Misha Glenny

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1,378 appearances 19 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 7 Sep

Misha Glenny’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 19 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 6.

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In Our Time · Seashells · 30 Jul 2026 podcast

How do we know that mollusks have poor vision? voice-verified

How do you go about studying whether a sea snail can see well or not? voice-verified

Wow, it's quite extraordinary. voice-verified

And Helen, we've learnt about the colours. voice-verified

What about the patterns? voice-verified

Is there any rhyme or reason behind the patterns on shells? voice-verified

Before we leave vision and eyes, Suzanne, tell us about chitons. voice-verified

We mentioned them before. voice-verified

What are they? voice-verified

This is truly weird. voice-verified

Liz, we're going to talk about a different animal now, the hermit crab. voice-verified

Now, the hermit crab, of course, we all know lives in other animals' shells. voice-verified

Can you tell us a bit about what happens when hermit crabs grow? voice-verified

Because presumably they outgrow their shells, their homes. voice-verified

Helen, can you describe what happens when they all collectively... Absolutely. voice-verified

Suzanne, you've got a huge collections that you administer at the Natural History Museum. voice-verified

How do you go about collecting those shells? voice-verified

I mean, do people just pick them up from the beach or do you go searching for them more actively? voice-verified

Well, I won't be going anywhere near a blue-ringed octopus, I can assure you. voice-verified

Liz, how have researchers used these vast collections of shells in museums? voice-verified

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