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Now Showing Our 15 Latest Episodes

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Wiggly Podcast 0146Fire!
Length: 35 mins 40 secs | First netcast on Aug 25 2008
 
The whole Wiggly Team have a lucky escape when a fire starts in the yard, fortunately Monty saves the day. But first there are new iTunes reviews from both sides of the Atlantic plus a Festival of Wild Food, sobering news about shiny Apples, frugal ideas for growing onions and plenty of product promotion.
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Wiggly Podcast 0145Brewing up a Storm (Kettle)
Length: 34 mins 41 secs | First netcast on Aug 18 2008
 
The Team gather on the Wiggly Sofa to air a complaint, an apology, an announcement and a review. Plus there's Riccardo demonstrating why the hole in the bottom of the Storm Kettle doesn't let the water out; Farmer Phil giving the green light to an archeological dig; an item on planting Rowan; and even Heather singing. Thank goodness Monty's back with a new series of Monty Casts.
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  • Heather's Highlights:
  • 00 mins 02 secs Welcome from the team (and Jam) with a really mixed bag this week.
  • 01 mins 48 secs Megan Lynch has a complaint and wants more of the Wiggly team from the sofa.
  • 04 mins 54 secs Richard is brewing up an indoor storm with his exciting kettle.
  • 10 mins 46 secs Phil chats to Tim Hoverd of Hfdshire Archeology about a possible Bronze Age feature on the farm.
  • 18 mins 39 secs What will knicker catching Richard & Terry be up to on 10 October 2008?
  • 21 mins 00 secs Richard on how, where and why to plant the native Rowan tree.
  • 22 mins 17 secs Rich takes a trip down memory lane after watching the BBC's "Lost land of the jaguar"
  • 26 mins 13 secs Time for a really useful Wiggly product review.
  • 27 mins 12 secs And now for a serious apology from an enthusiastic 5' 1/2" high person on freedom food.
  • 31 mins 16 secs Over to Monty for a weekly fact on Wigglyness.
  • 31 mins 50 secs Does anyone know of a good system, store person or a large swear box?
  • 33 mins 35 secs There's a petrified owl in your fireplace. (Petrified, he must have been b*!%$y livid!)
Wiggly Podcast 0144A Herb Garden (with Lions off)
Length: 35 mins 00 secs | First netcast on Aug 11 2008
 
Heather and Richard welcome Christine Hope to the Wiggly Sofa to talk about her award-winning local shop in Longtown. But first, Richard visits Pippa Rosen's Wiltshire herb garden from whence come the organic vegetable, salad and herb seeds featured in the Wiggly Catalogue. Gareth from the Wiggly Phone Team also drops in to give a few tips on how to keep a Can-O-Worms running smoothly.
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  • Heather's Highlights:
  • 00 mins 17 secs Welcome! Who is on the sofa this week peas?
  • 04 mins 51 secs Richard chats to Pippa Rosen from her base in Wiltshire about her seed growing business.
  • 21 mins 38 secs Welcome to this week's special guest (and Gareth!)
  • 22 mins 26 secs Christine Hope, entrepreneur of Longtown & star of The Weakest Link, joins the team today.
  • 29 mins 10 secs That's all for this week folks - sorry Gareth, there's no time for you. Only joking!
Wiggly Podcast 0143How free is an RSPCA Freedom Pig?
Length: 35 mins 14 secs | First netcast on Aug 04 2008
 
Heather has cracked her laptop's screen, but will she replace it with a new Dell competition prize or her new MacBook Air? Farmer Phil thinks the RSPCA are being politically cynical with their involvement in the TB in cattle debate. Graham and Sue tell Richard about the work of Usk Conservation Volunteers and, back in Blakemere, Heather visits Emma and Pete's Piggy Day. There's even our latest iTunes Review all packed into a bumper episode.
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  • Heather's Highlights:
  • 00 mins 17 secs Welcome to this week's show. Good news! We are finalists in a Dell competition.
  • 01 mins 17 secs Time for the latest iTunes review from Muttimum
  • 04 mins 49 secs What's on this week?
  • 05 mins 44 secs And so the debate about TB, badgers and cattle rumbles on.
  • 16 mins 07 secs Richard visits Usk to catch up with Sue Webber & to watch conservationists at work!
  • 24 mins 12 secs Heather is at a Piggy Open Day at Preston on Wye(http://emmaspigs.blogspot.com)
Wiggly Podcast 0142The potential to pay off some of the overdraft
Length: 29 mins 57 secs | First netcast on Jul 28 2008
 
