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Andrew, a man in a van, and Lewis, a woman in a van, talking about stuff. In a van. What sort of stuff? Mostly books, the outdoors, food, drink, board gaming, and van life. We'll be with you prently.... more
FAQs about A Voice in a Van:How many episodes does A Voice in a Van have?The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.
June 25, 2023Camping in hot weatherThe team sweat it out on Cornwall's Lizard and Roseland peninsulas. Also: Mary Wesley's The Camomile Lawn, James Knowlson's Damned To Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett, Natalie Hayes's Stone Blind, Restoration Games's Unmatched, Cornish Cream Tea ice cream, orchids, a lot of local beer, and some cracking seafood....more49minPlay
May 29, 2023Camping on the North Coast 500Are we 'van-dals'? The team describe their anti-clockwise journey around the North Coast 500 and reflect on the impact the route has had on the Highlands. Also: Kate Rew's 'The Outdoor Swimmers' Handbook', and Slavoj Žižek's 'Event: A Philosophical Journey Through a Concept'...more1h 1minPlay
April 20, 2023Camping with new kitWe're back in the New Forest with an Outdoor Revolution awning, a Thule bike rack, Dorthe Nors 'A Line in The World', G.W.F. Hegel's 'Phenomenology of Spirit', Paul Kildea's 'Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century', tikka paneer Rogan Josh, and Flack's Double Drop....more39minPlay
September 25, 2022Camping with friends'D' spends her first-ever night under canvas as we explore Skipton and its surroundings. Yarndale 2022, a plethora of micropubs, and top-notch cooked breakfasts feature, along with Alison Light's 'Mrs Woolf and the Servants' and Patrick Leigh Fermor's 'A Time of Gifts'. CONTENT WARNING: please be aware that this episode features frequent uses of the phrase 'super-dinky'. No, we don't know where that came from either....more28minPlay
June 30, 2022Camping on uneven groundWe're in Dorset on the 'REDACTED Coast' with A History of the World in Twelve Maps' by Jerry Brotton, 'Authority and Freedom' by Jed Perl, cider, unexpected rappelling, and sheep that baa 'way-hay', 'help!', and 'AAARGH'. All life is here, and much of it is wearing a fleece....more37minPlay
May 19, 2022Camping on an islandThe canny and uncanny landscapes of Clara Vyvyan's travel writing and Helen de Guerry Simpson's weird psychogeography frame an unexpectedly Australian-themed episode. Big landscapes (walking the south west coast of the Isle of Wight), big barbie breakfasts (we try out the Cadac Grillo Chef 40), and a couple of tinnies (well, bottles of Goddards. And not for breakfast)....more40minPlay
May 07, 2022Camping on a pub siteOf badgers, beers, and books. It's all wild! Plus: Annabel Abbs 'Windswept: Walking in the Footsteps of Remarkable Women', and Olga Tokarczuk's 'Drive Your Plough Over the Bones of the Dead' and 'Flights'....more37minPlay
April 28, 2022Camping on a site with limited resourcesNot so much no shoes, no shirt, no dice as no loos, no showers, woodlice. Plus: Rebecca Solnit's 'A Field Guide to Getting Lost', and the irresistible allure of arch miserablist Thomas Bernhard....more34minPlay
March 24, 2022Shakedown shindigVirago Modern Classics, St Mars of the Desert beers, Porta Potties and pea fritters: this episode really does have it all....more26minPlay
March 10, 2022IntroductionIntroducing A Voice in a Van: a podcast full of books, descriptions of and sounds from wherever we find ourselves in the great outdoors, as well as food, drink, boardgaming, and reflections on holidaying in a camper van....more5minPlay
FAQs about A Voice in a Van:How many episodes does A Voice in a Van have?The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.