Beastly History

Michelle Douglass

Booking Overview

A monthly interview-led natural and social history show that explores gripping true stories involving people, wildlife, exploration, and human relationships with the natural world, typically featuring specialist expert guests. Credible pitches would include historians, museum scientists, natural-history researchers, and authors with focused expertise in wildlife, exploration, or human-animal history; booking difficulty is likely low because the show relies on accessible subject-matter experts rather than celebrity guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 6

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Michelle Douglass - Journalist and natural history enthusiast who explores true stories from the past and their social history.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Specialist historians, museum experts, scientists, researchers, and authors with authoritative knowledge of a specific historical, natural-history, wildlife, or exploration subject.
Required Achievements:  
Published specialist books, Museum or research expertise, Established subject-matter research

Recent Guest Discussions

Douglas Russell - The Terra Nova Expedition, Antarctic Survival, George Murray Levick, And Adélie Penguins

Dr Peta Tait - Nellie Chapman, Victorian Lion Taming, Travelling Menageries, And Changing Attitudes Toward Wild Animals

Paul Lee - Titanic Lookout Fred Fleet, The 1912 Disaster, And Edwardian Attitudes Toward The Natural World

Recent Topics

Natural History, Social History, Wildlife, Exploration, Human Animal Relations

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Beastly History
:

Terra Nova Expedition: Sex, Death and Survival in Antarctica (Part 1)

July 25, 2026

You may have heard of Captain Scott's doomed race to the South Pole. But do you know about the other gripping survival stories on history's most infamous Antarctic Expedition? Scientist and explorer George Murray Levick makes discoveries about Adélie penguins’ sex lives that shock him and could scandalise Edwardian British sensibilities.But will Levick even live to share his story? When he and five other men are marooned on ‘Inexpressible Island’, they must summon all their mental and ph...

The Lion Queen: The Dangerous World of Big Cat Taming

June 15, 2026

Nellie Chapman has an extraordinary way of drawing a crowd. Born into the strange and spectacular world of 19th Century travelling menageries, she rises to fame as one of Britain's most celebrated lion tamers. Performing inside the cage with some of the world's most feared predators, Nellie captivates audiences eager for a glimpse of danger.A performance for Queen Victoria offers the chance of a lifetime, but life among the big cats comes with enormous risks. At the height of Nellie's career,...

'Iceberg Right Ahead!' A Titanic Lookout's Story

May 12, 2026

(Content warning: please be aware this episode includes discussion of suicide). It's 1140pm in the North Atlantic Ocean, April 14 1912, when Titanic lookout Fred Fleet first glimpses a hulking great mass of ice looming out of the darkness. He desperately warns the crew with the famous words "Iceberg! Right Ahead!" But it's already too late. Many things went wrong in the build up to one of history's most famous disasters and the loss of around 1500 lives. And in this e...

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