TisTalk: a community podcast from Tisbury Wiltshire
Community podcast about the stories, events and people of Tisbury, the Nadder Valley and the Cranborne Chase in Wiltshire, UK.
Episodes
145 episodes
27th April to 3rd May 2026. E8S11. South Western Pub. Climate Emergency Film, Rubbish and Recycling, Dark Skies, Ansty May Day, Cuckoos.
🌍 Climate Matters Peter Shallcross co-presents and highlights the timely local screening of People’s Emergency Briefing on climate change.🍺🏡South Western Pub Progress UpdateNews from Zoe Guild....
20th-26th April 2026 E7 S11. Jess Coughlan, Calves, Songs for Ukraine
🎉 A Year at The Greater Good Jess Coughlan reflects on her first anniversary at Fovant’s pub and her plans for a vibrant summer in the community 🐄🌱 New Calves We visit Peter Shallcross’s dairy farm to meet the ...
13th-19th April 2026 E6 S11 Christabel and David, St John's Kids, Tisbury Railway History, 'Creative Conversations', Poetry
🏡🌿 New to Tisbury Christabel, David & little Wilf tell us why they prefer village life to Southampton 🚀🌌 Starfest Through Young Eyes St John’s Primary pupils chat about the night sky, VR rocket a...
30th March-5th April 2026 BETA VERSION E5S11 Wardour School Kids, Starfest Post Mortem, Renewable Energy, 'Warmer at Home', Poetry
Anne Martin co-hosts with MaryWardour School Children on Dark Skies and Starfest including poster winner, Louis CecilSpring BloomsJerry Mason on StarfestRenewable Energy Workshop...
23rd-29th March 2026 E4 S11 Starfest Music, Pine Martens, Advice on Bailiffs
Kate Gamm co-hosts with Mary🎶 Starfest Reflections — Conductor Sarah Freestone from Shaftesbury Symphony Orchestra🦝 Wildlife Watch — Pine martens edging closer to Tisbury, says farmer and conservationist Peter Shallc...
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16th - 22nd March 2026 E3 S11 Derek Tucker, Greg Fergusson, Starfest
🎙️ Derek Tucker – Tisbury nonagenarian recalls wartime pub life, working locally and his love of vintage cars 👮➡️💪 Greg Fergusson - former Tisbury bobby, on policing in the village and starting afresh as a pers...
9th-15th March 2026 E2 S11 Idris Kirby, Bear Reed, Bins and Recycling, Methodist anniversary
🧓 Idris Kirby: Tisbury Through the Decades & 40 Years as a Chemist📱 Social Media: Bear Reed on how it's toxic♻️ Bins, Recycling & Fly-Tipping: Councillor Gerry Murray ⛪ 125 Years of Fait...
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Yew Tree Chronicles 12 Georgian Big Wigs
Liz Coyle Camp stars as Tisbury's wise but vain and cantankerous Yew Tree. She narrates Tisbury's 4,000 year old history as seen from her spot in the churchyard over millenia. This episode it's the Georgian era with big wigs, dirty ...
2nd to 8th March 2026 E1S11, Yew Tree, Anne Ralphs, Chilmark kids visit Stonehenge
TisTalk 2nd to 8th March 2026🌲 Yew Tree Chronicles - comedy with Liz Coyle CampGeorgian big wigs, scandalous mansions, Tisbury's tumbling church tower (twice!), and Mozart drops in at Fonthill. 🚌 Anne Ralphs &am...
15th-21st December 2025: New Buses, Christmas Tree, Wardour School Children, Free Messums Art Classes
🚌 Wiltshire Connect – Mary and Richard try the new on-demand bus service🎄 Favourite Tree – Jerry Mason on Tisbury’s Christmas fir🎭🐸 Wardour School Voices – From Sleeping Beauty to newts and frogs🐄❄️ Winter on the Farm – Pet...
8th-14th December 2025. Mel Naish, Stargazing, 'Lee' film review, School Dinners at St John's. E11S10.
🧸 Mel Naish – New outreach and kids’ activities at Tisbury Methodist Church ✨ December Stars – Steve Tonkin on the night sky 🎬 Film Review – Lee comes to the New Vic 🎹 Concert Preview – “The Roma...
