Welcome back to Wildscreen Festival 2026! Join us live from the Lansdown Suite for an afternoon exploring adventurous wildlife storytelling, restoring biodiversity and the creative relationship between music and landscape.
Today's sessions (UK time):
14:00–15:00 | Squad Goals!
Why are ensemble-led expedition programmes proving so popular with audiences? Explore the creative opportunities and practical challenges of bringing groups of presenters together to investigate wildlife in remote locations.
- Moderator: Patrick Evans
- Speakers: Dan O'Neill, Anna Dimitriadis, Reatile Schulte to Brinke and Tom Watt-Smith
15:30–16:30 | Professor Tom Crowther: Bringing Nature Back
Join world-leading ecologist and author Professor Tom Crowther as he explores the powerful feedback loops found in nature, and how understanding them can help us restore biodiversity and create lasting, sustainable change.
- Introduction: Tom Watt-Smith
- Speaker: Professor Tom Crowther
17:00–18:00 | Hayden Thorpe's Wetlands: Composing a Geography of Sound
Mercury Prize-nominated musician Hayden Thorpe explores the relationship between music, nature and place through his project Wetlands. Discover how sound, landscape and creative practice can shape our connection with the natural world, with reflections and selected pieces from the album.
- Moderator: Michael Cromwell
- Speakers: Hayden Thorpe, Lucy Joy and String Quartet
Join the conversation!
Our livestream chat is open throughout the afternoon. Share your thoughts and reflections on the sessions with fellow viewers around the world.
Our remote Wildscreen volunteers will be moderating the chat, sharing programme updates and providing signposting throughout the broadcast.
Please keep the conversation respectful and welcoming to everyone.
Enjoy the Festival!
Welcome back to Wildscreen Festival 2026! Join us live from the Lansdown Suite for an afternoon exploring adventurous wildlife storytelling, restoring biodiversity and the creative relationship between music and landscape.
Today's sessions (UK time):
14:00–15:00 | Squad Goals!
Why are ensemble-led expedition programmes proving so popular with audiences? Explore the creative opportunities and practical challenges of bringing groups of presenters together to investigate wildlife in remote locations.
- Moderator: Patrick Evans
- Speakers: Dan O'Neill, Anna Dimitriadis, Reatile Schulte to Brinke and Tom Watt-Smith
15:30–16:30 | Professor Tom Crowther: Bringing Nature Back
Join world-leading ecologist and author Professor Tom Crowther as he explores the powerful feedback loops found in nature, and how understanding them can help us restore biodiversity and create lasting, sustainable change.
- Introduction: Tom Watt-Smith
- Speaker: Professor Tom Crowther
17:00–18:00 | Hayden Thorpe's Wetlands: Composing a Geography of Sound
Mercury Prize-nominated musician Hayden Thorpe explores the relationship between music, nature and place through his project Wetlands. Discover how sound, landscape and creative practice can shape our connection with the natural world, with reflections and selected pieces from the album.
- Moderator: Michael Cromwell
- Speakers: Hayden Thorpe, Lucy Joy and String Quartet
Join the conversation!
Our livestream chat is open throughout the afternoon. Share your thoughts and reflections on the sessions with fellow viewers around the world.
Our remote Wildscreen volunteers will be moderating the chat, sharing programme updates and providing signposting throughout the broadcast.
Please keep the conversation respectful and welcoming to everyone.
Enjoy the Festival!