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The Plodcast

The Plodcast

BBC Countryfile Magazine brings you The Plodcast - a weekly escape to the British countryside with fascinating guests and the wonders of the great outdoors.

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Show overview

The Plodcast has been publishing since 2010, and across the 16 years since has built a catalogue of 666 episodes, alongside 112 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 370 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 19th season.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 13 min and 53 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 51 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 105 episodes published. Published by Immediate Media.

Episodes
666
Running
2010–2026 · 16y
Median length
29 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

BBC Countryfile Magazine brings you The Plodcast - a weekly escape to the British countryside with fascinating guests and the wonders of the great outdoors. Enjoy a new escape into the countryside every Tuesday and wind down with our Sound Escapes on a Friday. Find out more about us at www.countryfile.com/podcast Subscribe to the print version of BBC Countryfile Magazine at https://www.ourmediashop.com/bbc-countryfile-magazine-wmonx25

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Sound Escape 279. Wander through a glistening woodland

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356. Witness the amazing power of the outdoors - and rescue hens - to help disadvantaged children

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Sound Escape 278. Wind down on a hazy Welsh clifftop

Jun 19, 202612 min

355. Head to the Hebridean island of Bute to meet naturalist and author Lucy Lapwing

Jun 16, 202658 min

Sound Escape 277. Be calmed and cooled by rainfall in an ancient woodland

Jun 12, 202621 min

354. Chelsea Flower Show Special part 2: In the ancient woodland garden at the show

Jun 9, 202636 min

Sound Escape 276. The vibrant bird-chatter of an African island

Jun 5, 202613 min

353. Chelsea Flower Show Special part 1: Exploring Penn Wood, the inspiration for the Woodland Trust's Chelsea Garden

Jun 2, 202655 min

Sound Escape 275. The enchanted buzz of a honeysuckle plant

May 29, 202616 min

352. Escape to the stunningly beautiful wilds of Torridon in the Scottish Highlands

May 26, 202656 min

Sound Escape 274. A chorus of cuckoos and song thrushes above Loch Torridon

May 22, 202620 min

351. Explore a marvellous garden of bees with writer and expert Dave Goulson

May 19, 202657 min

Sound Escape 273. Hear the magic of willow warblers and chaffinches on the Isle of Purbeck

May 15, 202610 min

350. A quest to find hidden urban wildlife with Amanda Tuke on the streets of Cardiff

May 12, 202656 min

Sound Escape 272. Relax to the evening symphony of an oak woodland - led by a song thrush

May 8, 202618 min

349. Haunting folk tales and beautiful art inspired by nature with Jackie Morris and Tamsin Abbott

May 5, 20261h 12m

Sound Escape 271. Gaze over the sun-kissed sea on the South-West coast

May 1, 202615 min

348. A quest to discover the secret of painter John Constable's genius - with Susan Owens

Apr 28, 202656 min

Sound Escape 270. Be entranced by a sensational dawn chorus from Dorset

Apr 24, 202618 min

347. A marvellous metal detecting quest with Lucy Gray and Ellie Bruce from Roman Found

Apr 21, 202654 min
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