Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcast

Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcast is a weekly show, about nature, wildlife and countryside living with Chris Skinner from High Ash Farm in Norfolk, UK.


When you donate to Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcast, it goes directly to the weekly production costs of the show - enabling the team behind it to create a sustainable podcast. 

We also use the funds to produce and distribute CDs to people who can't access the internet. If you know someone who would enjoy the show and is in this situation, call us on 01603 273899, or email [email protected] 


The show is produced by SOUNDYARD - a non-profit podcast production company with a social aim: to amplify under-heard voices. 


New episodes of Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcast are released every Sunday at 0700 GMT. Click here to listen. 

For updates on the show, join the newsletter: soundyard.org/chris

SOUNDYARD is a Community Interest Company registered in England and Wales No. 14358833

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Jan | £10

Thank you - mum is going to get Chris's CD podcasts for Xmas now - she will be thrilled!

Richard

Long may this podcast continue

Anonymous | £26

Thank you for keeping this gem shining brightly for all

Tim

Chris and Mathew's slot on Radio Norfolk was the perfect start to my Sunday Mornings. I am so grateful they are making the podcasts now, so I can continue listening to them.

Keith | £5/M

Thank you so much Soundyard for bringing us Chris and Matt on the countryside podcast. I can't possibly fit into these few words how much it means to me that you have kept this wonderful Norfolk gem available for us to listen to each week. Thank you.

Rupert Rawcliffe

I am delighted to make this donation as suggested by the wonderful Ron Brewer of Old Buckenham. Keep up your good work, Best Lord of Old Buckenham

Lorraine Spilsbury | £5

Love your show

David | £5.46/M

What you are doing with Soundyard is wonderful, we are so grateful to still be able to listen to Chris Skinner. It would be fantastic if you could persuade Alan Grey to do something similar from his garden, maybe with assistance from Ian, to make up for the lack of the garden party. I now have a redundant battery radio that was bought purely to listen to the garden party while I was in the greenhouse or working in the garden. No other use for it now the BBC have ignored the wishes of their listeners.

Nicola | £21.07

I love listening to the podcast( and walking around High Ash Farm) Thank you for keeping the podcast alive.

Michael | £5

Never missed Chris+Matthew on Sunday mornings so the podcasts are worth their weight in gold always listen to them when working alone on farm for friendly company!...Myk

Anonymous | £20

Jane

Sorry not much, I wish I could add a few noughts. Best thing to listen to each week. Thank you.

Sheila

Colin | £5

Love the program and so pleased you are able to continue with your new podcast.

Robert

Thank you very much for continuing to broadcast this wonderful depiction of wildlife conservation at High Ash Farm. We love listening to the evocative and informative stories, and hope our donation assists with its continued production and distribution.

Helen | £26.29

Thank you for finding a way to keep bringing this broadcasting gem to your appreciative audience. It is listening gold!

Deborah

I love the CD service. So often it is assumed that everyone can access and cope with the internet and no thought is given for those who can't.

PAT | £5.47/M

Thank You Anna and Sophie for helping us to enjoy our Sunday mornings once more (although we will always mourn the demise of Treasure Quest!). We have listened to the Countryside Hour on Radio Norfolk for years and couldn't believe it was being 'axed'. However you have both restored our faith again by producing Chris and Matthew's excellent Countryside Podcast. My husband has Dementia now, and really enjoys still listening on a Sunday morning. He finds the fascinating subjects covered can hold his attention and interest. You are both to be congratulated on your imaginative enterprise and we wish you every success.

Bonnie Van Dine | £15.88

Ian

Fabulous podcast. Great to see something good growing from the demise of Radio Norfolk.

Anna

Love the podcast as regular walker at High Ash Farm. Music is fab too - is it part of a longer piece and if so can you tell us what it is sometime ?

Victor Bucknell | £100

Whilst listening to Chris, whether he is talking history or wildlife it's like being there with him. We hope Soundyard continues and is a successful enterprise. Well done. Very best wishes from Vic and Glenys xx

John | £8.07/M

We "discovered" the Radio Norfolk broadcast a few years back whilst my wife was in hospital. It became a regular feature of our lives and we have downloaded as many as we could find back to 2016. These are listened to roughly at the same time of the year to give us historic pictures of the Norfolk wildlife. Needless to say we thoroughly enjoy the programs and the presentation by Chris and Mathew and with our monthly subscription to their Sound Yard podcasts we hope to continue to enjoy for a long time to come. Best Wishes from Wildlife Lovers of Medway Kent.

Tony Hickman | £6.51/M

I have listened to all Your Radio Norfolk shows on repeat since discovering them during lockdown. My nightly companion. Your knowledge and enthusiasm Chris is truly inspiring and together with Matthew you make a formidably effective broadcasting team so I am absolutely delighted that you are continuing together in this venture after the BBC's attempts to wreck local radio. Please do not underestimate the value of your show to so many of us around the world, keep up the great work!

Andrew Clarke | £10

Thank you for keeping the program going. Love it Andy

John | £10.90

I listen to lots of natural history podcasts but this one is consistently my favourite.

Sarah

Thanks to Soundyard, Chris & Matthew for finding a way to continue producing this wonderful show. Your determination to ensure that it remains accessible to all is admirable and very much appreciated.

Cindy Gowing | £31.49

Thankyou for a great listen, looking forward to many more

Jane Lee | £5.70

Wonderful and very thoughtful of Anna and Sophie too.

David A | £10.67/M