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Jo Durrant's Beautiful Universe 09/12/2018

Will a bee automatically die when it stings you? Can you tell the age of a ladybird by counting its spots? Find out the answers with Professor Adam Hart.

Join Jo for a fusion of arts and science every Sunday morning.This week Jo chats to broadcaster and writer Zeb Soanes and illustrator James Mayhew who have collaborated on ‘Gaspard the Fox’ and appeared at the Cheltenham Literature Festival recently. Will a bee automatically die when it stings you? Can you tell the age of a ladybird by counting its spots? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jo does some insect myth busting with Professor Adam Hart of the University of Gloucestershire. Plus Jo finds out the story behind two maces in the Museum in the Park in Stroud with royal connections. And Jo’s Festival Flashback takes us to the 2017 Cheltenham Science Festival and her chat with impressionist and keen astronomer Jon Culshaw.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 9 Dec 2018 05:00

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  • Sun 9 Dec 2018 05:00