Better sleep: The deep connection between sleep and memory
We humans spend roughly one third of our time sleeping. For the average person this adds up to...
23:15
Sound Escape 224. Take a moment in the serene woodland of the Hampshire Downs
Overlooking the vast escarpment of Watership Down, you pause for thought. The sound of gently...
17:28
The new science of how we can harness the healing power of the body’s largest nerve
It’s a little-known fact that we all have two long networks of nerves that run down either side...
37:28
301. Explore the D-Day launch point at Lepe in Hampshire with Julian Humphrys
To commemorate D-Day and the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we met with historian Julian Humphrys at...
42:32
The evolution of music, its impact on human culture and its future
There’s little doubt that music is an integral part of what it means to be human. But how did it...
27:03
Sound Escape 223. Be charmed by the many voices of a moorland stream
Climbing a Peak District moor, you fall into step with a small stream tumbling down the hillside....
14:48
Why we should rethink our relationship with alcohol
The shocking fact is that alcohol is responsible for around three times more deaths globally than...
36:34
Don't miss the Better Sleep miniseries!
Studies show that around one in three of us aren't getting enough sleep, and this is having a...
00:46
300. The team return to Watership Down - the setting for episode 1!
It's episode 300 of the Plodcast! To mark this momentous occasion, Plodcast regulars Hannah, Jack...
01:04:36
How humans may soon become an interplanetary species
It’s now been more than 50 years since any human being has set foot on the Moon, but the ambition...
34:14
Sound Escape 222. Hear swallows chatter as they swoop over the farmyard
A morning's walk leads you to a ramshackle farm where a bench has been left out for walkers. As...
19:03
The listening hacks that can transform your health
Our everyday lives are filled with sounds of all kinds – birdsong, traffic noise, the music we...
31:56
299. Explore The Newt, a nature-friendly country house estate in Somerset
Plodcast host Fergus Collins returns to his Somerset roots this episode to explore a country...
54:58
How new research is combatting Alzheimer’s disease
One in three people born today will develop dementia of some form in their lifetimes. Of these,...
30:47
Sound Escape 221. Be charmed by chiffchaffs and blackcaps beside a woodland pool
A wander through a scrubby wooded cwm brings you out into a glade with a view towards the Preseli...
12:30
How microbes are vital for life on Earth, and may even help save the planet
Although we can’t see them with the naked eye, the Earth is populated by vast numbers of tiny...
23:21
298. A walk with Robert Macfarlane along a Cambridge chalk stream to its magical spring
A special extended edition of the Plodcast this week as we embark on an adventure with celebrated...
01:26:15
How climate change is disrupting nature’s ancient symbiotic relationships
Be it a pair of wolves that mate for life, a pod of female dolphins that hunt together, or a...
28:28
Sound Escape 220. Sit back and enjoy a ride in a canalboat
Is there a more peaceful way to travel than by canal boat? You sit back and relax as you potter...
11:50
How catastrophes have shaped the world as we know it
The history of the Earth is littered with dramatic events that have shaped the planet itself and...
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