The Country Life Podcast

Mushroom gin, Lego houses, and dull men and women, with James May

That bloke off Top Gear joins the Country Life Podcast to talk about making his own gin, how to run a pub, why dull men and women are anything but and why he hates the North Pole and suitcases with wheels.

Champagne with fish and chips, and what to drink at Christmas with Oscar Dodd of Fortnum & Mason

Fortnum & Mason's wine and spirits guru Oscar Dodd joins the Country Life podcast.

Kelvin Fletcher: From Strictly Come Dancing to the sheep dip

This week's guest on the Country Life Podcast is Kelvin Fletcher, star of Fletchers' Family Farm, who talks to James Fisher about why he decided to move to the Peak District and dive head first into the rural way of life.

Henrietta Spencer-Churchill: My life at Blenheim Palace, from waterskiing on the lake to dealing with a £10 million bill for a new roof

Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill joins the Country Life Podcast.

The science behind how Nature can heal us, and how it's easier than you think, with Professor Miles Richardson

Professor Miles Richardson joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast.

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen: Changing rooms, mixing leather and velvet, and the joy of growing old disgracefully

Interior designer and TV icon Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen joins the Country Life Podcast.

Haunted houses, psychic aunts, Gothic novels and writing at night with the lights off, with Louise Davidson

It's a halloween special episode of the Country Life podcast this week, as James Fisher is joined by writer Louise Davidson to discuss all things Gothic and the country house.

Do leopards hunt in packs, and other frequently asked travel questions, with Rosie Paterson

As the nights close in, Country Life's travel editor Rosie Paterson joins the podcast to talk about all things travel.

'We talk about life's big questions with people who probably thought they were just coming in to discuss the redecoration of their house': Nicole Salvesen and Mary Graham on the Country Life Podcast

Nicole Salvesen and Mary Graham of Salvesen Graham join James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast.

Epic beauty, sweeping grandeur and water pouring through the ceiling: What it's really like to live in your own castle, with Cosmo Linzee Gordon

Cosmo Linzee Gordon joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast to talk about his upbringing at Cluny Castle.

Poems about pies, the foul-mouthed parrot upstaging Margaret Atwood and starting World War III via Desert Island Discs: Ian McMillan on the Country Life Podcast

Poet, broadcaster and writer Ian McMillan joins the Country Life Podcast.

Literature, landscape and re-wiggling rivers, with Vicky and Charles Rangeley-Wilson

Lucy Shepherd: Britain's most intrepid young explorer on how she went from rural Suffolk to trekking the Amazon

Lucy Shepherd has spent the last 10 years adventuring through some of the most extraordinary landscapes in the world. She spoke to James Fisher about her life, her inspirations, her career to date and her latest expedition, through some of the most remote jungle in the Amazon.

Charlie Bigham: The man behind the meals on food, farming, and why cooking his lasagne takes three hours

Who doesn't love a Charlie Bigham fish pie or tikka masala? We spoke to the main man on the Country Life podcast to learn the secrets behind his famous food and hear more about his new cookbook.

Cooking baked beans in an Aston Martin, rubbing shoulders with Beyoncé and sneaking onto yachts at Monaco, with Adam Hay-Nicholls

The motoring and travel journalist Adam Hay-Nicholls joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast this week.

The Spice Girls, The Stage and the state of the Arts, with Alistair Smith

The Stage editor Alistair Smith joins James Fisher on the Country Life podcast this week to talk about the performing arts.

How to live like a Tudor, and other stories, with Ruth Goodman

Historian and author Ruth Goodman joins James Fisher to discuss her life and work, the importance of working class history and how to cook on an open fire.

David Messum: Whimsical tales from the life of one of Britain's greatest art dealers

David Messum joins Country Life to discuss his 60-year career in the art world.

From Tudors and Georgians to pet monkeys in Roman Britain: Matt Thompson of English Heritage on telling the stories of the past

Matt Thompson of English Heritage joins the Country Life Podcast.

Violet Manners: The daughter of a duke with a vision for bridging the gap between the past, present and future of our heritage

Violet Manners, founder of HeritageXplore, joins the Country Life podcast to talk about how the latest technology can help us appreciate and understand our heritage better than ever.