What can nature teach us about living together?
Join award-winning science communicator Sophie Pavelle as she presents her newest work To Have or To Hold, a thrilling exploration of symbiosis in the natural world that reveals both beauty and darkness in equal measure.
Species living together in symbiosis is no accident – these dynamics evolved. Species form and sever alliances everywhere, from deep within temperate rainforests to the open ocean, quiet tidal pools or chalk grasslands, and nature thrives on relationships as glamorous as they are grotesque and as bizarre as they are engrossing.
Interviewed by journalist and author Nell Frizzell, they will examine eight remarkable symbiotic relationships struggling to survive our climate and biodiversity crises, to investigate what these bonds can teach us about living together. They ask crucial questions including: In our relationship with the natural world, are we the parasites? Will we continue to exploit nature's resources, or can we forge a more restorative bond with what remains?
Discover how the future of our planet depends on these delicate, powerful relationships that bind all things together.
"A terrific book; heavyweight and serious without ever losing its lightness of touch. It pulses with energy, perception and passion for the living world – and for the lessons and wonder it holds.” Robert Macfarlane, author of Underland

The ‘stream and book’ package includes a unique ticket for the stream, and a copy of To Have or To Hold (RRP £20) deliverable to any UK or international address.
The event will initially be broadcast on 8 May at 6.30pm UK time. It will be available to view up to two weeks after the event has ended and can be accessed Worldwide. If you live in a time zone that does not suit the initial broadcast time you can watch it at any point after the initial showing for two weeks.
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