Immediate Media

Immediate Media

Sound Escape 162. Relax to an amazing chorus of toads recorded underwater

You're beside a small pond where toads are thronging the margins, jostling and tootling as they...

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What happens in our bodies as we age? And is it possible to turn back the clock?

Be it biology, psychology or philosophy, ageing and death are undoubtedly two of the most...

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239. Exploring Roman Silchester and discovering folk music with broadcasting legend Matthew Bannister

This week we're off to the Roman town of Silchester deep in the Hampshire countryside. Plodcast...

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How science can help you have better conversations

Do you ever find yourself in a meeting at work or in a social occasion and notice how someone in...

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Sound Escape 161. The satisfying crunch of footsteps on fresh snow

We're in the Bannau Brycheiniog – and an overnight snowfall has dusted the hilltops. It's melting...

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Synaesthesia: How some of us experience music as shapes and colours and words as flavours

Do you experience sounds or music visually as certain shapes? Or perhaps you are able to ‘taste’...

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What do musical terms really mean?

Classical music is packed with weird and wonderful musical terminology. Steve Wright speaks to...

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238. A special night walk in Epping Forest to bring communities together

This week we're off to Epping Forest on the eastern edge of London on a night walk to hear from...

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Why you’re not actually addicted to your phone

Just about everywhere we look today, screens, and in particular social media, are being called...

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Sound Escape 160. A gentle morning's chorus of birds in a leafy suburb

Saturday in a suburb of gardens full of daffodils and crocuses - and the birds are awake long...

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How personalised medicine is about to change healthcare

There’s no doubt new advances in science and technology are having a huge impact on the way we...

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How do you play the French horn?

The uplifting sound of the horn, particularly in an orchestral setting, is familiar to audiences...

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How some of the most fascinating discoveries in astronomy were made by accident

For those of us on the outside, scientific discoveries can often appear to be neat, tidy and well...

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How do you write a film soundtrack?

Classical film scores have given us some of the most recognisable music ever written – and film...

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Sound Escape 159. Gorgeous woodland birdsong heralds the oncoming spring

We've stopped in a forgotten, overgrown green lane on a hillside. A bright sun sears deep into...

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The surprising role of clouds in climate change

Clouds aren’t just the harbingers of bad weather. Turns out, they are crucial players in the...

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236. On the trail of a water dragon known as the 'Sussex Knucker'

This week we're off to Sussex in the great company of Plodcast regular Maria Hodson. Maria heads...

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Why giraffes are undergoing a silent extinction

There can be few animals that are as iconic and instantly recognisable as giraffes. But despite...

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Sound Escape 158. The haunting cries of seals on a Norfolk beach

This week we’re at Horsey Gap, a long and sandy beach in Norfolk. Over the roar of the North Sea,...

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