Go Wild Podcast
Nature documentaries to inspire your next outdoors adventure introduced by Harriet Noble.
Nature documentaries to inspire your next outdoors adventure. Introduced by Harriet Noble.
Discover the joy of wild swimming, the secrets of outdoor cooking and the tranquillity of canoeing down a river.
Whether you’re an intrepid explorer or a weekend micro adventurer we have a Radio 4 programme for you.
Episodes to download
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The Perfumed Mountaineer
Tue 28 Jul 2020
Hayden Lorimer explores the double life of Walter Poucher, photographer and perfumer.
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Cigarette on the Waveney
Mon 17 Jun 2019
Roger Deakin glides through the shallows of the River Waveney on his canoe, Cigarette.
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Nature - Emma Turner; a life in the reeds
Fri 14 Jun 2019
This programme tells the remarkable story of Emma Turner, a pioneer of bird photography.
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The Flower Fields
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Michael Bird investigates the beautiful tiny flower fields of west Cornwall.
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Nature - The Rainforest Canopy
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Cameraman John Aitchison spends a month on a platform high up in a rainforest canopy.
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Costing the Earth - Cycle City
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Tom Heap asks if London's 'Crossrail for bikes' will really herald a cycling revolution.
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Journey of a Lifetime - Karen Darke. From Source to Sea via Me
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Paralympic Champion hand-cyclist Karen Darke heads for Australia's River Murray.
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Ramblings - George Monbiot in search of the wild
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Clare Balding goes rambling with the writer and environmentalist, George Monbiot.
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Open Country - Surfing on Scotland’s North Coast
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Thurso’s surfing community on why they have some of Europe’s best cold water waves.
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Soundstage - The Oak Woodland
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Sound recordist Chris Watson captures the sounds of an oak woodland over four seasons.
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Open Country - Off Grid in Mid-Wales
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Ian Marchant meets people who live off-grid in mid-Wales.
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A Guide to Coastal Wildlife - Rock Pools
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Brett Westwood joins naturalist Phil Gates to look the rock pool.
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The Food Programme - Outdoor Cooking
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Sheila Dillon looks at the ups and downs of Outdoor Cooking.
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The Life Scientific - Sky at Night presenter Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Jim Al-Khalili speaks to space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
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One to One - Isabel Hardman on nature and depression
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Does being in nature aid our mental health? Isabel Hardman investigates.
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Open Country - Nan Shepherd's Cairngorms
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Helen Mark visits the Cairngorms to find out how this landscape inspired Nan Shepherd.
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Ramblings - In Search of the Old Ways with Robert Macfarlane
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Clare Balding walks with the celebrated author and academic, Robert Macfarlane.
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Welcome to Go Wild
Wed 12 Jun 2019
Nature documentaries to inspire your next outdoors adventure. Introduced by Harriet Noble.
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Living World - Winter Seashore
Fri 24 Jan 2020
Trai Anfield finds the wildlife on the wintry shores of Devon.
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Open Country: The Boat Builders of Pin Mill
Thu 5 Dec 2019
Helen Mark sets sail from Pin Mill to discover the history of boat building in Suffolk.
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Ramblings: Bonding Walks: Stiperstones, Shropshire
Thu 5 Dec 2019
Clare Balding walks to the top of the Stiperstones in Shropshire with a men's group.
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Open Country: Somerset Wassail
Thu 5 Dec 2019
Helen Mark visits Somerset to find out about the ancient tradition of wassailing.
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Go Wild in colder weather
Tue 3 Dec 2019
Introducing a new selection of programmes to inspire your next outdoor adventure.
