World Tour 1: Arrival

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.