1st-7th December E10S10 Brownies & Guides, Leader of Wilts Council Ian Thorn, Tis the Season 2025
Anne Martin co-hosts with Mary🎗️ Brownies & Guides – Tisbury’s young members share what they enjoy 🏛️ Wiltshire Council – Leader Ian Thorn on budget priorities 🎄 Tis the Season – Festive music, stalls &am...
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24th-30th November 2025 E9S10. Cancer Fundraiser, Jazz, Flooding Group, Bullying Advice
🎗️ Tisbury Family in Need gets Good News – Sue Kelly on £££ for Nick's family 🎷 Jazz at the New Vic – Kate chats with Katie Taylor 🏛️ Council Update: Flooding - Cllr Gerry Murray is resolved to act ⚖️ ...
17th-23rd November 2025 S10E8 Kevin's Wheels, Nightsky, Debbie Carter on 'Countryfile', Legal Corner
Mary's co-host is Annie Philpott🚕 Kevin’s Wheels – Tisbury’s New Taxi Service✨ November Night Sky – Stargazing with Steve Tonkin🐭 Dormice Discovery – Debbie Carter on BBC's Countryfile⚖️ Legal...
David Childs full interview
Bonus episode! David Childs is our main TisTalk guest this Remembrance week (10th-16th November). David founded the National Memorial Arboretum in Shropshire and the Mary Rose museum in Portsmouth. Listen here to Anne Martin's fantastic full in...
10th-16th November 2025 E7S10 : Remembrance, David Childs, Mere Lit Fest, Music, Fireworks, Spring Bulbs.. and a favourite tree
🎙️ This Week on TisTalkMary Myers and Kate Gamm present:🎖️ David Childs – organiser of Tisbury’s Remembrance Day, talks about the National Memorial Arboretum and the Mary Rose ship.
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Sarah Beddington full interview
Bonus Material: Listen here to our full interview with local film-maker, Sarah Beddington. (11 minutes)Sarah talks to TisTalk's Kate Gamm about how she met the courageous Fadia in a refugee camp for displaced Palestinians. Sarah pr...
3rd-9th November 2025 E6S10 Chloe Fox's Bookshop, Sarah Beddington's Film, Peter's Lightening Tree, Legal Corner, Tisbury's Apple Day
🎙️ This Week on TisTalk: Mary's co-host is Peter Shallcross, farmer and conservationist📚 Chloe Fox’s New Bookshop – Mary chats to Chloe about her brand-new bookshop on Tisbury High Street.🎥 Sarah Beddington...
13th-19th October 2025 E5S10: Doomed Ash Tree, TisPlan vote, New faces on Tisbury High Street
🌳 Dick Budden’s doomed Ash TreeDick Budden talks about his beautiful ash tree on Chicksgrove Road, sadly affected by ash dieback and due to be cut down.🗳️ Cllr Gerry Murray on TisPlan 2Our local Wiltshire Coun...
6th-12th October 2025 Malcolm Poynter, Geoffrey Myers, Stars, Legal Corner, bye bye Julie Ann
🎨 Malcolm Poynter: A Tisbury Character RememberedJulie Ann Murphy recalls the life and work of local pop artist and graphic designer, Malcolm Poynter.📜 A Quietly Extraordinary LifeMary talks about her gr...
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29th Sep - 5th Oct 2025 Julian Berry, Harry's on the Square, Slurry! Fave Tree, Legal Corner
📚 Julian Berry & the Compton Press - a 60's 'happening' in Tisbury 🫖 Harry’s on the Square - Harry McGookin's new look tea house 🚜 Peter Shallcross and the Slurry Pit 🌳 Julie Ann’s Favourite Tree – The Tisbu...
22nd-28th September 2025 E2 S10 Tisbury Carnival, David Poole, Sleep Health, Legal Corner.
🎪 Tisbury Carnival Highlights 🖌️ Portraits & Perspectives with David Poole 😴 Snoring, Sleep Apnea & Health with Dr Lyndsay Kinlin ⚖️ Legal Corner with solicitor, Martin Thomas 📅 What’s On Listings
15th - 21st September 2025 E1 S10 Jamie Moses, Sculpture at Messums, Legal Q&A, Autumn Farming
🎸 Jamie Moses Rock’ n’ Roll Stories 🗿 Lawrence Edwards: sculpture at Messums Gallery ⚖️ Legal Q&A with Martin Thomas 🌾🐄 Peter Shallcross on Farming & Conservation🎡🥳🎉 Tisbury Carnival...
