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Miss Waldron's Red Colubus

Episode 3 of 5

What happened when a sociable West African monkey lost its tree top way of life. With Rob Newman. From 2019.

Rob Newman tells the story of a species we've lost forever, and explores our role in their extinction.

Miss Waldron's Red Colobus was a black and russet-coloured West African monkey.

It was living in the treetops in large, sociable troops, when human activity began to encroach on their land, and their way of life.

Produced at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Bristol by Emily Knight.

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in November 2019.

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14 minutes

Last on

Wed 21 May 2025 09:30

Broadcasts

  • Wed 6 Nov 2019 13:45
  • Fri 10 Apr 2020 15:30
  • Wed 21 May 2025 09:30