Patricia Glyn Storycatcher
Episodes
Professor Francis Thackeray Part II
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Great mystery surrounds an unidentified skull in a crypt in Warwickshire, England. Francis Thackeray believes he knows who it belonged to. This is the...
Sabbatical Stories: Iron Age, Telescopes, and Sonop
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vincent Carruthers, renowned environmentalist and storyteller is back with more tales from the Magaliesberg. Storycatcher Website Podcast Page
My Stories: My Father's Pipe
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My story this week is about my father’s pipe. It was huge, as was he, and its smoke infused my youth with sandalwood and safety. Storycatcher Websit...
Sabbatical Stories 4: Professor Francis Thackeray
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A renowned paleoanthropologist and a first cousin (9 times removed) of William Shakespeare. Who better then to investigate some pipes that were uneart...
Sabbatical Stories 3: Bridget Hilton Barber & Hugh Fraser
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two besties hit the potholes of Africa in a Subaru to chase away load shedding and COVID blues. Patricia chats to them about the trip covering 10 000k...
My Stories: Everest Base Camp
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's story is about my time on Mount Everest in 2003 when I was the broadcaster and journalist for the Discovery Team’s efforts to stand on t...
Sabbatical Stories 2: Fawn Kruger
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fawn was born with Cystic Fibrosis, a genetic disease in which your body produces an excess of mucus that clogs your organs, and particularly your lun...
Sabbatical Stories 1: Ryan Blumenthal
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While preparation for Season II is underway, we will be bringing you fortnightly tales from people and places nearby. This week we feature Professor R...
My Stories: Two Ladies in a Mortuary
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
By popular request we also have a new feature, a fortnightly story from the book of my life. Adventures are varied by nature and memorable for unexpec...
POTPOURRI EPISODE 7: THE WATERBERG
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The season 1 finale finds me in the Waterberg learing from the wonderful people who reside there. Warwick Tarboton, someone who has known the Waterber...
INSPLORATIONS EPISODE 7: CLIVE WALKER
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month takes me to the Waterberg to chat to, none other than, Clive Walker. Wildlife warrior, artist, educator, writer, photographer and the list ...
POTPOURRI EPISODE 6: CLOSER TO HOME
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month I sit down with Rynhardt Erasmus, who takes the description ‘Horse Whisperer’ to another level. Vincent Carruthers brings us a story ab...
INSPLORATIONS EPISODE 6: SIPHO HOTSTIX MABUSE
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sipho Hotstix Mabuse is known as the Gentle Giant of Jazz. He started playing drums at 8 years old and was a professional musician at 15. Patricia tak...
POTPOURRI EPISODE 5: KALAHARI
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month I journey to an old stamping ground of mine: the southern Kalahari. I haven’t been there for seven years and had forgotten how extreme th...
INSPLORATIONS EPISODE 5: NANETTE FLEMMING
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nanette Flemming has spent 25 years with the Khomani San in the southern Kalahari. She was there in the early days of their successful land claim and ...
POTPOURRI EPISODE 4: THE STORYCATCHER'S STORIES
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month features two stories from the Southern Kalahari: Dog of Dogs and Death in the Dunes. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website
INSPLORATIONS EPISODE 4: THE GROUND HORNBILL
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Southern Ground Hornbill lives for 50 to 60 years and in that time it gets up to some quite astonishing behaviour. Kyle-Mark Middleton and Carri...
POTPOURRI EPISODE 3: HOEDSPRUIT TALES
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s Potpourri takes us to Hoedspruit, boom-to wn safari capital of South Africa. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website
INSPLORATIONS EPISODE 3: CONRAAD DE ROSNER
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Conraad de Rosner, warrior for wildlife who fights rampant poaching in the game reserves of Limpopo Podcast page of the Storycatcher website
POTPOURRI EPISODE 2: TALES FROM THE MAGALIESBURG
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's Potpourri episode are about the amazing people of the Magaliesburg. There's Vicky, who's best friends are lions and elephants, Jenny w...
INSPLORATIONS EPISODE 2.2: KENEILOE MOLOPYANE
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For part two of our Magaliesberg Insplorations episode I spoke to Dr Keneiloe Molopyane, who was chosen as a team member for the Homo naledi excavatio...
INSPLORATIONS EPISODE 2.1: VINCENT CARRUTHERS
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For part one of our Magaliesberg Insplorations episode, I spoke to Vincent Carruthers who has spent decades researching the Magaliesberg so he knows m...
POTPOURRI EPISODE 1: STORIES OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our first Potpourri features a collection stories from the sea. There are two encounters with sharks (of a very different nature); a conversation with...
INSPLORATIONS EPISODE 1: A CONVERSATION WITH CRAIG FOSTER
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our first Insplorations episode I'm in conversation with Craig Foster, South Africa's son of the sea and director of the Oscar Winning documentary...
Patricia Glyn Storycatcher Trailer
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A trailer for the adventure that awaits us all. Have a listen and join us in October for the launch of both Potpourri and Insploration episodes!