eyes 👁️✨, to tongue-eating isopods that become fish’s tongues. 😱🐟
🐝 Oh, and did we mention there might be up to a million different kinds of parasitic wasps?!
So… are parasites gross, genius, or just the ultimate survivors? 🌍💡
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This week on That’s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts dive into your wildest questions! 🎙️
🐍 Why do some reptiles give birth to live young instead of laying eggs? 🥚
👅 How does a snake’s forked tongue work like a hammerhead shark’s wide head? 🦈🤯
🦢 And can a swan really pack enough strength to break a leg? (Spoiler: you might want to keep your distance!)
If you have a question you’d like our expert trio to answer, e-mail the team at 📧 questions@thatsjustwild.com or reach out on Instagram or YouTube @thatsjustwildpod.
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In this week’s episode, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie discuss the animals who won't be winning any beatuy contests...👀✨
🙈 Bald Uakari and Prabosis Monkeys - primates with a face for podcasts.
🐡 The infamous Blobfish gets a total glow-up under deep-sea pressure. 🌊
🤔 But let's be honest... beauty is in the eye of the beholder... so when does an animal become so ugly it's cute again? 🐗💖
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This week on That’s Just Wild Q&A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah answer more of your wild questions. 🎙️
🕷️ What makes spiders the kings of causing phobia?
🐓 Why cockerels cock-a-doodle-doo but hens don’t?
💩 And how some very valuable bird poo has started wars throughout history.
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In this week’s episode, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie get mysterious... 🔮
🦑 Searching for the Colossal Squid (the real-life Kraken)
🧜 From the recently discovered to the myths that might actually be real...
🔬 And how even in 2025, new species are still being discovered.
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✨ This is a special sneak preview of our members-only episode with BBC Springwatch presenter, wildlife & nature filmmaker, and fellow Cornish resident, Hannah Stitful 🎙️🌿
For the full deep-dive interview, support the podcast and join as a member at thatsjustwild.com.
You'll hear...
🎥 How she got into Wildlife Filmmaking... and went viral on TikTok
🌊 Exploring the amazing nature of Cornwall
🦏 Adventures with Rhinos, Humpback Whales and Nightjars
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Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts are back, tackling more of your wildest questions 🎙️
🐚 Can Mantis Shrimp really punch through glass?
🐍 Where’s the best place to spot poisonous snakes in the UK?
🍄 And what’s the deal with Brazil’s glowing mushrooms?
...And the UK's top 5 best animals... according to Lizzie.
If you have a question you’d like our expert trio to answer, e-mail the team at 📧 questions@thatsjustwild.com or reach out on Instagram or YouTube @thatsjustwildpod.
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