The Happy Pod: Former teacher celebrated as a crocodile
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
After identifying a new species of ancient crocodile for his PhD, Ewan Bodenham honoured his favourite physics teacher who inspired him many years before. Galahadosuchus jonesi has been named after Rhys Jones - who says it is a privilege. Plus, the school in Brazil that many gave up on a decade ago wins a prestigious international award. A woman has been reunited with her prosthetic leg ten months after she lost it in the sea. We hear about the dog that led police in Louisville to a missing three year old and the Mosque that went viral for sharing videos of a pilates class for men over the age of 50. Our weekly collection of inspiring, uplifting and happy news from around the world.
Presenter: Oliver Conway. Music composed by Iona Hampson.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:07.3 | If American politics is leaving you with a lot of questions, you're not alone. |
| 0:12.2 | On America's, we chat through what's really going on. |
| 0:15.3 | Make sense of what's happening in the US, with new podcast episodes arriving throughout the week. |
| 0:20.6 | America's, listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:23.6 | This is the Happy Pod from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:31.4 | Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. And in this edition... |
| 0:34.8 | I've called it Gala Hadasukas, Jonesi. |
| 0:38.2 | So Jonesi, notably here, honouring Rhys Jones, my physics teacher. |
| 0:44.1 | It was such an unexpected privilege and honour to have a crocodile named after me. |
| 0:49.6 | The physics teacher honoured by one of his former students. |
| 0:53.2 | The school in Brazil that's transformed itself from one of the worst to one of the best. |
| 0:58.4 | Plus... |
| 0:59.1 | When my eyes actually focused in, I thought, oh, it's a leg. |
| 1:03.0 | And then I thought, oh no, where's the rest of the person? |
| 1:06.2 | You know, I'm looking up the cliff thinking, surely someone's not fallen down the cliff. |
| 1:10.5 | The woman who found a prosthetic leg 10 months after it was lost and... |
| 1:16.0 | Performing again after two years of painful silence was simply incredible. |
| 1:21.8 | I felt seen and heard for so much more than just my illness. |
| 1:28.1 | I felt like myself again. |
| 1:31.5 | The man given back his voice thanks to AI. |
| 1:40.2 | But we start with a story about an inspiring teacher. |
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