Animal, vegetable to mineral - how national emblems have been chosen
World Service,Β·6 episodes
Why did the Welsh take this mildly flavoured member of the onion family to heart?
How the fleetingly beautiful Cherry Blossom became the official symbol of Japan
Revered by the Maya, a symbol of national pride, the Quetzal is now an endangered species
How the stone-carved Zimbabwe Bird became the national emblem of an independent nation
The lion and the sun motif remained the official symbol of Iran until the 1979 revolution
How the kuna (or pine marten) became the Croatian national emblem in 1941
