# Our Media — RSS Amplifier Everything Our Media publishes, across 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory. Page: Feed: --- ## 364. A walk in Suffolk with award-winning writer Melissa Harrison discussing her new novel The Given World _2026-08-18 · The Plodcast_ This week we welcome award-winning novelist and nature diarist Melissa Harrison to the Plodcast for the first time. Melissa's new novel, The Given World, is a dark and beautiful insight into the complexities of rural life in a rapidly changing world. Plodcast host Fergus Collins meets Melissa in deepest Suffolk to walk and talk about her love of the natural world and provide a glimpse into how she… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4040098772.mp3) ## Sound Escape 286. In a parched landscape, the generous river provides life and music _2026-08-14 · The Plodcast_ Despite the endless drought, the river still runs. Reduced yes, but still a generous artery of life in a parched countryside. You sit beside it, cooled and reassured as numerous small birds: long-tailed tits, wrens and wagtails find similar sanctuary near the water. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Plodcast Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2834224877.mp3) ## 363. Learn about a plan to eradicate destructive, non-native predators _2026-08-11 · The Plodcast_ Since they escaped into the wild in the mid 20th century, American mink have wreaked havoc on our waterways, virtually wiping out water voles and other aquatic wildlife. But a new and highly effective plan is in place to clear these small, deadly predators from the countryside. Plodcast host Fergus Collins visits the High Weald in Sussex to meet Jason Lavender who is leading the operation in the… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4115812453.mp3) ## Discovery beneath the surface of Mars _2026-08-09 · Star Diary_ Tobermory Mackay-Champion reveals a game-changing find in the search for signs of life on Mars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6666318135.mp3) ## Sound Escape 285. Gentle breezes and summer melodies from a meadow in Sussex _2026-08-07 · The Plodcast_ It's too hot for gardening so you retire to a wildflower meadow where a cooling breeze and gentle conversations of sparrows and jackdaws soothe your soul.BBC Countryfile Magazine's Plodcast Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded by Natasha Goodfellow and introduced by Hannah… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5303282740.mp3) ## 362. Enjoy and evening with long-eared owls and a lazy day's fishing with writer Kevin Parr _2026-08-04 · The Plodcast_ We head to Dorset this month to spend a day fishing at a lazy summer lake in the company of Plodcast regular Kevin Parr. But in a perfect Plodcast twist, Kev first has something amazing to reveal to Plodcast host Fergus – a remarkably rare bird in woods not far from his home. Listen on for adventures with long-eared owls and to hear about Kev's new writing adventures. Image by GettyKevin's book,… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4441211973.mp3) ## Sound Escape 284. Hear the beautiful music of a mountain spring in a dry summer landscape _2026-07-31 · The Plodcast_ Walking high in the parched hills you suddenly hear the welcome music of running water. After a brief search, you find a small cave mouth where a spring gushes continuously. The cool water is clear and clean. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Plodcast Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8193606654.mp3) ## August 2026 solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower _2026-07-30 · Star Diary_ Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky this month, including the August 2026 solar eclipse and the peak of one of the year's best meteor showers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6001363260.mp3) ## 361. Discover the secret lives of our forgotten coastal communities with Natasha Carthew _2026-07-28 · The Plodcast_ When we go on holiday to the coast, we tend to overlook the stories of the people who live and work there. Natasha Carthew grew up in a working class community in Cornwall and has travelled around the UK's coast to discover the hidden world of the modern seaside. Plodcast host Fergus Collins meets Natasha for a wander around Bristol Harbour to hear some of these sad, beautiful and sometimes tragic… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9375789428.mp3) ## Sound Escape 283. Lose track of time gazing into the watery seashore _2026-07-24 · The Plodcast_ It’s a sunny morning on the seashore and the tide is going out. It’s Leaving behind shallow rockpools, perfect mirrors of the crisp, blue sky. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Plodcast Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded and introduced by Hannah Tribe.Email the Plodcast team – and send… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6604995509.mp3) ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yafZw1J1npdo) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## 360. Celebrate 100 years of Winnie the Pooh with new stories in 100 Acre Wood from Jane Riordan _2026-07-21 · The Plodcast_ Back in 1926, the first Winnie the Pooh book was published – and became one of the most loved children's stories of all time. One hundred years later, Plodcast host Fergus Collins joins Jane Riordan in the land of Pooh – Ashdown Forest in Sussex – to celebrate the work of AA Milne and EH Shepherd and hear about Jane's wonderful new sequels to the original stories.Included in this Plodcast:… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8601788897.mp3) ## Sound Escape 282. Immerse yourself in the manic action of a sand martin colony _2026-07-17 · The Plodcast_ As you crest a little riverside cliff, the air is filled with clicks, trills and buzzes. Squadrons of sand martins career wildly around you from their colony – a series of burrows dug into the sandy cliff face. The air is alive with aerobatic birds, including the first broods of this year's youngsters who are revelling in flight for the first time. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Plodcast Sound Escapes… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5234217358.mp3) ## How do you weigh a planet that hasn’t formed yet? _2026-07-13 · Star Diary_ Amena Faruqi reveals how she uses cosmic dust rings to measure the mass of planets around distant stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9508254833.mp3) ## Mercury and Saturn return! _2026-06-25 · Star Diary_ Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky in July 2026, from the Moon and planets to constellations and deep-sky objects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1595226800.mp3) ## How to build a planet-hunting spacecraft _2026-06-11 · Star Diary_ Dr Rachel Drummond reveals how engineers are crafting a new space mission, called Ariel, that will study alien worlds across the Galaxy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6849896860.mp3) ## Summer stargazing _2026-05-30 · Star Diary_ Summer is here! Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky, June 2026, including the close meeting of Venus and Jupiter just after dawn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4659300340.mp3) ## How spaceflight hammers the human body _2026-05-07 · Star Diary_ Scientist Tim Etheridge talks Artemis II, crewed spaceflight and the toll of weightlessness on astronauts spending long periods of time in space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6587216158.mp3) ## May's 'blue Moon’ – what we'll really see _2026-04-29 · Star Diary_ Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what's in the sky in May 2026, including the ever-improving return of Venus and what astronomers really think about the 'blue Moon' on 31 May. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8298899277.mp3?updated=1776850843) ## Strange signals from the galactic centre _2026-04-16 · Star Diary_ Astronomer Shyam Balaji reveals how three cosmic signals could be an invisible dark force in deep space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4052269954.mp3) ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/D0EC5jty1o0K) _2026-04-16 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## The Evening Star is back _2026-03-29 · Star Diary_ Venus is slowly returning to the evening sky, marking the re-emergence of one of the best naked-eye objects. Find out what else is happening with the planets, the Moon, stars constellations and deep-sky objects in April 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. 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