The Plodcast

310. Meet the monsters lurking in the corners of our landscape and imagination - with Nicholas Jubber


Listen Later

Monsters haunt the myths and legends of almost every culture in the world. Take a walk along the Dorset coast with Nicholas Jubber looking for the footprints of ancient monsters, to explore why humans have felt the need to invent frightening beasts and beings to scare us from the shadows. Kevin Parr is your Plodcast host this week.

Nicholas's book, Monsterland: A Journey Around the World's Dark Imagination, is published by Scribe UK

And now you can get in touch with the Plodcast team via:

The BBC Countryfile Magazine Plodcast group on Facebook & BBC Countryfile Magazine's Instagram page.

The BBC Countryfile Magazine Plodcast is the Publishers Podcast Awards Special Interest Podcast of the Year 2024 & 2025 and the PPA Podcast of the Year 2022.

If you've enjoyed the plodcast, don't forget to leave likes and positive reviews. Contact the Plodcast team and send your sound recordings of the countryside to: [email protected].

If your letter, email or message is read out on the show, you could WIN a Plodcast Postbag prize of a wildlife- or countryside-themed book chosen by the team.

The Plodcast is produced by Jack Bateman and Lewis Dobbs. The theme tune was written and performed by Blair Dunlop.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The PlodcastBy Our Media

  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4

4.4

89 ratings


More shows like The Plodcast

View all
All The Right Notes by Our Media

All The Right Notes

65 Listeners

History Extra podcast by Immediate Media

History Extra podcast

3,185 Listeners

Scotland Outdoors by BBC Radio Scotland

Scotland Outdoors

243 Listeners

Ramblings by BBC Radio 4

Ramblings

154 Listeners

Star Diary by BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Star Diary

31 Listeners

Open Country by BBC Radio 4

Open Country

85 Listeners

Gardeners' Question Time by BBC Radio 4

Gardeners' Question Time

278 Listeners

Gardeners' Corner by BBC Radio Ulster

Gardeners' Corner

103 Listeners

Gardening with the RHS by Royal Horticultural Society

Gardening with the RHS

255 Listeners

olive by Immediate Media

olive

16 Listeners

Wild Tales | Nature Podcast by National Trust

Wild Tales | Nature Podcast

97 Listeners

Instant Genius by Our Media

Instant Genius

77 Listeners

Folk on Foot by Matthew Bannister

Folk on Foot

67 Listeners

The BikeRadar Podcast by Our Media

The BikeRadar Podcast

99 Listeners

Good Food by Good Food

Good Food

39 Listeners

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast by Immediate Media

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

289 Listeners

As the Season Turns by Ffern

As the Season Turns

204 Listeners

We've Made It by Our Media

We've Made It

1 Listeners

grow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends by Sarah Raven

grow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends

199 Listeners

A Life More Wild by Canopy & Stars

A Life More Wild

17 Listeners

Talking Gardens by Our Media

Talking Gardens

42 Listeners

Where Are You Going? by Loftus Media

Where Are You Going?

33 Listeners

Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple Things by The Simple Things

Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple Things

36 Listeners