Best Scribehound Podcasts (2024)

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Emily Graham: The Countryside Needs Commercial Shoots but They Must Adapt [13 min listen] 13:37

5h ago13:37

13:37

We all know commercial shooting is often one of the Achilles heels of the shooting debate but why do they need to survive, who do they help, what benefit do they bring and how do they need to adjust? Commercial shooting seems to be a close second when it comes to criticism of the shooting community by the shooting community, as well as from outside…

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Francis Fulford: Carbon Capture Comes to Rewilding [7 min listen] 7:10

3h ago7:10

7:10

Damage a tree and its reaction is to try to heal itself. A lot of this action happens below ground in increased root growth. This leads to 'Carbon Capture.' So next time you see a tree, bash it and help save the planet. So goes the new theory... Coming soon to a cinema near you, Wilding. According to The Guardian, this is “The film about the farmin…

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Mark Firth: The Fragile Beauty of Our Chalkstreams is Under Threat [6 min listen] 6:20

3h ago6:20

6:20

Decades of mismanagement and poor policy has left our rare and precious chalkstream environments in a perilous state Two rare environments are close to my heart – Heather Moorland and Chalkstreams. Both are almost unique on a global scale and thus massively important. You might think these are two very different environments; well, yes, they are – …

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Beyond the Hedge - When the Government Banned Cheese and How the Industry Bounced Back 46:53

8h ago46:53

46:53

It’s hard to believe but during the Second World War it was only legal to make one type of regulation Cheddar in Britain – making any other sort of cheese was banned. Sixty years on, however, the British cheese industry is flying. There are over 750 different types, some of them ancient and others very new, and prizes for cheesemaking are hotly con…

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Jonathan Young - Bagging a Macnab: the ultimate and very affordable challenge [6 min listen] 6:03

6h ago6:03

6:03

The classic Macnab - salmon, stag and grouse - may be costly but try one of the variants and the experience will never be forgotten What would be your choice for Desert Island Discs? I pondered on this while the Sealyhams worked a brash pile for a rat. Plastic Bertrand’s Ca Plane Pour Moi definitely, along with Noel Coward’s Mad Dogs and Englishmen…

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Pete McLeod: After the Mayfly: Taking on the Challenge of Educated Trout [7 min listen] 7:07

1d ago7:07

7:07

When June weedcut is done and peace returns to the chalkstreams the trout become fickle and the fishing is engrossing The time of the Mayfly hatch on the chalkstreams has long been one of the highlights of our fishing calendar. Normally through May and early June this wonderful insect that even us uneducated entomologists can identify have fisherme…

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Owen Williams: Blessed are the Treeplanters [20 min listen] 20:04

2d ago20:04

20:04

What if our uplands are already producing good biodiversity and tree planting will damage this and their potential to capture carbon? Is there time to rethink, or has the expensive rewilding express train already left the station? Whilst few could argue that our country needs more woodland, the difficulty is agreeing on where we plant all those tre…

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Roger Morgan-Grenville: From Doom to Dreams: The Five Types of Nature Writing [9 min listen] 9:05

3d ago9:05

9:05

I unearth some home truths about nature writing and try to explain why it matters For the last three mornings, I’ve been up at 4.00 am murdering adverbs. I have just finished my book on Britain’s coastline, and my agent thinks I need to reduce the word count by about 4,000, of which at least a quarter will come from adverbs. She is right. Adverbs a…

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Sam Carlisle: Kill a Salmon, Close a River: Norway's Pain Must be a Lesson [10 min listen] 10:16

4d ago10:16

10:16

The Norwegian Government has shut down salmon fishing on some of the country’s most storied rivers. Should it serve as a warning to us all? Tom’s grandfather had a fine death. He was discovered lying on a gravel bank of the river Orkla in Norway, his hat tilted to shield his face from the sun. His fishing rod rested neatly beside him, and next to t…

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George Browne: The Art of the Bodge - Rural Problem Solving at its Finest [9 min listen] 9:09

5d ago9:09

9:09

Living and working in the countryside often requires a creative approach to problem-solving, best demonstrated by the improvised solutions we come up with. They may not be pretty, or even terribly safe, but they get the job done You will, I am sure, be familiar with the concept of a ‘life hack’. Social media and the press are awash with videos and …

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Charlie Jacoby: What are we to Expect for our Wildlife from the Labour Government? [15 min listen] 15:33

6d ago15:33

15:33

Fieldsports, along with Israel and private schools, are red meat for the rabble of Labour backbenchers. As a public-school-educated trophy-hunter with a Jewish surname, I'm off to an internment camp. Good intentions are wonderful things. In June 2024, they paved the way for 60,000 people to march in London alongside Chris Packham, Extinction Rebell…

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"Pigeons Cost Farmers £75m a Year" In pursuit of the extraordinary wood pigeon 40:10

13d ago40:10

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We’ve undoubtedly all seen wood pigeons but did you know they are one of Britain’s biggest agricultural pests? It’s estimated they cause over £75m-£100m worth of damage to farmers’ crops every year. They are also delicious and are highly prized, gastronomically, in pubs and restaurants. Patrick sets off for the Cotswolds to shoot some pigeons over …

