The BiG Scuba Podcast
Episodes
Episode 223 Miranda and Ollie Krestovnikoff
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 223 of the Big Scuba podcast, hosts Ian and Gemma are joined by TV presenter Miranda Krestovnikoff and her son, Ollie, to discuss the dynam...
Episode 222 The Go Diving Show 2026
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The BiG Scuba Podcast are on location at The Go Diving Show 2026. We carry out a number of ten minute interviews in our Auto-Trail Camper...
Episode 221 Narked at 90 Brent Hudson & John Routley
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The BiG Scuba Podcast, Gemma and Ian chat to John Routley and Brent Hudson, the names behind Narked at 90. Brent and John are the founder...
Episode 220 Sea-changers
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 219 Project Seagrass
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The BiG Scuba Podcast, Gemma and Ian chat to Leanne Cullen-Unsworth. Leanne is an interdisciplinary marine scientist with over 20 year's ...
Episode 218 Reflections of 2025
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special year-end episode, The BiG Scuba Duo — Gemma and Ian — look back on everything that made 2025 an unforgettable year. They share imp...
Episode 217 Jason Pritchard
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The BiG Scuba Podcast, Gemma and Ian chat to Jason Pritchard. Adventure has always been at the heart of who Jason is. Ever since His firs...
Episode 216 Midlands Dive Chamber
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The BiG Scuba Podcast, Gemma and Ian visit the Midlands Diving Chamber and experience a 40 meter Dry Dive in the Chamber. They also sit d...
Episode 215 West Coast Diving Scott Divitt
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The BiG Scuba Podcast, Gemma and Ian sit down with Scott Divitt, owner of West Coast Diving in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. His whole l...
Episode 214 James Soos Dive with Jimmy
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The BiG Scuba Podcast, Gemma and Ian sit down with James Soos — British Army veteran, technical diving instructor, and founder of Dive ...
Episode 213 Nick Schiller – Sidemount Diver and WW2 Whaleback Boat Recovery
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Nick Schiller. Nick is a keen lover of being on and under the water. He is a sidemount diver and ...
Episode 212 Jo Moseley
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 212 Jo Moseley Paddleboarder, Diver and Author This week, the BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat t...
Episode 211 Diving in the Farne Islands
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian bring a roving report from their Sept 2025 trip to Seahouses and diving around the Farne Islands off the N...
Episode 210 Our adventures in Lundy & under Swanage Pier
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 210 – Our Adventures in Lundy and Under Swanage Pier This week, the BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian, along with Scuba Honey, head to Ilfracombe...
Episode 209 The BiG Auto-Trail road trip and diving adventures
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian report live from their road trip to Seahouses, Northumberland and diving adventures around the Farne Islands with Se...
Episode 208 Barry McGill Technical Diver & Deep Wreck Photographer
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Barry McGill. Barry McGill is a deep wreck photographer and CCR instructor trainer with Indepth Technical....
Episode 207 James Neal Technical Diver & Brand Ambassador
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to James Neal. James has been passionate about scuba diving and the aquatic realm since childhood, havi...
Episode 206 Stuart Douglas Mine Clearance Diver
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Stuart Douglas. Stuart is an experienced mine clearance diver who served in the Royal Navy from 1982 to 19...
Episode 205 Hollie Teggart Sidemount & Technical Diver
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Hollie Teggart. Hollie currently studying Maritime Archaeology at the University of Southampton and will b...
Episode 204 Dominic Robinson Deep Wreck Diver
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Dominic Robinson. Dominic Robinson is a technical deep diver who specialises in exploration and in parti...
Episode 203 Emma Brian Dive Confident
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Emma Biran. Emma is a PADI Staff Instructor, therapeutic counsellor and mental health professional. Emma...
Episode 202 Rob Colley Thrival Instinct
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Rob Colley. Rob Colley is a former Royal Marine and Specialist Military Unit (SMU) operator with over 23 y...
Episode 201 Simon Mills Inside the Britannic
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Simon Mills. In August 1996, the wreck of HMHS Britannic was bought by renowned maritime historian, Sim...
Episode 200 Rob Hinton Hold Fast Challenges
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Rob Hinton. Rob Hinton is the founder of the Hold Fast Challenges, a unique, hugely exciting, and rewardin...
Episode 199 Osama Gobara Cave Diving Explorer
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Osama Gobara. Originally from Austria, Osama has a profound passion for the subterranean realm and aquatic...
