Episodes

  • Tim Key on maybe being a ghost and definitely being a pigeon, but not knowing why

    Tim Key on maybe being a ghost and definitely being a pigeon, but not knowing why
    Dec 18 2025
    Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival has always been the centre of Tim Key’s professional life. For over 20 years, he’s been bringing shows to the city, honing his craft in the intensity of month-long runs. Every time he visits, he climbs Arthur’s Seat, so while he was in town for some Christmas gigs, we joined him on the ascent. He talks about the city’s place in his heart, the unfortunate year of 2002, being ignored in favour of Mark Watson and not getting any clarity on why he spent almost all his screen time in Bong Joon Ho’s film Mickey 17 dressed as a pigeon. A Life More Wild is an 18Sixty production, brought to you by Canopy & Stars. Production by Clarissa Maycock. Our theme music is by Billie Marten.
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    25 mins
  • Quick Strolls: Challenging Nature

    Quick Strolls: Challenging Nature
    Dec 4 2025
    Welcome to Quick Strolls, shorter walks with the guests from A Life More Wild. In episode ten, we talk to three guests who have taken on incredible challenges in nature, from a six-month trail hike and wandering the Cairngorms in period costume, to a paramotor flight from the Russian Arctic to the UK.
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    8 mins
  • Quick Strolls: Natural Design

    Quick Strolls: Natural Design
    Nov 20 2025
    Welcome to Quick Strolls, shorter walks with the guests from A Life More Wild. In episode nine, we examine how design and architecture have been inspired by nature, from a tiny private garden to a London landmark.
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    6 mins
  • Luke Adam Hawker on etching under a poncho in the rain

    Luke Adam Hawker on etching under a poncho in the rain
    Nov 6 2025
    Luke Adam Hawker, once a designer and architect, is now a full-time artist, whose work is a deeply emotive exploration of nature, our relationship to it and our connections with each other. As he walks through the woods near his home, he talks about creating a book entirely of etchings, learning from his non-verbal son and the challenges of work in situ in all conditions. A Life More Wild is an 18Sixty production, brought to you by Canopy & Stars. Production by Clarissa Maycock. Our theme music is by Billie Marten.
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    22 mins
  • Quick Strolls: Coping with Loss

    Quick Strolls: Coping with Loss
    Oct 15 2025
    Welcome to Quick Strolls, shorter walks with the guests from A Life More Wild. In episode eight, we talk to guests who’ve leant on nature to help them through some of the most difficult times in their lives. This episode of Quick Strolls deals with the potentially triggering issues of grief, death and suicide right from the outset.
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    7 mins
  • Mark Diacono on grounding, growing and momentous soup

    Mark Diacono on grounding, growing and momentous soup
    Oct 1 2025
    Mark Diacono has always grown, cooked and written about food. But despite a life lived in and around nature, he felt disconnected. A simple weekly diary helped him get back in touch with the natural world and himself, and an even simpler soup helped him cope with being “happily heartbroken”. A Life More Wild is an 18Sixty production, brought to you by Canopy & Stars. Production by Clarissa Maycock. Our theme music is by Billie Marten.
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    22 mins
  • Quick Strolls: A Space for Everyone

    Quick Strolls: A Space for Everyone
    Sep 17 2025
    Welcome to Quick Strolls, shorter walks with the guests from A Life More Wild. In episode seven, we look back on the responsibility that many of our guests have felt to ensure that others love and value nature, whether it’s their own family, their community or the whole of the UK.
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    6 mins
  • Lia Leendertz on the joy of watching the seasons change

    Lia Leendertz on the joy of watching the seasons change
    Sep 3 2025
    Lia Leendertz has revived the tradition of the almanac, charting nature for the coming year. As she walks through Ashton Court, in Bristol, she thinks about how easy it is to shut ourselves off from nature and the joy she’s found in starting a community dedicated to noticing the passage of the year the world over. A Life More Wild is an 18Sixty production, brought to you by Canopy & Stars. Production by Clarissa Maycock. Our theme music is by Billie Marten.
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    26 mins