James Robinson: A fifth-generation farmer on the ups and downs of 'the most glorious job in the world'
'It's often the most glorious job in the world,' says James Robinson, a farmer in Cumbria whose family have been working the same piece of land since the 19th century.The bad days, though, can be blea...
29 Sep 202526min
Hannah Shergold: Flying helicopters, rampaging elephants and painting Ronnie Wood
Hannah Shergold is nothing if not proof that following your instincts really can take you anywhere.Today, she's one of the best-known artists in Britain, a painter and sculptor who has sold countless ...
22 Sep 202552min
Mark Ashley-Miller: The man who sailed to (almost) every harbour in the British Isles
In 2018, Mark Ashley-Miller bought a boat. There's nothing unusual in that, but there is in what happened next: he decided to sail around the coasts of Britain and Ireland, visiting every single harbo...
15 Sep 202530min
Jules Perowne: Where to go in 2026, hotel disasters and podcasting with Richard E. Grant
Jules Perowne — CEO and founder of Perowne International — is one of the most respected voices in the luxury travel industry, working as a consultant and PR guru for some of the most famous hotels in ...
8 Sep 202534min
White-tailed eagles: From 'the greatest wildlife crime imaginable' to Nature's most wonderful comeback story
For most of the last 2,000 years, the white-tailed eagle — or sea eagle — has been one of the most common birds of prey in Britain.That all ended in horrendous fashion from the late 18th century onwar...
1 Sep 202524min
If there's no fish, there's no fishing, with Robin Philpott
If you are a person who lives in the UK, and you like standing in, or nearby, rivers, there’s a good chance you will have heard of Farlows. It is one of the great outdoors companies of the UK, a place...
26 Aug 202528min
What the hedge can tell us about the countryside, with Richard Negus
Hedges are fascinating because they are like buildings. They are pretty much everywhere in rural England, Scotland and Wales, and yet do we ever really stop and think about what they are and what they...
19 Aug 202536min
Ken Follett on Stonehenge, building cathedrals, and the glaring flaw in Shakespeare's greatest soliloquy
Ken Follett is a man who doesn’t really need much introduction, but introduce him I will anyway. Thirty-eight books written. 197 million copies sold in 80 countries and in 40 languages. Very popular a...
12 Aug 202538min
