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Evil Animals - Crows

October 26, 2026 · 33 min

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Join Russell Kane as he rummages through nature’s police files, potentially exposing that glossy sinister feathered felon: the Crow. Let’s face it, Gwyneth Pal-crows have one of the worst reps of all birds. Think about it: Penguins? Lovely. Puffins? Legends! Crows? DEATH.

Helping Russell sort the caw-caws from the jackdaws, are comedian Desiree Burch and the Natural History Museum’s Principal Curator of Birds, Dr. Alex Bond.

Are Crows ‘Bad News with Wings’ or ‘Feathered Fantastics’? Listen with your ears to find out.

Written by: Eve Delaney, Ruth Huskisson and Christina Riggs.

Additional material: Angela Channell and Catherine Beazley.

Researcher: Catherine Beazley

Sound Recordist: Gareth Wood

Digital Editor: Jerry Peal

Production Coordinator: Liz Tuohy

Executive Producer: Paul Smith

Producer: Simon Nicholls

Evil Animals with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds.

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