BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Release stress through stargazing, with Dr Mark Westmoquette Jan 20, 2026

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Green spaces, blue spaces, but what about black spaces? Discover how our night's sky can help to feel grounded and release the stresses of everyday life. Astrophysicist and mindful stargazing expert Dr Mark Westmoquette encourages us all to pause, notice and connect to our dark skies for wellbeing.

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Bird Watching with Nadeem Perera - Carrion Crow Jan 17, 2026

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A glossy black mastermind with an intense knowing stare. Moves slow when it wants to think and fast when it wants to act. Always scanning always learning.

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Beat cold and flu season with plants, with Dr Kim Walker Jan 15, 2026

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Medical herbalist Kim Walker reveals how plants can be harnessed to tackle coughs, colds and provide basic first aid. She also shares herbal remedies for anxiety and depression, which you can make at home, using plants found from your garden or foraged on walks.

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Improve your sleep, with Dr Christine Blume Jan 13, 2026

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Explore the fascinating connection between our gardens, natural light, and the quality of our sleep with leading sleep scientist Dr. Christine Blume. Based at the Centre for Chronobiology at the University of Basel in Switzerland, Christine's groundbreaking research explores how the natural world around us - from daylight to ambient temperature - affects our circadian rhythms and sleep patterns.

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Bird Watching with Nadeem Perera - Pigeon Jan 10, 2026

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The classic city bird. Chest puffed. Neck shimmering like slick oil on water. Moving through streets like a long term resident who knows every shortcut and has no interest in leaving.

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Control stress using birdsong, with Dr Natalia Zielonka Jan 08, 2026

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Gardens and landscapes can deliver a wealth of shared benefits to wildlife and people but when was the last time you paused to consider the effect that nature-generated sound is having as part of that? Dr Natalia Zielonka has been researching just that, especially the impact of birdsong and how it can actively boost positivity and combat stress. RSPB Great British Bird Watch tie in?

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Adam Frost on how to find the magic in your garden Jan 06, 2026

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Adam discusses how the feel of a garden is as important as how it looks and the strong connection we can have to plants. How scent can aid health and wellbeing and the importance of soil health for our gut health and that creating a garden is beneficial for our health and wellbeing, as well as the health and wellbeing of our planet and wildlife. Adam shares that gardens should be about moments, taking the time to enjoy being in the garden, and finding the magic of being in that space.

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Bird Watching with Nadeem Perera - Trailer Jan 03, 2026

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This series is a love letter to the underloved the misunderstood and the birds humans get wrong every single day. These are not the glamorous documentary species filmed on the far side of the planet. These are the birds you see on estates rooftops school playgrounds seaside towns motorway edges and scruffy riverbanks. The everyday birds people overlook complain about or call pests. But these species are the ones that tell the real story of how wildlife and people live together. Discover more in a new podcast series of Bird Watching with Nadeem Perera, every Saturday in January.

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Wellness Series Trailer Jan 01, 2026

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Give your mental and physical health a boost this January and February with a new Wellness podcast series from BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine.

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In Conversations at Kew with Frances Tophill and Adam Frost Dec 30, 2025

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Recorded live in September at Kew Gardens, join Nicki Chapman as she talks all things gardening, and more, with Adam Frost and Frances Tophill. Discussing their love of gardening, there's practical advice and gardening confessions too!

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