So what is the identity of The Tall Cool One? Who is the mysterious figure that provides the title for this 1988 single from his Now and Zen album? Is...
S3E4: Shine It All Around
This episode concerns a song taken from Robert’s 2007 album Mighty ReArranger, but as is often the case with Digging Deep, the path we take starts of ...
S3E3: Song To The Siren
Some songs weave in and out of history, surfacing with different singers, in new versions and interpreted in different ways; each adds something new t...
S3E2: 29 Palms
29 Palms (or Twentynine Palms as it's sometimes known) is a city in San Bernardino County, California. It nestles next to the Joshua Tree National Par...
S3E1: Morning Dew
Digging Deep with Robert Plant has returned! And this is a very special season, as for the very first time the show was recorded live in front of an a...
S2E6: Big Log
You’re probably familiar with the idea of musicians (especially Robert) describing their career as a journey, but sometimes songs go on travels themse...
S2E5: Carry Fire
In this episode we get to know the title track from Robert’s most recent album from 2017. Ably supported by The Sensational Space Shifters, it's anoth...
S2E4: Monkey
In 2010 Robert assembled a new group - The Band of Joy - and recorded an album of the same name. It included cover versions old and new by artists lik...
S2E3: Battle Of Evermore
One of the joys of this series is that we span the whole of Robert’s career so far. We also get to enjoy the rare pleasure of the man himself talking ...
S2E2: Ohio
Robert discusses 'Ohio', recorded for Patty Griffin's 2013 album 'American Kid'.This season will be accompanied by a limited edition vinyl single box ...