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367. A quest to find King Arthur with historian Amy Jeffs
Season 19 Episode 68
The Plodcast heads to the Cotswolds this week in search of King Arthur. Historian and artist Amy Jeffs has written a new study exploring the earliest…
1 month, 1 week ago
Sound Escape 289. Enjoy the song of the sea on the island of Sark
Season 19
It's the morning after a storm on the island of Sark and you've followed a narrow track along a wooded valley that opens into a tiny cove. Taking she…
1 month, 1 week ago
366. Harvesting walnuts with the Bishop of Bath and Wells in the Somerset Levels
Season 19 Episode 67
This week, the Plodcast heads to Sharpham Park Farm in the Somerset Levels to join the 'Pickle Me Walnuts' day of harvesting and preparing young waln…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Sound Escape 288. Join the crowds in Bristol witnessing 2026's the solar eclipse
Season 19
On the crunchy parched grass of the Clifton Downs, you join the crowds gathering to witness the 2026 solar eclipse. As the atmosphere builds, people …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
365. A quest to explore the wildlife of the River Thames with writer and naturalist Stephen Rutt
Season 19 Episode 66
“A fulmar once vomited in my eye!” Writer and naturalist Stephen Rutt recalls his adventures following s raindrop from source to sea for his new book…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Sound Escape 287. A blissful few moments beside a Welsh lake in high summer
Season 19
There's nothing better on a hot afternoon than sitting in the cool of the reedbeds beside a lake. As you relax, wildlife emerges – waterbirds gossipi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
364. A walk in Suffolk with award-winning writer Melissa Harrison discussing her new novel The Given World
Season 19 Episode 65
This week we welcome award-winning novelist and nature diarist Melissa Harrison to the Plodcast for the first time.
Melissa's new novel, The Given Wo…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Sound Escape 286. In a parched landscape, the generous river provides life and music
Season 19
Despite the endless drought, the river still runs. Reduced yes, but still a generous artery of life in a parched countryside. You sit beside it, cool…
2 months ago
363. Learn about a plan to eradicate destructive, non-native predators
Season 19 Episode 64
Since they escaped into the wild in the mid 20th century, American mink have wreaked havoc on our waterways, virtually wiping out water voles and oth…
2 months ago
Sound Escape 285. Gentle breezes and summer melodies from a meadow in Sussex
Season 19
It's too hot for gardening so you retire to a wildflower meadow where a cooling breeze and gentle conversations of sparrows and jackdaws soothe your …
2 months, 1 week ago