Underground Ramblings

by Nadia Raeburn-Cherradi & Gwenllian Tawy

Underground Ramblings is a podcast hosted by Nadia Raeburn-Cherradi and Gwenllian Tawy. This podcast was created to document the diverse voices and experiences of cavers. We hope that what started as a lockdown project will develop into a community-driven collaborative to record the adventures of cavers. For more information, please visit our website: https://undergroundramblings.co.uk/ (Photo Credit: Paul Swire)

Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • Imogen Furlong

    Imogen Furlong

    Our final episode for this season is with Imogen Furlong. In this episode Imogen shares with us her experience of leading caving expeditions and talks about the importance of making caving trips more inclusive for parents. In this episode, the volume of the interview is quieter than the introduction and outro, so you may need to adjust the volume whilst listening.

  • Dominika Wrøblewska

    Dominika Wrøblewska

    Welcome back to another episode of Underground Ramblings. In this episode we talk to Dominika Wrøblewska. Dominika is an artist and a caver, and talks to about some of her cave-related art and sounds projects in this episode. We apologise for the sound quality in this episode…recording a podcast during lockdown had its challenges!

  • Judith Plowman & Nosayba Azhari

    Judith Plowman & Nosayba Azhari

    In this episode, we talk to Judith Plowman and Nosayba Azhari. Judith started caving in her 70s, and has since fallen in love with the sport. Nosayba started caving with the University of Leeds having had very little previous interaction with the great outdoors. This episode brings together two inspiring women to talk about their experiences of starting out as a caver.

  • Becka Lawson

    Becka Lawson

    In this episode we talk with Becka Lawson. Becka shares with us stories from a number of caving expeditions that she has taken part in over the last 30 years. She also tells us about her experience of completing the 50 caving trips in the ‘Not for the Faint Hearted’ book.

  • Jane Chilton

    Jane Chilton

    In this episode we talk with Jane Chilton. Jane tells us about her journey and experiences as a caver. Jane started caving in the 1970s and has been on many expeditions over the years.