Episode 198 Last Breath The Directors Cut
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian were invited to the pre-release press screening of Last Breath prior to its public release in late February 2025. It's a heart-poun...
Episode 197 Lisa Blair Solo Sailor, Explorer and Climate Activist
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Lisa Blair. Lisa is an Australian Adventurer, Climate Activist, Author, Speaker and Multi-World Record hold...
Episode 196 Luke Bullus Diving Officer at Fathoms Free
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Luke Bullus. Luke Bullus is the Diving Officer and a trustee of the marine conservation charity Fathoms Fre...
Episode 195 Sports Financial Services - Specialists in arranging life insurance for active sports and hazardous occupations
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian visit Sports Financial Services to discuss the importance of Life Insurance for scuba divers as well as anyone else. ...
Episode 194 The BiG Scuba Reflections
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian reflect on their year of 2024. They discuss some stats of the podcast like how many countries the podcast is downlo...
Episode 193 Edward Askham Spencer Commercial Diver and Magician
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Edward Askham Spencer. Edward has a spirit for competition and adventure that has drawn him across the wo...
Episode 192 Sophie Heptonstall BSAC Head of Diving and Training
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Sophie Heptonstall. Sophie was introduced to diving by her dad, grandad and uncle who were diving in the UK. ...
Episode 191 Aniela Martin – Offshore Hydrographic Surveyor and Scuba Diver
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Aniela Martin. Aniela Martin is a scuba diver and an offshore hydrographic surveyor, working as part of a l...
Episode 190 Georgina Miller UK Freedive National Champion
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Georgina Miller. Aquacity Freedivng is based at Porthkerris dive centre in Cornwall. It is run by UK freedi...
Episode 189 Lundy Diving Dive Explore Swim An update on the 2024 season
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 188 "Scoobs" Scuba Shack
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode join us at "Scoobs Scuba Shack" We are on location at Diverstme Scuba Diving centre based at Spring Lakes in the UK. We enjoy a ...
Episode 187 Maria Munn Award Winning Author & Underwater Photographer
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode join us in conversation with Maria Munn. Maria is a multi-award winning underwater photographer, author, journalist and shark stalker,...
Episode 186 Dr. Laura Walton Are you Fit To Dive
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode join us in conversation with Dr. Laura Walton. Laura is a UK-based clinical psychologist, scuba diving instructor, and the founder o...
Episode 185 BiG Review of our Farne Islands Diving Trip
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A slightly different episode. Ian, Gemma and Honey visited the Farne Islands for a 3 day diving trip in July 2024 and give a review of their experie...
Episode 184 Sally Cartwright - Technical Diver and now Manager of Midlands Diving Chamber with a love for the longevity of the diving industry and a passion for UK diving
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode join us in conversation with Sally Cartwright. Saly started diving 1993 after an injury on a mountaineering trip. After a bet ...
Episode 183 Michael and Robert Thomas Fathers Day
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Fathers Day in the UK we have re-released and episode recorded in 2020. Gemma and Ian speak to Michael and Robert Thomas who are father...
Episode 182 Sarah Donohue
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Sarah Donohue. Sarah is an International Powerboat Champion, Marine Stuntwoman and conservation advocate. She loves all th...
Episode 181 Byron Conroy
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 180 Dawn Kernagis
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Dawn Kernagis. Dawn joined DEEP in 2023 as the Director of Scientific Research. DEEP is an ocean technology and exploratio...
Episode 179 Ben and Gemma Bengey Lundy Diving
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Ben and Gemma Bengey. They are the dynamic duo behind Lundy Diving. Despite facing the loss of their father in February 2023...
Episode 178 The Scuba Poet - Andy Lear
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Andy Lear. Andy is based in the UK and through his diving experiences has been inspired to write some poems with a scuba theme...
Episode 177 Ellie Hudson
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Ellie Hudson. Ellie is also known as Scuba Ellie and is from the UK. She started diving at the age of fourteen and it became...
Episode 176 Choosing a Santi Dry Suit
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian meet up with Jamie Parker at the Go Diving show to be measured for Santi Dry Suits. Jamie featured on our previous podcast explainin...
Episode 175 What it means to become a Santi Dealer
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Jamie Parker. Jamie is the Sales Manager for Reel Diving who is the distribution company for Santi products. Jamies explains...
Episode 174 The Go Diving Show 2024
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian attended The Go Diving Show 2024 that took place at the beginning of March. It was a fantastic show with plenty of exhibitors, a sele...
