Rare Earth

Rare Earth

Tom Heap and Helen Czerski tackle major stories about our environment and wildlife, celebrate the wonder of nature and meet the people determined to keep it wonderful.

Rare Earth

Episodes (63 available)

Rare Earth, Rare Earth, The Sound of Water

How new technology lets us listen in to the extraordinary sounds of the planet's waterways

26 Jun 2026

53 mins

Rare Earth, Rare Earth, Into the Wild

Is there any true wilderness left on our planet? Writer Cal Flyn joins Tom and Helen.

19 Jun 2026

53 mins

Rare Earth, Rare Earth, Hotter Than Hell

How can Britain - and the world - prepare itself for extreme heat?

12 Jun 2026

52 mins

Rare Earth, Rare Earth, Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog

40% of amphibian species are threatened with extinction. How can we save them?

5 Jun 2026

53 mins

Rare Earth, Rare Earth, Leaving Fossil Fuels Behind

Tom Heap and Helen Czerski ask whether war is accelerating the shift from fossil fuels

29 May 2026

52 mins

Rare Earth, Rare Earth, World of Flowers

Tom Heap and Helen Czerski discover how flowers changed our planet.

22 May 2026

52 mins

Rare Earth, Rare Earth, The Joy of Soil

Beneath your feet is a world wide web that keeps us all alive. Dig the joy of soil.

3 Apr 2026

52 mins

Rare Earth, Rare Earth, Hot Sport

Ahead of the 2026 World Cup we ask how to cut the environmental cost of sport.

27 Mar 2026

53 mins

Rare Earth, Rare Earth, America and the Planet

How will the second Trump presidency really impact the future of our environment?

20 Mar 2026

52 mins

Rare Earth, Rare Earth, Lakes, Lochs and Loughs

Plunge into the chilly, much-disputed waters of the lakes of the British Isles.

13 Mar 2026

53 mins

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