Ramblings Podcast
Clare Balding and guests share inspiring conversations while walking in the great outdoors. Fresh air, nature, gorgeous views and uplifting chat all while exploring the countryside
Clare Balding and guests share inspiring conversations while walking in the great outdoors.
Fresh air and nature, wonderful views and uplifting chat, each week Clare hikes in a different part of our glorious countryside. Walking side by side is the perfect way to cover a huge range of subjects: literature, art, wildlife, nature, taking on personal or physical challenges, dealing with grief, confronting preconceptions about the kind of people who love to ramble.
The conversations are as varied as the landscapes we find ourselves in. If there's a recurring theme, it's the accepted truth that 'solvitur ambulando' - 'it is solved through walking': The sense of wellness, the benefits to mental health, easy companionship, or sometimes just the sense of solitude that being alone in nature brings.
Few things are better than going for a good walk. That's what we aim to share each week on Ramblings with Clare Balding.
Episodes to download
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Rachael Kiddey, Avon Estuary—Series 26
Thu 20 Feb 2014
Clare Balding walks with Rachael Kiddey and her mother, Rosie Barrett, in Devon.
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Tom Isaacs, Chorley Wood—Series 26
Thu 13 Feb 2014
Clare Balding walks along the river Chess with Tom Isaacs who has Parkinson's disease.
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John McCarthy walks with volunteer rangers on the South Downs—Series 25
Thu 24 Oct 2013
John McCarthy walks with volunteer rangers on the South Downs.
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The Same Walk 365 Times—Series 25
Thu 17 Oct 2013
Guest presenter Toyah Willcox joins listener Cathy Dreyer for a walk in Oxfordshire.
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Newbiggin on Lune to Kirkby Stephen—Series 25
Thu 10 Oct 2013
Dougie Vipond meets 10-year-old Annabelle Asher, walking the 190-mile 'Coast to Coast'.
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Durham with Maggie and Keith Bell—Series 25
Thu 3 Oct 2013
Clare Balding walks around the city of Durham with Maggie and Keith Bell.
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Werca's Folk, Warkworth in Northumberland—Series 25
Thu 26 Sep 2013
Clare Balding walks with Werca's Folk, a women's choir from Warkworth in Northumberland.
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The Tuesday Walkers of North Devon—Series 25
Thu 19 Sep 2013
Clare Balding walks in Somerset with the Tuesday Walkers of North Devon.
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Tara Bariana recalls his long walk home to India—Series 24
Thu 27 Jun 2013
Clare Balding walks with Tara Bariana, who recalls his extraordinary walk home to India.
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West Highland Way from Balmaha—Series 24
Thu 20 Jun 2013
Clare Balding walks with twin sisters Pauline Walker and Fiona Rennie.
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In Search of the Old Ways—Series 24
Thu 13 Jun 2013
Clare Balding walks in Cambridgeshire with author and academic Robert Macfarlane.
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In Search of Love—Series 24
Thu 6 Jun 2013
Clare Balding meets those who have found love and companionship through walking.
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George Monbiot in search of the wild—Series 24
Thu 30 May 2013
Clare Balding walks in search of the wild with environmentalist George Monbiot.
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Chilterns American Women's Club hiking group—Series 24
Thu 23 May 2013
Clare Balding joins a hiking group for ex-pat American and international spouses.
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Michael Weltike - Barefoot Walker—Series 23
Thu 14 Mar 2013
Michael Weltike tries to persuade Clare Balding of the benefits of barefoot walking.
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David Sedaris—Series 23
Thu 7 Mar 2013
American author David Sedaris takes Clare Balding on a litter-picking walk in West Sussex.
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Toyah Willcox—Series 23
Thu 28 Feb 2013
Actress and singer Toyah Willcox takes Clare Balding for a walk in rural Worcestershire.
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Walking with friends—Series 23
Thu 21 Feb 2013
Clare Balding explores the Longdendale Trail and why walking can cement a friendship.
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Walking for Spiritual Renewal—Series 23
Thu 14 Feb 2013
Clare Balding attempts to walk in a silent, meditative state. It doesn't come naturally.
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The Walking Book Group—Series 23
Thu 7 Feb 2013
Clare Balding walks for self improvement, joining a walking book group in North London.
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Steve Backshall—Series 22
Thu 25 Oct 2012
Clare Balding walks with naturalist, author and TV presenter Steve Backshall.
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Simon Evans of the Wye and Usk Foundation—Series 22
Thu 18 Oct 2012
Clare Balding walks with Simon Evans, fisherman and river conservationist.
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Samuel West at Rainham Marshes in Essex—Series 22
Thu 11 Oct 2012
Clare Balding walks with actor and passionate birdwatcher Samuel West.
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Dublin Bay with Eanna Ni Lamhna—Series 22
Thu 4 Oct 2012
Clare Balding continues her series of wildlife walks with a visit to the Irish Coast.
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Taxidermists in Boston Spa, West Yorkshire—Series 22
Thu 27 Sep 2012
Clare joins three taxidermists with a unique take on wildlife by the River Wharfe.
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Richmond Park, London, with Artist Nicola Hicks—Series 22
Thu 20 Sep 2012
Clare is in Richmond Park exploring a sculptor's unique view of London's animal park-life.
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Whitley Bay with Barry Stone—Series 21
Thu 28 Jun 2012
Clare Balding meets author Barry Stone, his partner Paul and their dog, Bonzo.
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Pen Farthing on Dartmoor—Series 21
Thu 21 Jun 2012
Clare Balding walks across a wild Dartmoor with former Royal Marine Pen Farthing.
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Larkhall, South Lanarkshire—Series 21
Thu 14 Jun 2012
Clare walks with veteran long-distance walker Scott Cunningham and his 'best mate', Travis
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Alnmouth, Northumberland—Series 21
Thu 7 Jun 2012
Clare walks with Kelly and Carolyn and dogs Mel the border terrier and Kizzy the lurcher.
Clare's top 30
Listen to a selection of favourite walks from Ramblings.