A Life More Wild
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Charlie Cooper on detecting Roman grots, sleeping on his sister’s floor and the truth about Big Mandy
September 16, 2026 · 23 minCharlie Cooper shot to fame when he and his sister Daisy wrote and starred in the hit TV series This Country. While some might see the show as poking fun at rural life in the south west, Charlie’s affection for the countryside in which he…
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The Sounds of Summer in the South Downs
August 26, 2026 · 13 minThis year, as well as walks with interesting guests, we’re doing something a little different on A Life More Wild. Working with our charity partner Campaign for National Parks, we’re creating bonus episodes with seasonal soundscapes…
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Matrescence author Lucy Jones on the deeply transformational nature of motherhood, the calm of a graveyard and what she learnt from studying slime moulds
August 12, 2026 · 23 minWe walk among the headstones of a cemetery with journalist and author of Matrescence, Lucy Jones, as she talks about the struggle to reconcile the societal ideal of a mother with her own experience, how her search for insight led to her…
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Emily Chappell on winning the Transcontinental, crying with joy on the streets of Paris and learning how to enjoy non-extreme cycling
July 15, 2026 · 24 minEmily Chappell went from being a bike messenger in London to winning the Transcontinental, a 4000km race across Europe, in 2016. But cycling is far more than a physical test for her. Her relationship with the sport has changed many times…
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Joycelyn Longdon on secret willow rooms and radical imagination
June 10, 2026 · 23 minJoycelyn Longdon wears many hats. She works on conservation with communities in Ghana, she speaks and writes about environmental action and she also specialises in something called bioacoustics. It keeps her pretty busy, so we caught up…
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The Sounds of Spring in Eryri National Park
May 21, 2026 · 10 minThis year, as well as walks with interesting guests, we’re doing something a little different on A Life More Wild. Working with our charity partner Campaign for National Parks, we’re creating bonus episodes with seasonal soundscapes…
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Barney Murray on the wibbly tightness, brutal conditions and surprisingly young demographic of drystone walling
April 15, 2026 · 21 minBarney Murray was in his late teens, studying art and hating it. He took a casual labouring job with a couple of guys who ran a drystone walling company. He never looked back. Nine years later and now a certified Master Craftsman, he loves…
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Jordan Stephens on fame, heartbreak, dogs and braving the weather
March 12, 2026 · 22 minAt the age of 20, Jordan Stephens achieved his dream - when Rizzle Kicks’ album Stereo Typical went platinum. He’d always loved music and had seen it as a way he could transform the lives of himself and his mother. With the album’s…