Talk of the Thames

What lives in the Thames? From the things we can see like seals and crabs to the invisible elements like oxygen and nitrate. Find out why the Thames has that signature brown colour and why it is actu…

Join us as Amy Pryor, Technical Director at the Thames Estuary Partnership, talks to Kristen Guida, Manager at the London Climate Change Partnership about what impacts we can expect climate change to…

Join fisheries expert Steve Colclough as he discusses the fish species found in the nets at Point Wharf Estuary Edges site.

It's September. There's regattas everywhere. That can only mean one thing... It's Totally Thames time!
Totally Thames is a month long festival celebrating the River Thames with arts events, active adv…

We had an 'elver' time chatting to the partners involved in this amazing project aimed at reviving the iconic European eel. Learn about the eels lifecycle and impressive migration journey to the Tham…

We explore this year's World Ocean Day theme, The Ocean: Lives and Livelihoods, in our latest episode of Talk of the Thames. 
We look at how the Thames is the integrated area where land meets the sea.…

After the tragic dog attack on Freddie the seal that happened on the Thames foreshore in March, we have invited three special guests. 
Alison Debney from the Zoological Society London talks about popu…

Where does the water in our taps come from? How will climate change affect water resources in London? In this episode Richard Aylard, a Director at Thames Water talks about this finite resource. Rich…

Our guest is marine social scientist Dr Emma McKinley from Cardiff University who talks about our relationships with rivers and estuaries. Emma also talks about how reconnecting with our coastal regi…

In this episode our guest is Tideway Chief Executive Officer, Andy Mitchell CBE, who talks about the UK water industry's biggest-ever infrastructure project - the Thames Tideway Tunnel. 

Sit back, relax and get transported back to a Victorian Christmas by the River Thames. In this episode you can find out what a Dickensian Christmas would have been like in the heart of London and how…

Ever wondered why the Thames is brown? Or how the tides work? It’s the physical and geographical properties that help make the Thames so productive and therefore valuable for wildlife.  In this episo…

Celebrating London Rivers Week 2020, this episode features a collaboration of four environmental experts from organisations working across London, discussing the main messages of London Rivers Week. …

Plastic drink bottles and their lids are one of the top ten items found in the Thames. In this episode, our guests are the #OneLess campaign team talking about their amazing work cleaning up plastic …

Our guest is Laura Littleton from TE2100 - the Environment Agency department planning to manage tidal flood risk in the Thames Estuary until the year 2100. Laura explains what the future holds for so…

This month we are in conversation with archaeologist, Dr Fiona Haughey. Fiona is a Thames archaeology expert and has been working on the river since 1993. In our latest podcast episode, Fiona talks a…

Our first podcast episode features Chris Baines, renowned naturalist, broadcaster and honorary president of the Thames Estuary Partnership, as he talks about the Thames and discusses its importance f…