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1: Puffins, Armadillos and the Badass Tongue-Eating Louse

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Join comedian and writer Sue Perkins as she hosts her award-winning comedy Nature Table: a funny show-and-tell series celebrating the natural world and all its eccentricities.

In this first episode of a new series, puffins鈥 super beaks and the badass Tongue-eating water louse wow and stupefy the team.

鈥楽ue Perkins鈥 Nature Table - possibly the funniest 鈥渘atural science鈥 series, ever.鈥 Pick of the Week, The Telegraph

For this new series of Sue Perkins鈥 ARIA-winning 鈥楽how and Tell鈥 wildlife comedy, Team Nature Table is joined by special guests: comedian Amy Gledhill, zoologist Lucy Cooke and entomologist Professor Karim Vahed of Buglife.

This episode鈥檚 varied subjects include: Puffins and their disposable beaks, Snails鈥 love darts, intrepid Armadillos and the fiendishly parasitic Tongue-eating louse.

Nature Table has a simple clear brief: to positively celebrate our planet鈥檚 wonderfully wild (and funny) flora and fauna in a fun accessible way... whilst at the same time having a giggle.

Hosted by: Sue Perkins
Guests: Amy Gledhill, Lucy Cooke & Professor Karim Vahed.
Written by: Jon Hunter and Jenny Laville.
Additional material by: Jade Gebbie.
Researcher: Catherine Beazley
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Sound Editor: Jerry Peal
Music by: Ben Mirin
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls & Caroline Barlow
Producer: Simon Nicholls

A 91福利社 Studios Production for Radio 4.

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28 minutes

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Tue 14 Apr 2026 22:00

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