Natural Wanders - The Plodcast. Mandi Stark
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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 or conservation as they take an exploratory plod around a wild place they love.
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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_/
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Erland 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-reserveCarve 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