{"id":23948,"date":"2025-12-28T03:42:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T03:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/rare-earth-love-of-a-cold-climate\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T03:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T03:42:57","slug":"rare-earth-love-of-a-cold-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/rare-earth-love-of-a-cold-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Earth &#8211; Love of a Cold Climate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">Available for over a year<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-whitespace-pre-line sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">What does the arrival of winter mean for plants and animals? In this programme Tom Heap and Helen Czerski find out how wildlife survives the freezing temperatures and short days of the winter months. In a time of climate change, they also ask how warmer weather patterns are affecting the natural world at this time of year. Do we have to get used to the idea of winters without snow and ice, and will winter scenes of robins on snowy branches and children sledging down hillsides only exist on Christmas cards?<\/p>\n<p>Panel: Hugh Warwick, John Hammond, Val McDermid<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Emma Campbell<br \/>\nAssistant Producer: Toby Field<\/p>\n<p>Produced in association with the Open University<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m002nl1y\" aria-label=\"Programme Website of Love of a Cold Climate\" data-testid=\"programme-website-link\" class=\"sw-group sw-inline-flex sw-items-center sw-pt-4\"><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-text-brevier\">Programme Website<\/span><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-transition sw-ease sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-ml-2 sw-ml-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><default:path d=\"M21.9,16.9v11.5H3.7V10.2h11.1V7.6H1V31h23.6V16.9H21.9z M18,1v2.6h10.2l-0.5-1.1L11,19l1.9,1.9L29.6,4.3l-1.2-0.5V14H31V1 H18z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/a><button class=\"sw-group sw-text-pica sw-block sw-w-fit sw-pt-4\"><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-mr-0.5\">Show less<\/span><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"0.75rem\" height=\"0.75rem\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-ml-1 sw-mt-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><default:path d=\"M0 18L16 0l16 18z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/button><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m002nl1y?at_mid=67px1uG04W&#038;at_campaign=Rare_Earth_Love_of_a_Cold_Climate&#038;at_medium=display_ad&#038;at_campaign_type=owned&#038;at_nation=NET&#038;at_audience_id=SS&#038;at_product=sounds&#038;at_brand=m001vbt0&#038;at_ptr_name=bbc&#038;at_ptr_type=media&#038;at_format=image&#038;at_objective=consumption&#038;at_link_title=Rare_Earth_Love_of_a_Cold_Climate&#038;at_bbc_team=BBC\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available for over a year What does the arrival of winter mean for plants and animals? In this programme Tom Heap and Helen Czerski find out how wildlife survives the freezing temperatures and short days of the winter months. 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