Natural Wanders - The Plodcast.

In this episode we go for a Bristol wander with camerawoman Erin Ranney.  We chat about growing up in bear country, her route into natural history filmmaking and separating work from worth. 

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Erin on Instagram: @e.ranney

Erin's website https://www.erinranney.com

In this episode we go for a dawn chorus wander with sound recordist Ellie Williams. In a forest near Bristol, we chat about capturing soundscapes, pushing boundaries and exploring sensory bubbles.

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Ellie on Instagram: @soundellie

https://woundedbuffalo.co.uk/people/ellie-williams/

Hear some of Ellie’s work that we chatted about here:

Howler Monkey, Earth Sounds- Rainforest

https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/the-rainforests/umc.cmc.7f45yx1idcihdlh78s8ltnm3o?showId=umc.cmc.2blf5y8e9e818bpdp3xuar408

Olive Ridley Turtles, Secret Lives Of Animals - Making Friends

https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/making-friends/umc.cmc.61goajmw8v7ba2ccfyvqwb6rd?showId=umc.cmc.2o8al5w2z01dnm4f9aw11d2w7

Elephant Seal, Earth Sounds - Atlantic Coasts

https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/atlantic-coasts/umc.cmc.7ju85tlvkhixcqypxp4xpo3f?showId=umc.cmc.2blf5y8e9e818bpdp3xuar408

In this episode of the Plodcast we go for a wander with the Head of Specialist Factual Commissioning at the BBC, Jack Bootle.  In the heart of London we chat about being a TV addict, his career path to commissioning and predicting the future. 

Series we chat about:

Big Cats 24/7

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002262z

Wild Isles

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f0t5dp

Planet Earth 3

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f0t5dp

Other series Jack has commissioned that we love:

AIDS: The Unheard Tapes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0018t1c/aids-the-unheard-tapes

Surgeons: At The Edge of Life

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b09m60sk/surgeons-at-the-edge-of-life

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In the first episode of Season 4 we go for a walk in the Wiltshire countryside with wildlife filmmaker and photographer Charlie Hamilton-James. We chat about filming two of the UK’s most loved species, his emotional journey behind this camera and scrolling to indifference. 

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Find out more about Charlie and his End Times project on charliehamiltonjames.com

Instagram: @chamiltonjames

In this final episode of season 3 we go for a West Country wander with wildlife cinematographer Jamie McPherson. We chat about starting in TV, immersive gimbal filming and seeing dinosaurs everywhere. 

Website

https://www.jamiemcpherson.com

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/byjamiemcpherson/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/jamiemcphers0n?lang=en

TV

Life on Our Planet - trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37ApeELdzg0

The Hunt 

https://www.bbcearth.com/shows/the-hunt

Frozen Planet II

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001gq73/frozen-planet-ii-worlds-of-wonder

Our Planet

https://www.ourplanet.com/en/