The squeeze is on Heather when Farmer Phil's radio appearance talking about volatile farm gate prices develops into a bit of a 'chatter'. Richard stays well out of it, but he's back behind the microphone when he visits Lindsay Neal to find out quite a lot about composting nappies! Still, the Royal Welsh Show's doing well.
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  • Heather's Highlights:
  • 00 mins 01 secs Welcome from a puzzled and system-less Heather and the team.
  • 03 mins 00 secs Farmer Phil's been on the radio defending UK farmers and Richard is silent (well almost!)
  • 10 mins 59 secs Richard visits granny on a mission, Lindsay Neil, at home to find out about nappy composting.
  • 28 mins 08 secs And on next week's show is Sue Webber from the Usk Conservation and Environmental Group.
Wiggly Podcast 0141The New Felicity Kendal
Length: 32 mins 46 secs | First netcast on Jul 21 2008
 
The Team are back together on the Wiggly Sofa for a wide ranging discussion that ranges from easily cured eye diseases and the costs of renting a farm to Richard's opinion of Broad Beans. Plus there's a visit to Richard's vegetable patch and a trip to Terry Walton's allotment to see how his Can-O-Worms is doing. But all of this pales besides Heather's excitement over the latest iTunes review...
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  • Heather's Highlights:
  • 00 mins 01 secs Welcome from the whole team this week, including the moaning old farmer.
  • 06 mins 36 secs The new updated catalogue is out and customer Jim provides some feedback.
  • 08 mins 58 secs What's Terry been up to down at the allotment?
  • 16 mins 17 secs The team are chuffed and Heather loves the new WW shop complete with reviews.
  • 18 mins 34 secs Beans, glorious beans, a grunting dog and a breathless Richard in the garden.
  • 23 mins 06 secs Time for an iTunes review from Nadine who likes to listen whilst ironing.
  • 26 mins 46 secs What's on next week's show? We have a feature on the mad nappy lady.
  • 27 mins 53 secs TB or not TB? That is the question for Farmer Phil next week.
  • 29 mins 20 secs Heather aka Felicity Kendall loves Brad in Florida for his 5* iTunes review.
Wiggly Podcast 0140The PR Agent for Earthworms
Length: 26 mins 34 secs | First netcast on Jul 14 2008
 
Ricardo is joined on the Wiggly Sofa by special guest Mary Murphy from South Africa, who tells him about her success in getting one of Africa's most prestigious hotels to compost all their kitchen waste with worms - and with 72 chefs at work there's a lot of waste involved. Next up it's a Skype interview with John Gossop, a Yorkshire farmer who's written a book about the impact of Peak Oil, and how it will affect us all in the very near future.
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  • Heather's Highlights:
  • 00 mins 18 secs Welcome from Richard, who is all on his own this week.
  • 02 mins 31 secs Richard chats to environmental activist Mary Murphy from Full Cycle (www.fullcycle.co.za)
  • 11 mins 49 secs We have a bit of feedback from the YouTube website.
  • 12 mins 41 secs Rich reviews the book "Famine in the West" written by Yorkshire farmer John Gossop.
  • 14 mins 26 secs Rich chats to John Gossop about peak food & his thoughts on the future of food production.
Wiggly Podcast 0139Bird in a Yellow Truck
Length: 35 mins 01 secs | First netcast on Jul 07 2008
 
It's Jodie's last day at Wiggly Wigglers so she returns to the sofa for one last time to reminisce about the early days of Wiggly Wigglers. The Team also get to see the winning entries from Farmer Phil's painting competition, where it's a win for Tufty the squirrel. There's also the last of the pieces from Phil and Heather's Indian trip, when Phil gets to talk to Dr Gupta who is an agriculture and environment advisor to the Indian government.
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  • Heather's Highlights:
  • 00 mins 01 secs Heather wants an indoor pool to save bath water and it's goodbye to Jodie.
  • 11 mins 14 secs Why are you leaving and what are you going to do Jodie?
  • 13 mins 47 secs What's coming up on this week's show?
  • 14 mins 07 secs Phil talks to Rohit Gupta, Scientific Consultant to the Indian Government.
  • 21 mins 17 secs A pea feature from roving Ricardo followed by a veggie patch update from the team.
  • 25 mins 46 secs The team review the Farmer Phil painting competition.
  • 31 mins 55 secs Time for a 5* iTunes review from BeakerJ
  • 34 mins 07 secs Dame Edna has a surprise in store for Jodie.
Wiggly Podcast 0138The Guru of Substance
Length: 32 mins 05 secs | First netcast on Jun 30 2008
 
