alien places by Atul Kumar

Last Updated: December 22, 2025
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: alien@atulsearth.co.uk
Alien Places 22: Dr Jane Goodall's Alien
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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.

Alien Places 21: Ben Faulks' Alien
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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.

World Tour 2: Cairo, Egypt
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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.

Alien Places 20: Sarah-Jane Walsh's Alien
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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. 

World Tour 1: Arrival
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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.

Alien Places 19: Tim Lambert's Alien
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Tim Lambert, executive producer of Alien Worlds, tells me about the three places he would show an alien visiting Earth.

Alien Places 18: Richard James MacCowan's Alien
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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.

Alien Places 17: Ronnie Le Drew's Alien
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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!

Alien Places 16: Steve Allain's Alien
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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.

Alien Places 15: Bella Lack's Alien
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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.

Alien Places 14: Lucy Lapwing's Alien
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Wildlife and nature communicator, Lucy Hodson, known on social media as Lucy Lapwing, tells me about her three Alien Places, her Alien Playlist and her Alien Film Nights.

Alien Places 13: Megan McCubbin's Alien
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Zoologist, presenter and campaigner Megan McCubbin, co-founder of Wildlife Rebellion tells me about her three Alien Places, her Alien Playlist and her Alien Film Nights.

Alien Places 12: Nick Crane's Alien
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Geographer, author and broadcaster Nicholas Crane, presenter of BBC television series such as Coast, Map Man and Town, tells me about his Alien Places.

Alien Places 11: Dan Sansom's Alien
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Second year Wildlife, Education and Media student at Cornwall College, Dan Sansom, tells me about his Alien Places.

Alien Places 10: Patrick Kendrew's Alien
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Second year Wildlife, Education and Media student at Cornwall College, Patrick Kendrew, tells me about his Alien Places.

Alien Places 9: Sammy Brisden and Lucy Tadman-Troup's Alien
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Second year Wildlife, Education and Media students at Cornwall College, Sammy Brisden and Lucy Tadman-Troup, tell me about their Alien Places.

Alien Places 8: Jason Birt's Alien
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Programme Manager of the Wildlife, Education and Media course at the Centre for Applied Zoology at Cornwall College, Jason Birt, tells me about his Alien Places.

Alien Places 7: Abigail Maiden's Alien
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Final year Applied Zoology and Conservation student Abigail Maiden tells me about her Alien Places.

Alien Places 6: Nicola Morris' Alien
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Co-ordinator of the Community Invasive Non-Native Group (CINNG) Nicola Morris tells me about her Alien Places.

Alien Places 5: Lizzie Daly's Alien
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Wildlife biologist and broadcaster Lizzie Daly tells me about her Alien Places.

Alien Places 4: Adam Clark's Alien
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Adam Clark from Clean Energy UK tells me about his Alien Places.

Alien Places 3: Abi Thommes' Alien
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Abi Thommes from Arts2Educate tells me about her Alien Places.

Alien Places 2: James Fair's Alien
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James Fair, Programme Leader for the BA Film Programme at Bournemouth University, tells me about his Alien Places.

Alien Places 1: Amy Williams' Alien
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Amy Williams from Eyes on Environment tells me about her Alien Places.

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