That's Just Wild
By Fresh Air
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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Latest episode
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Q&A: Ancient Fish Eyes, Chowing Chimps and the Deserts That Mimic Mars
This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions one last time, as the show wraps up — going out with a curious bang (and probably a few weird facts for good measure). 💥🐾✨🌊 Ever noticed how th… -
Moist: Slime Highways, Snot Bubble Beds, and a Legendary Orca Sighting
This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie dive headfirst into the wonderfully weird and surprisingly soggy side of the natural world 💧💧💧🐜 Honey ants take food storage to another level — with a special cast that swells up wi… -
Q&A: Vertical Sleepers, Sky Dances and the Infamous Worm Dance
This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions!🐦 Mesmerising murmurations & the “rule of 7”… how do starlings move as one without crashing mid-air? We unpack the simple behavioural rules behind… -
Sleepy: Mucus Cocoons, Sky Sleepers, and the World’s Best Micro-Nappers
This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie, drift into the drowsiest corners of the natural world 🌙😴🛌 Sleep is risky business, so animals have evolved some seriously creative solutions. From extreme sleepers to near-insomnia… -
Q&A: Seriously Smart Chimps, Snake hoods and a Very Quiet Rainforest
This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions!🐒 Seriously smart chimps, artistic animals & nature’s creative side… from painting primates to musical whales and masterpiece-making bowerbird—but… -
Systems: Dust Crossing Oceans, Shrinking Iguanas and a Tiny Earth Experiment
This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie dive into the natural systems that keep our planet running — the hidden forces connecting oceans, weather, and life itself 🌍✨🌊 The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt keeps our planet in moti… -
Q&A: Goats on Wheels, Luscious Long Necks and Poo Is Power
This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions!🦣 Do animals support their young with disabilities? From African wild dogs to elephants and chimpanzees, we explore the surprisingly compassionate sid… -
Invincible: Mesmeric Meerkats, Mongoose vs. Cobra Showdowns, and Regenerating Worms
This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie dare to explore natural world’s toughest survivors — the creatures that refuse to die, defy the odds, and redefine what it means to be truly invincible 💪🦎 Olms lurk in dark cave systems wi… -
Q&A: Evolution Oddities, Pet Reptiles and Saving Rainforests
This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions!🐍 Ever thought about owning a corn snake… and then realised how big the commitment actually is? We get into exotic pets and what it really means to ca… -
Builders: Beaver Cities, Swiftlet Phlegm Hammocks, and Antlion Larvae Death Traps
With Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly and Sarah Roberts