Making space for nature with Igor

A conversation with Sarah Small about touring the UK by bike... with a viola da gamba in tow! Find out more about Sarah's tour here: Sarah Small - Viola da gambaSound edited by Jonathan Higgins

(Has it?)high-flier is back, and so is unfiltered rambling on the last few months of travel. Trains, planes (still no boats) - things go wrong and lessons are learned...

A conversation with production manager Igor about the need for theatre to co-exist with the natural environment. Mixed and edited by Jonathan Higgins: Jonathan Higgins (jphiggins.co.uk)

A conversation with designer Ana Inés Jabares Pita about her work on Ethyl Smyth's The Wreckers at Glyndebourne in 2022. Editing and mixing by Jonathan Higgins

Reflections on a trip to Los Angeles, guilt, doubt and flight shame. Edited by Jonathan Higgins

Our host chats to Olivier and Tony-award winning lighting designer Paule Constable about how theatre lighting is becoming more sustainable, her advocacy work in the UK and EU including on the Theatre Green Book, and the balance of being an artist and an activist.

A conversation with bass-baritone Jonny Sells about the practicalities and pleasures of touring by land as an ensemble! Find out more about Solomon’s Knot here: www.solomonsknot.co.uk

Our host chats to soprano Juliet Fraser about travels by train and boat across Europe and North America, how to start the conversation with promoters about sustainability, and what it's like to wear the other hat as a Festival director trying to make green choices.

The first in a series of conversations with people from the opera, theatre and music industries about sustainable practice and creating work about the environment. Today's episode features opera and theatre director Lucy Bradley, who talks about making work with sustainability at its heart, breaking the culture of 'busy-ness', and trips to Madrid and Copenhagen. Find out more about the Theatre Green Book and 'The Promise' opera at the following links: Theatre Green Book | ; The Promise | Mysite (handpickedproductions.org)

A data dump to round up seven months of slow travel and ten episodes of high-flier. See you in the autumn for season 2!