Dr. Richard Field outlines Biogeography and the importance of understanding patterns in biodiversity.

Prof. Andrew Leyshon discusses the music industry, the financial crisis and sub-prime mortgages; relating the geographical nature of many of the world’s financial issues.

Prof. Paul Nathanail talks about Engineering Geology and his current work on brown field sites and related policy issues.

Dr. Suzanne McGowan outlines the use of lake sediments to reconstruct past environments including projects on Lake Windermere.

Prof. Mike Heffernan discusses Historical Geography, a “half way house” between Geography and History, including the history of the map.

Dr. Georgina Endfield talks about Environmental History; reconstructing past environments over the last millennium, how these changes have been monitored and governed and how people have reacted to them.

Dr. Matt Jones introduces this series of podcasts looking at the diverse nature of Geography and Geographers and its relevance today.