Series 1: Episode 3 - Dr Amir Khan, Dr Jo Birch, Ian Jelley, Northern Flyway

This episode focuses on the powerful impact of birds on our mental health, particularly during lockdown.

 

With heartbreaking honesty, TV’s favourite GP Dr Amir Khan reveals how birds have helped him through the daily stress of working on the front line over the pandemic. Dr Amir explains the science behind nature’s effect on the chemicals in our brains; why he is starting to prescribe nature to his patients; and how birds are a quick fix for nature therapy.

 

Dr Amir joins a call to action for investment in urban green spaces, currently seen as a luxury, not a right, for the most socially deprived.

 

Mya-Rose talks to the University of Sheffield’s Dr Jo Birch about her research on the importance of accessible nature for the wellbeing of urban and BAME young people, whilst farmers in Warwickshire explain how a Wildlife Trust tree sparrow project has helped them deal with the isolation and pressures of their work.

 

Get Birding listeners tell emotional stories about birds helping them find solace through personal suffering over the past year. 

 

Shetland based musicians Northern Flyway talk to nature beatboxer Jason Singh about their audio-visual work that explores the connection between people and birds, and Mya-Rose reveals her Bird To Watch over the next fortnight.

Host: Dr Mya-Rose Craig

Music Host: Jason Singh

Guests: Dr Mya-Rose Craig, Dr Amir Khan, GP, Dr Daniel Cox, Uni of Exeter, Dr Jo Birch, Uni of Sheffield, Ian Jelley Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Nicky Saunders, farmer in Warwckshire, Northern Flyway [Inge Thomson and Jenny Sturgeon]

Producer: Tom Bonnett

Executive Producers: Jane Gerber & Katie Derham

Production Manager: Cara Ghoshal

Production Assistant: Louis Facey

 

Sponsors: Severn Trent Water & Swarovski Optik

Music from

Awekids Collective - Dendroblum [Jason Singh]

Pogington Bear [Chad Crouch] - Pink Gradient

Chad Crouch - Marsh Wrens [Instrumental]

Chad Crouch - Cove [Instrmental]

Podington Bear - Moodswing

Chad Crouch - Barefoot

Chad Crouch - Negentropy

Chad Crouch - Backwater

Podington Bear - Jetsam

Northern Flyway - Rosefinch, Gannets, Lost Lapwing, Curlew, Loch Carron Flame

Field Recordings:

Simon Northeast

Genghis Attenborough

Inchadney

Juskiddink

Podcast art by Make Productions

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Find out more about the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Tree Sparrow Project: https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/working-farmers-and-landowners/arden-farm-wildlife-network

 

Find out more about Northern Flyway: https://www.facebook.com/northernflyway/

 

Discover Jason Singh's music at: http://jasonsinghthing.com/

 

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