Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders - Obscure animal facts

Award winning comedian, Josie Long (BBC New Comedy Awards, if.comedy Best Newcomer 2006) presents her first radio series, in which she aims to explore all of the planet's wonders (in detail) over four 14 minute episodes. This comedy series is all about Long's desire to better herself through learning and her enjoyment of discovering things in reference books. Josie is joined by Irish comedian, Maeve Higgins, and by a variety of comedic guests -Robin Ince, Chris Neill, Daniel Harkin, Henning Wehn, Jesse Thorn and Isy Suttie, plus the occasional actual expert. Each episode is anchored by Josie and Maeve in the studio, with Josie presenting her essay on the week's given subject and Maeve helping with questions, illustrations and interruptions. The guests help to play extra characters or to provide specialist advice. This week, Josie explores the fantastic world of obscure animal facts in a bid to become the ultimate quiz contestant. To do this she looks back at her animal rights activist past, questions why she grew out of this phase and interrogates her father over his quiz-buff history. This episode features appearances from comedian Chris Neill, Josie's Dad, Geoff Long and host of Jordan, Jesse Go! and The Sound of Young America, "America's Radio Sweetheart," Jesse Thorn.