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Talkin' 'bout regeneration - What is regenerative farming and will it save the world? 56:11

27d ago56:11

56:11

We’ve probably all heard the term ‘regenerative farming’ but what does it actually mean, how do you farm regeneratively, and what does it achieve? Patrick heads to North Norfolk to meet Jimmy Goodley, a farmer in the Stiffkey Valley who is trying to create a financially viable and sustainable farming business for his young children to one day take …

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Will we lose the turtledove? The battle to save part of England's soul 1:00:08

1M ago1:00:08

1:00:08

It's often said that, within 25 years, the turtledove will be gone from England's hedgerows. When they go, if they go, we will lose something that is a huge part of British culture – they are present in our folk songs and our poetry and for centuries the sound they make, a sort of sweet purring, has been synonymous with springtime. But in Suffolk, …

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The challenge of being a tenant farmer in modern Britain 43:29

2M ago43:29

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Around half of Britain’s farmers rent some or all of the land they work, but in Britain's changing agricultural landscape, where significant profits can be made through rewilding, tree planting and renting out rural properties to city-dwellers, it is becoming harder and harder for aspiring farmers to find any ground. They were once a cornerstone of…

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How To Save The English Village - In Search of Lost Pubs and Egg Vending Machines 57:32

3M ago57:32

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Inspired by the chance discovery of an egg vending machine deep in rural Norfolk, Patrick Galbraith reflects upon the changes to village life that have occurred over the last hundred years or so. Patrick goes in search of the farmer who owns the pickled egg dispenser - David - and discovers that his family has farmed the land around Great Snoring (…

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How to win the Grand National - Horses, tears, and the men who can’t give up 43:27

3M ago43:27

43:27

Patrick Galbraith meets Marcus Armytage, Grand National-winning jockey and Scribehounder, at his home in Berkshire to find out what it takes to win the most famous horse race in the world. Patrick learns about Marcus’ route into racing and why he never made the step from amateur to professional, despite still holding the record for the National. Ne…

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Eating on the Wild Side: Cooking Squirrel Offal and Foraged Fennel 31:50

4M ago31:50

31:50

Patrick Galbraith learns about offal and why chefs love cooking with it. First, he heads to Norfolk with his friend Sachin Kureishi to shoot some woodpigeons and some squirrels. Mission accomplished, he returns to London where the young butcher, chef, and offal devotee, Flossy Philips, comes over to his flat to cook some really impressive dishes, u…

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English Wine: The Art of Doing Things Differently 43:04

4M ago43:04

43:04

Patrick Galbraith plunges into the fascinating world of English wine. He chats to Henry Jeffreys, the celebrated drinks journalist, about his highly-acclaimed new book Vines in a Cold Climate: the people behind the English wine revolution. Henry tells him that the world of English wine is still very much in its infancy – he also paints a picture of…

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Britain’s Deer Problem: Can We Eat Our Way Out Of It? 42:00

4M ago42:00

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Patrick Galbraith shoots a Chinese water deer and learns about Britain’s growing deer problem. There are more deer in this country than there’ve almost ever been and they are causing all sorts of problems. In Scotland they are destroying pine forests and in England they are browsing out scrub and bramble where nightingales used to sing. It’s very e…

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Emily Graham: The Countryside Needs Commercial Shoots but They Must Adapt [13 min listen] 13:37

1
Francis Fulford: Carbon Capture Comes to Rewilding [7 min listen] 7:10

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Mark Firth: The Fragile Beauty of Our Chalkstreams is Under Threat [6 min listen] 6:20

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Beyond the Hedge - When the Government Banned Cheese and How the Industry Bounced Back 46:53

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Jonathan Young - Bagging a Macnab: the ultimate and very affordable challenge [6 min listen] 6:03

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Pete McLeod: After the Mayfly: Taking on the Challenge of Educated Trout [7 min listen] 7:07

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Owen Williams: Blessed are the Treeplanters [20 min listen] 20:04

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Roger Morgan-Grenville: From Doom to Dreams: The Five Types of Nature Writing [9 min listen] 9:05

1
Sam Carlisle: Kill a Salmon, Close a River: Norway's Pain Must be a Lesson [10 min listen] 10:16

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George Browne: The Art of the Bodge - Rural Problem Solving at its Finest [9 min listen] 9:09

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Charlie Jacoby: What are we to Expect for our Wildlife from the Labour Government? [15 min listen] 15:33

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"Pigeons Cost Farmers £75m a Year" In pursuit of the extraordinary wood pigeon 40:10

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Talkin' 'bout regeneration - What is regenerative farming and will it save the world? 56:11

1
Will we lose the turtledove? The battle to save part of England's soul 1:00:08

1
The challenge of being a tenant farmer in modern Britain 43:29

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How To Save The English Village - In Search of Lost Pubs and Egg Vending Machines 57:32

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How to win the Grand National - Horses, tears, and the men who can’t give up 43:27

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Eating on the Wild Side: Cooking Squirrel Offal and Foraged Fennel 31:50

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English Wine: The Art of Doing Things Differently 43:04

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Britain’s Deer Problem: Can We Eat Our Way Out Of It? 42:00

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