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Conservationist Rodrigo Medellin is working to protect Mexico's bats and its iconic spirits - tequila and mezcal. Can tequila become “bat friendly”?

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After an incident of sexual assault, BBC Springwatch naturalist Lucy Lapwing tries to renew her love of being alone in nature. Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00180d0 Produced by Jac Phillimore, with sound design by Joel Cox.

In Sweden’s far north, indigenous Sami people say their culture is threatened by carbon-cutting industries. Listen at BBC Sounds.

In this satirical audio fiction, in the style of a 1940s public information film, lost northerner Ben is given crucial support on a make-or-break work trip to London.

A Bespoken Media production for BBC Radio 4

Commissioned in association with the Multitrack Audio Producers Fellowship for new talent in feature-making

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