Natural Wanders - The Plodcast.

By Mandi Stark

Natural Wanders is a 'Plodcast' that gets you outside to connect with people and nature. In each episode, Mandi Stark is joined for a chat by a guest wanderer from the worlds of TV, film, wildlife

... more

5

55 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Natural Wanders - The Plodcast.:

How many episodes does Natural Wanders - The Plodcast. have?

The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.

Natural Wanders - The Plodcast. episodes:

June 28, 2025 Ellie Williams '‘Sounds really connect us to a place and make us feel a certain way.’
In this episode we go for a dawn chorus wander with sound recordist Ellie Williams. In a forest near Bristol, we chat about capturing soundscapes, pushing boundaries and exploring sensory bubbles.

Follow us on Instagram: @Plodcast
Ellie on Instagram: @soundellie
https://woundedbuffalo.co.uk/people/ellie-williams/
Hear some of Ellie’s work that we chatted about here:
Howler Monkey, Earth Sounds- Rainforest
https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/the-rainforests/umc.cmc.7f45yx1idcihdlh78s8ltnm3o?showId=umc.cmc.2blf5y8e9e818bpdp3xuar408
Olive Ridley Turtles, Secret Lives Of Animals - Making Friends
https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/making-friends/umc.cmc.61goajmw8v7ba2ccfyvqwb6rd?showId=umc.cmc.2o8al5w2z01dnm4f9aw11d2w7
Elephant Seal, Earth Sounds - Atlantic Coasts
https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/atlantic-coasts/umc.cmc.7ju85tlvkhixcqypxp4xpo3f?showId=umc.cmc.2blf5y8e9e818bpdp3xuar408

...more
47min
December 13, 2024 Jack Bootle ‘I think it’s the best job in TV, truly’
In this episode of the Plodcast we go for a wander with the Head of Specialist Factual Commissioning at the BBC, Jack Bootle. In the heart of London we chat about being a TV addict, his career path to commissioning and predicting the future.

Series we chat about:

Big Cats 24/7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002262z

Wild Isles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f0t5dp

Planet Earth 3
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f0t5dp

Other series Jack has commissioned that we love:

AIDS: The Unheard Tapes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0018t1c/aids-the-unheard-tapes

Surgeons: At The Edge of Life
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b09m60sk/surgeons-at-the-edge-of-life

Follow us on Instagram @Plodcast.com

...more
53min
October 13, 2024 Charlie Hamilton-James ‘I want you to look at a picture that’s so disturbing that you can’t help thinking, holy s**t, that’s so beautiful.’
In the first episode of Season 4 we go for a walk in the Wiltshire countryside with wildlife filmmaker and photographer Charlie Hamilton-James. We chat about filming two of the UK’s most loved species, his emotional journey behind this camera and scrolling to indifference.

Follow us on Instagram @Plodcast.com

Find out more about Charlie and his End Times project on charliehamiltonjames.com

Instagram: @chamiltonjames
...more
53min
March 03, 2023 Jamie McPherson ‘What I find most exciting is just different ways of telling stories’
In this final episode of season 3 we go for a West Country wander with wildlife cinematographer Jamie McPherson. We chat about starting in TV, immersive gimbal filming and seeing dinosaurs everywhere.
Website
https://www.jamiemcpherson.com
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/byjamiemcpherson/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/jamiemcphers0n?lang=en
TV
Life on Our Planet - trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37ApeELdzg0
The Hunt
https://www.bbcearth.com/shows/the-hunt
Frozen Planet II
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001gq73/frozen-planet-ii-worlds-of-wonder
Our Planet
https://www.ourplanet.com/en/
...more
39min
February 17, 2023 Lis Oakham - ‘We do need to ask less of the planet’
In this week’s episode we go for a wintery wander with award-winning wildlife filmmaker and climate activist Lis Oakham. Along the banks of the Frome we chat about her path into the industry, filming plants and people for The Green Planet and reducing our environmental impact.
Twitter: @MsOakham
The Green Planet: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0013cl7
Lis’s Human Worlds episode: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00149lg
Filmmakers for Future: Wildlife: ffwildlife.org/
instagram.com/ffwildlife_ffw/
For more information about Natural Wanders, go to: www.thebiglight.com/naturalwanders
...more
44min
February 03, 2023 Bertie Gregory: ‘I’m very lucky that I get to work with great teams’
Deer, drones & diving! Presenter, filmmaker & explorer Bertie Gregory joins us in this episode for a winter walk in Bristol. We chat about his career, from getting started in the industry to his massive series of ‘Epic Adventures’ for Disney+.
TV
Epic Adventures: www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/epic-adventures-with-bertie-gregory/4As67yVT9IiU
Wild Life with Bertie Gregory: youtube.com/watch?v=Jd1mKPPCWtA&feature=shares
Website: www.bertiegregory.com/about
Social
Instagram: @bertiegregory: www.instagram.com/bertiegregory/?hl=en
Twitter: @bertiegregory: twitter.com/bertiegregory?lang=en
Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100044218067114
For more information about Natural Wanders, go to: www.thebiglight.com/naturalwanders
...more
42min
January 20, 2023 Dan O'Neill: ‘I’m not afraid to be afraid’
In this episode of the Plodcast we go for a London wander with wildlife filmmaker and presenter Dan O’Neill. In the heart of the capital we chat about Dan’s eclectic passions, from saving snow leopards to exploring Guayana’s Rewa River, making music for Cate Blanchett, and being the first openly LGBTQIA+ natural history presenter to carry a show.
TV
Giants: www.offthefence.com/Brand/3002/giants
Dan O’Neill Investigates: youtube.com/watch?v=1hET0mIt11Q&list=PL50KW6aT4Ugwoic0RfPob4anJ1zKMCUIF
Ghosts in the Snow: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE7dEshcnNo
Social
Instagram: @danowild
Twitter: @DanONeill_Wild
Sea Our Future Campaign for Attitude youtube.com/watch?v=5kD-zs4aFeA
Climate of Change Podcast www.josarsby.com/news/2022/4/14/climate-of-change-podcast-announced-with-support-from-dan-oneill