Phil has become a victim of crime and is missing from the Wiggly Sofa this week, but he crops up in a piece that was held over from the explosive Episode 136. Heather and Richard straighten out the confusion surrounding two similar Indian names and we finally get to hear the interview with Dr Madhaf Mehra from the World Environment Foundation's conference in Palampur. Back at home there's been plenty of support for the ambushed Riccardo and also it seems that wasps have some friends amongst the Wiggly listenership.
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  • Heather's Highlights:
  • 00 mins 18 secs Welcome from Heather and Richard. Farmer Phil is traumatised and missing from the sofa.
  • 02 mins 22 secs What's on this week?
  • 03 mins 18 secs Heather chats to Dr Madhav Mehra from the World Council for Corporate Governance.
  • 17 mins 35 secs Thanks for your iTune reviews, but how about getting us a slot on the radio?
  • 21 mins 42 secs The boys are buddies again, but Richard claims his beer tasted a little bitter!
  • 25 mins 31 secs Time for a 4* iTunes review from Loula.
  • 26 mins 24 secs What's on next week and just what is living in Heather's hair?
Wiggly Podcast 0137The Green Himalaya
Length: 32 mins 33 secs | First netcast on Jun 23 2008
 
Peace returns to the Wiggly Sofa but despite Heather's attempts to switch the conversation round to gardening, Richard still wants to talk about his sheep. This time they're in need of a haircut. There's also some feedback about reusing old tyres and another report from the World Environment Foundation Convention in Palampur.
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  • Heather's Highlights:
  • 00 mins 01 secs Richard & Phil are "sort of" friends again and Rich says thank you for his pussy cat hat.
  • 02 mins 49 secs Moving on from last week's show, Farmer Phil apologises (which is a first apparently) to ginger.
  • 04 mins 32 secs On the ovine front, Richard has had his ewes shorn & has news of some new woolly products.
  • 09 mins 25 secs News Flash. Richard is now a clematis expert.
  • 10 mins 05 secs The team get some feedback from listener Martin Grant re growing things in tyres.
  • 14 mins 27 secs Farmer Phil chats to Richard about the recent trip to India.
  • 18 mins 42 secs Heather & Phil visit the Dalai Lama's residence and Heather chats to some VIPs.
  • 31 mins 10 secs With peace reigning on the Wiggly sofa it's time to say goodbye for another week.
Wiggly Podcast 0136Heptavac P
Length: 34 mins 18 secs | First netcast on Jun 16 2008
 
Heather and Farmer Phil are back with news from India, but it's Richard who has gone brown. There's plenty of feedback from listeners, including a full bore rant from the Podchef, but it's a seemingly innocuous question from Heather that springs an ambush for Riccardo.
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  • Heather's Highlights:
  • 00 mins 01 secs Welcome from Farmer Phil, wifely one & "brown as a button" Rich who have some feedback.
  • 04 mins 30 secs The team get a 5* iTunes review from Goldfish.
  • 05 mins 51 secs Heather visits the studio of One World South Asia who use technology to help farmers.
  • 15 mins 18 secs There's an orange eared snake in the garden.
  • 16 mins 14 secs Time for some feedback about Podcast 133 from Wiggly listeners.
  • 17 mins 57 secs Podchef comes out of the woodwork with a "bit" of feedback about Podcast 133.
  • 26 mins 28 secs Heather lights the Heptavac P touch paper and sits back!
Wiggly Podcast 0135No Smoking Crumb
Length: 29 mins 51 secs | First netcast on Jun 09 2008
 
Farmer Phil and Heather try to enter India without a visa, so it's left to Riccardo and Rachel to hold the sofa. There's an update on Rachel's visiting Barn Owl and her attempts to rear Guinea Fowl in her garden, plus the story of how husband Mike gets to cover her in stagnant green slime. Then it's time for Richard to rethink his idea of using old car tyres as a growing container and regale us with another fishing trip story, this time with Nick Fisher. All wrapped up with a Montycast.
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  • Heather's Highlights:
  • 00 mins 21 secs Welcome from Rich and Rach. Phil and Heather are in India... just.
  • 03 mins 56 secs An owl update from Rach together with the latest Guinea Fowl antics.
  • 09 mins 24 secs A Hay Festival report from Richard followed by the big tyre debate.
  • 20 mins 08 secs A fishy tale, or two, from Richard.
  • 22 mins 53 secs Rich goes fishing with Nick Fisher of Screaming Reels and River Cottage fame.
  • 28 mins 16 secs Rachel's on the scrounge for some zander.
  • 28 mins 39 secs Time for a Montycast.
  • 28 mins 53 secs It's Techie Gareth -v- Apple Freak Michael.
Wiggly Podcast 0134Win Great iPrizes
Length: 38 mins 00 secs | First netcast on Jun 02 2008
 
