Natural history is not about producing fables.

Terrorism is an immediate problem that people are very concerned about, and I am as concerned about that as anyone else. But it isn't an either or situation.

Being in touch with the natural world is crucial.

I think a major element of jetlag is psychological. Nobody ever tells me what time it is at home.

Humanity is facing a very big, slow, long, drawn-out threat, and that is to do with the way the weather is changing and the size of the population.

I would love to see a giant squid. Very few people have seen them. And only about half a dozen people have seen one alive.

Well, I'm having a good time. Which makes me feel guilty too. How very English.