"I remember genuinely thinking, 'we don't need insects. What's the point of them?' Little did I know!"

Welcome to a new series of Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith. In this first episode Ben is joined by Stephen Fry.

As well as being a national treasure, and one of the funniest people in England, Stephen has long championed nature projects both in the UK and abroad.

Ben talks to Stephen about where his love of nature comes from, and how he thinks we can go about bringing even more people to the movement.

Ben Goldsmith is a British financier and rewilding enthusiast. Join him as he speaks to people from all over the world who champion nature and helping to restore habitats and wildlife to some of the most nature depleted parts of our planet.

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