
Robins, with Helen Wilson
Instant Genius
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Robins - Are They Our Most Favourite Birds?
Helen has written a book about one of the nation's favourite birds, Robin. She investigates their natural history and role in our culture. Helen: Robins are perhaps our most familiar bird; they're very easy to identify. They have that distinctive, ready-coloured breast. And then there is their presence in culture, in British culture. So they're present in nursery rhymes, but they're also an icon of Christmas.
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