Chordata Bytes 1
https://open.spotify.com/album/3gOsNhi9Z25jc39Uk848pJ?si=U8kkPav8T7aikaNZeroDVQ
Chordata Bytes 2 open.spotify.com/album/1i3Pgt0naDyYFiob71NkPE?si=dOPM1G2zSfig5cFfjoo8OQ
Wilderland Film Festival www.wilderlandfestival.com/about
For more information about Natural Wanders, go to: www.thebiglight.com/naturalwanders
...more
45min
January 06, 2023 Dr Rutendo Shackleton: ‘I like when our world and the natural world collide’
‘Love like a mustard seed!’ In this episode of Natural Wanders we go for a plod with the fantastic conservation scientist and presenter Dr Rutendo Shackleton. While battling the elements in Cheshire, we chat about the social bonds of elephants, sharing space with nature and hosting the BBC Earth podcast.
BBC Earth podcast: www.bbcearth.com/podcast
Chester zoo: www.chesterzoo.org/what-we-do/our-zoo/biographies/rutendo-shackleton/
Gritty Talent: www.grittytalent.tv/gritty-represents
Social media: uk.linkedin.com/in/rutendo-shackleton-534728193?trk=public_profile_browsemap
mobile.twitter.com/dr_shack_
www.instagram.com/dr_shack_/
For more information about Natural Wanders, go to: www.thebiglight.com/naturalwanders
...more
40min
December 09, 2022Erland Cooper: ‘What music can do is help communicate stories’
In this week’s episode of Natural Wanders we meet with Orcadian composer and multi-instrumentalist Erland Cooper. From Stromness to the city of London, we chat about being inspired by the people and nature of his Orkney home, breaking into school and planting an album in the earth.
Website: www.erlandcooper.com
Spotify: spotify.com/artist/636k3cBTCgdZfXzCj7Cuaa
Social media
Instagram instagram.com/erlandcooper/
Twitter https://t.co/1uZV8q6GwL
We chatted about..
Walthamstow Wetlands wildlondon.org.uk/walthamstow-wetlands-nature-reserve
Carve the runes, then be content with silence www.contentwithsilence.com/
Peter Maxwell Davies - Farewell to Stromness www.classicfm.com/composers/maxwell-davies/music/farewell-stromness/
Poet George McKay Brown www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/george-mackay-brown/
Press
www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/music-2/erland-coopers-guide-to-finding-peace-in-the-city/
www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/music-2/erland-coopers-guide-to-finding-peace-in-the-city/
www.orkney.com/news/erland-cooper
www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/dec/05/cultural-prescription-hangover
For more information about Natural Wanders, go to: www.thebiglight.com/naturalwanders
...more
45min
November 25, 2022 Dr George McGavin: 'If we have a salvation, it is in science'
Wasps, beetles, botfly and beyond! In this episode we go for a Hampshire plod with the brilliant entomologist and presenter Dr George McGavin. We chat about incredible insects, his latest book, overcoming a stammer and the wonder of science.
George’s new book, All Creatures Small and Great: How Insects Make the World, is available now as an audio book.
The Hidden World: How Insects Sustain Life on Earth and Will Shape Our Lives Tomorrow will be published in hardback on 2nd February 2023.
Website: georgemcgavin.com/
Oxford Museum of Natural History: oumnh.ox.ac.uk/people/george-mcgavin
Twitter: @georgemcgavin
Management: jowandermanagement.com/clients/georgemcgavin.php
For more information about Natural Wanders, go to: www.thebiglight.com/naturalwanders
...more
43min

FAQs about Natural Wanders - The Plodcast.:

How many episodes does Natural Wanders - The Plodcast. have?

The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.