Chris Packham’s lovely new wildlife show: best podcasts of the week

Nature fans can get nerdy questions answered in this weekly video pod. Plus, Siobhán McSweeney is your new Comfort Eating host!

Pick of the week Naturewatch

“Are bats really blind?” “What are wasps for?” These are the types of question Chris Packham and his team – Kyle Thomas and Megan McCubbin – want to answer for you in this lovely new video podcast (which also streams on Fridays at 7.30pm on BBC Two). They give a weekly wildlife dispatch from their pod nestled in the countryside somewhere near Bristol, with guest experts and “guaranteed nerdiness”. Hollie Richardson BBC Sounds, episodes weekly

Exoplanet

This sci-fi thriller has an enviable cast, led by Anthony Mackie, Ariana DeBose and John Leguizamo.