Ramblings Podcast
Clare Balding and guests share inspiring conversations while walking in the great outdoors. Fresh air, nature, gorgeous views and uplifting chat all while exploring the countryside
Clare Balding and guests share inspiring conversations while walking in the great outdoors.
Fresh air and nature, wonderful views and uplifting chat, each week Clare hikes in a different part of our glorious countryside. Walking side by side is the perfect way to cover a huge range of subjects: literature, art, wildlife, nature, taking on personal or physical challenges, dealing with grief, confronting preconceptions about the kind of people who love to ramble.
The conversations are as varied as the landscapes we find ourselves in. If there's a recurring theme, it's the accepted truth that 'solvitur ambulando' - 'it is solved through walking': The sense of wellness, the benefits to mental health, easy companionship, or sometimes just the sense of solitude that being alone in nature brings.
Few things are better than going for a good walk. That's what we aim to share each week on Ramblings with Clare Balding.
Episodes to download
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David Sedaris—Series 23
Thu 7 Mar 2013
American author David Sedaris takes Clare Balding on a litter-picking walk in West Sussex.
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Toyah Willcox—Series 23
Thu 28 Feb 2013
Actress and singer Toyah Willcox takes Clare Balding for a walk in rural Worcestershire.
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Walking with friends—Series 23
Thu 21 Feb 2013
Clare Balding explores the Longdendale Trail and why walking can cement a friendship.
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Walking for Spiritual Renewal—Series 23
Thu 14 Feb 2013
Clare Balding attempts to walk in a silent, meditative state. It doesn't come naturally.
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The Walking Book Group—Series 23
Thu 7 Feb 2013
Clare Balding walks for self improvement, joining a walking book group in North London.
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Steve Backshall—Series 22
Thu 25 Oct 2012
Clare Balding walks with naturalist, author and TV presenter Steve Backshall.
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Simon Evans of the Wye and Usk Foundation—Series 22
Thu 18 Oct 2012
Clare Balding walks with Simon Evans, fisherman and river conservationist.
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Samuel West at Rainham Marshes in Essex—Series 22
Thu 11 Oct 2012
Clare Balding walks with actor and passionate birdwatcher Samuel West.
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Dublin Bay with Eanna Ni Lamhna—Series 22
Thu 4 Oct 2012
Clare Balding continues her series of wildlife walks with a visit to the Irish Coast.
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Taxidermists in Boston Spa, West Yorkshire—Series 22
Thu 27 Sep 2012
Clare joins three taxidermists with a unique take on wildlife by the River Wharfe.
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Richmond Park, London, with Artist Nicola Hicks—Series 22
Thu 20 Sep 2012
Clare is in Richmond Park exploring a sculptor's unique view of London's animal park-life.
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Whitley Bay with Barry Stone—Series 21
Thu 28 Jun 2012
Clare Balding meets author Barry Stone, his partner Paul and their dog, Bonzo.
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Pen Farthing on Dartmoor—Series 21
Thu 21 Jun 2012
Clare Balding walks across a wild Dartmoor with former Royal Marine Pen Farthing.
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Larkhall, South Lanarkshire—Series 21
Thu 14 Jun 2012
Clare walks with veteran long-distance walker Scott Cunningham and his 'best mate', Travis
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Alnmouth, Northumberland—Series 21
Thu 7 Jun 2012
Clare walks with Kelly and Carolyn and dogs Mel the border terrier and Kizzy the lurcher.
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Dartmoor—Series 21
Thu 31 May 2012
Clare walks with members of the Tavistock-Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team, and their dogs.
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Flamborough Head to Bridlington—Series 21
Thu 24 May 2012
Clare Balding meets Stuart and his dog Poppy, walking round England for charity.
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Sir Andrew Motion—Inspirational Walks
Thu 15 Mar 2012
Clare Balding is joined by the former poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion.
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Brecon Beacons - Art in the Park—Inspirational Walks
Thu 8 Mar 2012
Clare Balding is in the Brecon Beacons for the fifth in a series of inspirational walks.
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Kinder Scout—Inspirational Walks
Thu 1 Mar 2012
Clare Balding presents a series of inspirational walks in the British countryside.
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Storytelling in Cornwall—Inspirational Walks
Thu 23 Feb 2012
Clare joins writer and storyteller Anna Maria Murphy on a walk in Cornwall.
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Northern Ireland - The Wee Binnians—Inspirational Walks
Thu 16 Feb 2012
Clare joins members of the Wee Binnians, Northern Ireland's biggest walking club.
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Kent - Octavia Hill Centenary Trail—Inspirational Walks
Thu 9 Feb 2012
In the first of a new series, Clare walks along the Octavia Hill Centenary Trail in Kent.
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Devon - Hope Cove to Salcombe—Listener's Walks
Sat 22 Oct 2011
Clare Balding walks a stretch of the South West Coastal Path from Hope Cove to Salcombe.
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Lincolnshire - The Wolds—Listener's Walks
Sat 15 Oct 2011
Clare Balding discovers that the Lincolnshire Wolds are not as flat as most people think.
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Discovering Kent from Chilham to Wye—Listener's Walks
Sat 8 Oct 2011
Clare Balding discovers the delights of walking along the ancient pathways of Kent.
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Dales Way—Listener's Walks
Sat 1 Oct 2011
Clare Balding walks a section of the Dales Way with its creator, Colin Speakman.
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The Roaches and Lud's Church—Listener's Walks
Sat 24 Sep 2011
Clare Balding walks along the gritstone escarpment of The Roaches in Staffordshire.
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John Jones - Walking & Gigging—Listener's Walks
Sat 17 Sep 2011
Clare Balding joins folk singer and avid walker John Jones in the Chiltern Hills.
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Alderley Edge - Alan Garner—Literary Walks
Sat 25 Jun 2011
Clare Balding explores the countryside of Alderley Edge with author Alan Garner.
Clare's top 30
Listen to a selection of favourite walks from Ramblings.