29 episodes

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.

Natural Wanders - The Plodcast‪.‬ Mandi Stark

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    • 5.0 • 3 Ratings

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.

    Jamie McPherson ‘What I find most exciting is just different ways of telling stories’

    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/

    • 38 min
    Lis Oakham - ‘We do need to ask less of the planet’

    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

    • 43 min
    Bertie Gregory: ‘I’m very lucky that I get to work with great teams’

    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

    • 41 min
    Dan O'Neill: ‘I’m not afraid to be afraid’

    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

    • 44 min
    Dr Rutendo Shackleton: ‘I like when our world and the natural world collide’

    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

    • 39 min
    Erland Cooper: ‘What music can do is help communicate stories’

    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

    • 44 min

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