Farmer Phil is holding a painting competition with some valuable prizes, but first there's good news on listener numbers, a Montycast on making good butter, bad news for diesel buyers, good news for sheep owners, and the story of what happened when Riccardo made the trip to the River Cottage. Plus Lillian and Valerie are on tour! It's another eggsceptional Wiggly Podcast.
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  • Heather's Highlights:
  • 00 mins 01 secs Heather's good at maths & the podcast now has 15 million squillion listeners - more than the BBC
  • 01 mins 56 secs Time for an iTunes review from Gardening Gremlin
  • 02 mins 42 secs What's on this week's show?
  • 03 mins 25 secs Montycast: a weekly fact on farming
  • 03 mins 42 secs Wrinkly Bottom in Wigmore, Herefordshire is open on 8 June 2008.
  • 04 mins 22 secs We have sheep for the Hay Festival & blonde (NOT ginger) Rich has to chase his chickens.
  • 06 mins 37 secs Heather has some facts on Ryeland sheep and Farmer Phil has a new tank.
  • 14 mins 22 secs The team chat about Ricardo's adventures to see HFW at River Cottage.
  • 19 mins 42 secs Richard's in Dorset making Hugh a wormery for a new series coming up shortly on Channel 4.
  • 30 mins 28 secs We have a bokashi question from Julian Wilson on Facebook.
  • 31 mins 21 secs It's a Farmer Phil competition alert for kids up to age 101 and there are some real prizes!
Wiggly Podcast 0133I haven't said it yet...
Length: 46 mins 00 secs | First netcast on May 26 2008
 
Richard's first lambing season deals him a cruel blow, but his neighbour, another Richard, is on hand with sound advice and assistance. Back on the Wiggly Sofa there's the beginnings of another row between Farmer Phil and Richard, but Heather's on hand with some gasoline to douse the flames. Finally, there's a sobering piece from Richard as he talks to a Worcestershire beekeeper about the problems besetting the honey bees that keep our gardens pollinated.
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  • Heather's Highlights:
  • 00 mins 18 secs Welcome to the show and a sheep update from Richard.
  • 04 mins 39 secs Farmer Richard visits Ricardo at home with some welcome advice about his little flock.
  • 19 mins 22 secs The team has a heated debate about smallholders v farmers when it comes to animal husbandry.
  • 27 mins 45 secs Still a chance to claim your free spuds darlings and some top tips for recycling old tyres.
  • 31 mins 37 secs Richard turns down the BBC in favour of the WI
  • 33 mins 12 secs Richard chats to Watty from the Worcestershire Beekeepers' Assocation at the Malvern Show.
  • 40 mins 49 secs What can we do to helps bees? Worryingly Phil seems to think crops are pollinated by beans!
  • 44 mins 44 secs Heather seems a little confused about the term rumpy pumpy and Phil & Rich deny everything!
Wiggly Podcast 0132Because Ewe's Worth It
Length: 39 mins 48 secs | First netcast on May 19 2008
 
A new iTunes reviewer claims that she is a Farmer Phil fangirl, Heather gets to see Phil's big drill, squirrel burgers are back on the menu, Heather meets the security Alpacas at Highgrove, Podchef wants to know about lambs' tails, and her early suntan causes Heather to forget that Richard has a guest interview. It's a really packed Wiggly Podcast this week.
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  • Heather's Highlights:
  • 00 mins 01 secs iTunes reviewer wissywoo says Heather's relentlessly effervescent and Phil has a fangirl.
  • 01 mins 50 secs A few big "hellos" from the team and a squirrel update.
  • 07 mins 11 secs iTunes reviewer CouthyQuine says, "warm, funny and witty"
  • 08 mins 16 secs Farmer Phil has planted his peas in perfect conditions & explains the ins and outs of sowing.
  • 19 mins 39 secs Time for another gem from Monty
  • 19 mins 51 secs To dock or not to dock and Farmer Phil on fly strike, lamb's tail stew and toys for dogs.
  • 28 mins 25 secs Old Richard has a chat to "easy on the eye" Charlotte at the Malvern Show.
  • 29 mins 46 secs Richard talks to a bee expert at the Malvern Show - more next week
  • 30 mins 16 secs Heather's got a fantastic suntan and she's prematurely finished the podcast!
  • 30 mins 56 secs Rich chats to Brigit Strawbridge of "It's not easy being green" fame about her latest project.
  • 37 mins 39 secs Richard wants more money and Heather's going red.
  • 38 mins 15 secs Richard is open to all questions and wants feedback from young females
  • 39 mins 04 secs Heather says, "We have squillions of free spuds to give away" (this year!)

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