Madeleine Finlay
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2,527 appearances
37 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 4d ago
Madeleine Finlay’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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When the leaf sheep takes these in, it goes into its serrata, the spikes,
and the leaf sheep can then perform photosynthesis.
This is a solar-powered sea
It doesn't get any better than that.
I mean, think of it like this.
Imagine if you ate lettuce and then you could go outside and re-energise.
It's so good.
And I think this is why I want people to vote for the Leaf Sheep, because I think this just totally embodies what the Invertebrate of the Year competition is all about.
It reminds us that all around us, there is just such joy and wonder to be found in the natural world.
And so vote Leaf Sheep.
This is The Guardian.
It's summer holiday season.
You might be packing that pile of books by your bed but will you actually get through them?
Despite the rise of BookTok, pop stars launching book clubs, and films like The Odyssey inspiring us to return to the source material, surveys and studies show each year we're reading less.
And it's led some to suggest we may even be entering a post-literate age.
But what do we lose when we stop reading?
Today, the benefits of being a bookworm.
From The Guardian, I'm Madeleine Finlay, and this is Science Weekly.
Ian, today you're going to tell me about the benefits of reading so that I feel horribly guilty every night when I pick up my phone instead of my book.
But before we start, tell me about your relationship with reading and what book you're currently reading at the moment.
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