Episode 173 DEEP Making Humans Aquatic
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian visited DEEP and were hosted by Phil Short, Research Diving, Training Lead. We were given a tour of the facility at Avonmouth and the...
Episode 172 Joseph Dituri Doctor Deep
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Dr. Joseph Dituri. Dr. Jospeh Dituri lived undersea for 100 Days in a mission combining education, ocean conservation research...
Episode 171 Kirk Krack and DEEP
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian recently visited the team at DEEP. Kirk Krack is the Human Diver Performance Lead. This podcast conversation with Kirk was recorded ...
Episode 170 Phil Short
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian recently visited the team at DEEP and Phil Short was our host for the day. Phil is the Research, Diving and Training Lead at DEEP. ...
Episode 169 Dive the Americas
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Melanie and Kathleen who are the owners of Dive The Americas. A women-owned travel agency dedicated to customized dive vacations...
Episode 168 Chris Taylor
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Beneath the aqua blue waters of the North Norfolk coastline is a hidden world of marine magic.Diver Chris Taylor has lived in Sheringham all his life ...
Episode 167 Laura Parke
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Parke is an inspirational speaker dedicated to simplifying watermanship skills and fostering a deep connection with the ocean. With over 20 year...
Episode 166 Ted Harty
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ted Harty is scuba instructor from the Florida keys, who ditched the scuba tanks to become a Freediving instructor. Ted is the founder of Immersion ...
Episode 165 Hayley Adlam Miss Scuba International 2023
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Hayley Adlam. Hayley has been crowned, Miss Scuba International 2023 and at the time of our interview she was a finalist about...
Episode 164 Joanna Wyrebek
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Joanna Wyrebek. Joanna originates from Poland and her diving journey started in 2014, and since then progressed to become a PA...
Episode 163 Chris Lemons
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Chris Lemons. Chris is a deep sea saturation diver who was involved in a catastrophic accident which left him stranded 300 fee...
Episode 162 Bobbie Scholley
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Bobbie Scholley. Bobbie served in the U.S. Navy as a Diving and Salvage Officer for 24 years, holding leadership roles in many...
Episode 161 Abbie Barnes and Lundy Diving
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Abbie Barnes and catch up with Ben and Sam from Lundy Diving. Abbie Barnes is an award-winning presenter, filmmaker, and mount...
Episode 160 Mallory Haas
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Mallory Haas. Mallory is a maritime archaeologist who is originally from the Great Lakes in the US. Mallory started working ...
Episode 159 Gemma and Ian diving in the Farne Islands
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian bring an on the road report while they dive around the Farne Islands and Loch Long and paddleboard at Blakeney, Norfolk. Gemma and Ia...
Episode 158 Santi Diving and a BiG summer update
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Agnieszka Hrynkiewicz. Agnieszka is the Sales & Marketing Director and COO at Santi Diving. Sanit is a manufacturer of premi...
Episode 157 Diving in the Farne Islands
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian headed to the north east of Britain to Seahouses and spent three days diving around the Farne Islands. This is a recap of their trip a...
Episode 156 Michael Welham Combat Diver
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Michael Welham. Michael has been involved with diving, both military and civilian, for some 40 years, and was a Royal Marines Co...
Episode 155 Tash & George's Dive Trips
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Tash and George Scott. They are keen divers based in the UK and have been running dive trips for a number of years using ...
Episode 154 Narked at 90
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to John Routley and Brent Hudson. They are the founders and co directors of Narked at 90. We hear about how Narked at 90 began ...
Episode 153 Grace and Ant Westgarth
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Ant and Grace Westgarth. Grace is also known as Scuba Grace and has had an amazing scuba journey so far and her dad, Ant has b...
Episode 152 Stoney Cove and Lundy Diving
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian are on location at Stoney Cove talking about their dives with the Ocean Reef Full Face Masks. Also we chat to Ben and Sammy from Lundy...
Episode 151 Saltanat Khan
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Saltanat Khan. Saltanat is fairly new to the diving scene and based in India. She is drawn to philosophical and creative purs...
Episode 150 Claire Giner The 2 Minute Foundation
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Claire Giner. Claire Giner is Head of Inspiration and Impact at The 2 Minute Foundation. She has worked for years in the ma...
Episode 149 The Mary Ross 4 D Experience
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian were invited to the launch evening of the Mary Rose 4 D Experience prior to its opening to the general public. We had a tour of the m...
