PODCASTS

'Brimful of interesting, fresh, and thought-provoking ideas. Comforting, intelligent, non-judgemental, and warm. And I even liked pretty much all the jokes!’  John Lloyd (Blackadder, Hitch-Hikers, Spitting Image, QI, Museum of Curiosity) 

SEEKER! THE KEN CAMPBELL PODCAST

Daisy Campbell and David Bramwell plunder the audio archive of theatre maverick and raconteur Ken Campbell to bring you some of his finest monologues and other specially recorded episodes; celebrating one of the most hilarious and unclassifiable talents of our time. These fifteen episodes cover nearly all of Ken’s monologues spanning the period from 1990 to 2008 as well as a special event at the British Library with Nina Conte, Terry Johnson, Toby Jones and Prunella Gee.

THE ODDITORIUM PODCAST 

Featuring different guest speakers who share their passions for an eclectic array of subjects. It was hosted by me and – until his untimely death – the much-missed David Mounfield, best known as Geoffrey from Radio 4's Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show. Guest speakers have included Alan Moore, Bunny Suicides' Andy Riley, John Higgs, Daisy Campbell (daughter of Ken Campbell), Dr. Rupert Sheldrake and Sarah Angliss. The Odditorium also runs as a live event at Brighton Festival and Wilderness Festival.

ADVENTURES IN NUTOPIA

Adventures in Nutopia is a documentary podcast series n search of new stories, radical movements, systems, myths and ideas that might steer us into a more inclusive, networked and ecological future.In Nutopia all are welcome. Don’t worry about poe-faced beard-stroking, there’s plenty of mischief, fun and weirdness to be had.

Series One delves deep into the origins of the myths that shaped western thinking, the concept of reality tunnels, agro-ecology, the pioneering work with VR for mental health, precession fermentation, social prescription, narrative-based medicine, Ecological Civilisation, The Commons, the Eightfold Wheel of the Year and the resurgence of interest in pilgrimage and ritual. 

We draw on individuals from the past whose attitudes still feel ahead of the curve – including Alan Watts, Robert Anton Wilson and Mary Midgley – and share the ideas of such guests as George Monbiot (Regenesis), John Higgs (The Future Starts Here), Jeremy Lent, artists Daisy Campbell and Brooke Palmieri, mythologist Sharon Blackie, head druids Kris Hughes and Philip Carr-Gomm, Pilgrim Trust founder Guy Hayward and eco-farmer and broadcaster Abi Rose. 

WATLING STREET

A 4-part psychogeographical adventure, uncovering little-known corners of Britain’s history and culture by travelling along one of the first lines on our map. It is presented by myself and author John Higgs and features talks, poetry, music performances and conversations with such guests as Iain Sinclair, Alan Moore, Salena Godden, Cerys Matthews, Andy Miller, CJ Stone and Miranda Kane. John and I travel from Canterbury to London; Northampton to Anglesey. Along the way we discover Milton Keynes to have been built as a sun temple; that London's oldest relic has its own Twitter account; that dragons have been unfairly maligned in British myths and that Alan Moore lives in the centre of the universe.  

WAYS OF WATER

These nine short podcasts were a joy to make and feature some of my favourite people in nature writing, psychogeography and music, including Tristan Gooley (How to Read Water), Dixe Wills (Tiny Islands), Hugh Warwick (A Prickly Affair), folk singer Sam Lee and QI co-creator John Mitchinson. 

Also popping up occasionally is John Shuttleworth, to share some little-known canal facts– provided his next-door neighbour Ken Worthington doesn’t interrupt, that is. 

Originally made for the Canal and River Trust.

Top Ten for Arts and Culture 2015
— iTunes
Top 50 essential podcasts 2016
— The Guardian
A taste for genius matched by eccentricity
— Bella Todd, The Guardian