Episode 148 Ross Kemp Deep Sea Treasure Hunter
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Ross Kemp. Ross tells us about his diving journey and the new series that starts on Sky History, Deep Sea Treasure Hunter. ...
Episode 147 Patrick Widmann
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Patrick Widmann. Patrick is originally from a small town in Austria called Fusch, which is a quiet town next to a lake. The...
Episode 146 Dive the Mary Rose 4D
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Dr Alex Hildred. Alex is the Head of Research at the Mary Rose Trust and she is a renowned maritime archaeologist. We spoke...
Episode 145 IONITY and how our driving future looks
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian to Andreas Atkins. Andreas Atkins works for IONITY and is the Country Manager for UK & Ireland. IONITY is a joint venture of the ca...
Episode 144 Full Face Mask qualification dives and some Go Diving Interviews
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian talk about their open water qualification dives in their Neptune 3 Full Face Masks. It was a bit chilly! They then talk more abou...
Episode 143 Unified Team Diving Scuba Coaching
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Jeff Seckendorf. Jeff is the Co-Founder and Current CEO/Owner of Unified Team Diving. The UTD tagline is "Great scuba t...
Episode 142 Jake Davies JD Scuba
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Jake Davies. Also know as JDScuba - Jake Davies is a Marine Biologist, HSE Professional scuba diver, underwater videographe...
Episode 141 The start of our Full Face Mask Journey & Ford UK
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Oliver Rowe and Michelle Gasgarth from Ford UK. Oliver and Michelle tell us about their roles within Ford UK about Ford's jour...
Episode 140 Hannah Rudd
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Hannah Rudd . Hannah is a marine biologist and writer, based in Suffolk, who has studied sharks in global marine hotspots, inc...
Dive with Jimmy
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Jimmy. He is also know as "Dive with Jimmy". Jimmy has over 500 dives and progressed to a rebreather. Jimmy was based in...
Ben Bengey and Tom Wright
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Ben Bengey and Sam Davison, crew on the Barbara B, Ilfracombe and Tom Wright from Othree. Ben and Sammy give us an update on...
Episode 137 Kirk Krack Avatar edition
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Kirk Krack. This is a repeat of a previous episode to coincide with the release of Avatar: The Way of Water on 16th Decemb...
Matt Rivett and his scuba journey
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Matt Rivett. Matt is our mutual friend from Norfolk and an extremely keen passionate diver. Matt started his scuba journey i...
Will Marsh Sea Lion Boards
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to William Marsh. William is the Founder and director of Sea Lion Boards. We chat about how the Sea Lion Brand evolved. Wil...
Shari Moscoso
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Shari Moscoso. Shari is an International Business undergraduate that is now making a career in Marine Biology an...
Steve Lewis – Vice President of Marketing for RAID
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Steve Lewis. Steve Lewis's main aim in life was to dig fossils out of rocks and make historic finds as a paleontologist… or ...
Arzucan "Zuzu" Askin
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Arzucan "Zuzu" Askin. Arzucan "Zuzu" Askin is a German-Turkish marine scientist, technical diver, sailor and HSE Class IV comm...
DAN Europe Sustainable Tour
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Manuel Bustelo and Alana Alvarez from DAN Europe. We discuss The Sustainable Tour, a project from DAN Europe to raise awarenes...
SDC Dive Watches and our diving adventures in the UK
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Sean Clements. Sean is a natural ambassador for the aquatic environment, scuba diving fanatic and watch enthusiast. Sean fou...
Ben Bengey Come to the Island of Lundy
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Bengey Come to the Island of Lundy Gemma and Ian chat to Bengey. Ben is a skipper of a charter boat operating out of Ilfracombe on th...
Miranda Miranda Krestovnikoff and David Kennard - Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Miranda Miranda Krestovnikoff and David Kennard - Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners Gemma and Ian chat to Miranda Krestovnikoff and David Kennard....
Samantha Howlett
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Samantha Howlett. Samantha has been on our podcast before but she has finished her PhD and talks about her new job about ana...
Jessica Mitchell
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Jessica Mitchell. Jessica is a passionate diver, she is a technical diver and Underwater Filmmaker based in Cornwall, UK, wh...
Anglian Divers and North Norfolk Diving
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
TITLE Episode 125 DESCRIPTION Gemma and Ian chat to Sean Sizeland and Ellia Driver. Sean is the Chairperson of the BSAC East Anglian Branch a...
Ross Mclaren
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Ian chat to Ross McLaren Ross is a chemistry teacher in Scotland who dives at the weekends…He talks about the incredible life he seas ...