TisTalk
Community podcast about the stories, events and people of Tisbury and surrounding villages, Wiltshire, UK
Episodes
135 episodes
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...
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Season 10
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Episode 11
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38:30
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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Season 10
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Episode 10
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38:01
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 ⚖️ ...
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Season 10
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Episode 9
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33:39
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...
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Season 10
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Episode 8
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34:31
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...
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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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Season 10
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Episode 7
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33:14
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...
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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...
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Season 10
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Episode 6
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35:06
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...
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Season 10
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Episode 5
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31:27
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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Season 10
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Episode 4
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30:59
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...
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Season 10
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Episode 3
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30:12
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
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Season 10
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Episode 2
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34:02
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...
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Season 10
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Episode 1
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32:19
Yew Tree Chronicles 11 The Glorious Revolution
"Queen Mary and Queen Anne were from Hatch... and local boy Chris Wren was up in London designing a big new cathedral, so although Tisbury was a long way from the Big Smoke, we couldn't help feeling we had friends in high places." The Yew...
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Yew Tree Chronicles 10 The Restoration of the Monarchy
"The division the Civil War caused around here was frankly so exhausting I wanted to lie down but I can't lie down, obviously, I'm a tree..." says Tisbury's ancient Yew Tree, brilliantly acted by Liz Coyle Camp.
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Yew Tree Chronicles 9 The Civil War
"The day I heard that the King had lost his head, nose to the block in Whitehall, surrounded by non-wellwishers, quite honestly I was beside myself..." says Tisbury's Ancient Yew Tree, voiced by the brilliant Liz Coyle Camp.
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The Yew Tree Chronicles Part 7 The Reformation and Henry Eighth
Liz Coyle Camp stars in our fanciful history of Tisbury. This week: it's the Reformation and Henry the Eighth is breaking all the rules and beheading a lot of people in the process!
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28th July - 3rd August E12S9. Blind-dog challenge, Stargazing, Rare Butterflies, Yew Tree humour.
🚧 No Room to Walk – Richard Burt and his guide dog, Dilly, reveal the obstacles blind residents face on Tisbury High Street.🌠 Starry Nights – Steve Tonkin on the night sky in early August... and is that comet really called ...
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Season 9
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Episode 12
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31:22
River Nadder: Prize Carp!
Angling on the River Nadder - a 4 minute specialMary talked to Dean Green, chair of Tisbury's Angling Club and hears how some surprisingly big fish are being caught (and put back!) by anglers on the River Nadder. Number 2 in ...
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Season 9
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4:26
River Nadder: Mink Trapping
Mink Trapping on the River Nadder - a 4 minute specialMary launches a mink trap with Peter Shallcross at Wallmead Farm to help conserve native water voles and protect them from invasive minks.Part of our River Nadder series of 4 m...
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Season 9
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4:17
July 21st-27th 2025 Schools Special! E11S9
🎭 Wardour Primary School – Pupils talk Shakespeare, fun activities and holiday plans with Anne Martin.🚗 Electric Car Hire Scheme – Alan Maryon Davies on the revamped green travel option in Tisbury.💊 Thyroid Health...
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Season 9
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Episode 11
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36:05
July 14th-20th 2025 E10S9 Angling with Dean Green, Poetry Phone Boxes, Stargazing
Dean Green on Tisbury Angling Club and raising funds through the CoopPoetry Libraries in Phone Boxes: Martin Thomas wants help to maintain themStars in July: Steve Tonkin describes the Summer TriangleJumble and Scarecrow Tr...
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Season 9
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Episode 10
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33:30
July 7-13th 2025 E9S9. Seeds4Success, Charity Opera, Doctor Kinlin
🌱 Thomas at Seeds 4 Success🎶 Selina Elwell: Opera in August will support Seeds 4 Success at Semley Grange🩺 Dr Kinlin on Underactive Thyroid📅 What’s On with Lal🎶 Beethoven at St John's Church
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Season 9
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Episode 9
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27:12
30th June - 6th July 2025 E8S9 Army Cadets, Raingarden, Black Death, Evelyn's residential
🎖️ Inspiring Young People: 2 Lt Sue Kilgour & the Army Cadets🌧️ Tisbury’s First Raingarden📚 Local History: Tina Richard on the Black Death🏕️ A Young Explorer: Evelyn Snook’s Residential Adventure...
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Season 9
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Episode 8
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27:46
23rd-29th June 2025 E7S9 Richard Burt, Swifts, Star Gazing, Tisbury history book prize!
🎿 Richard Burt, Paralympic ski champ from Ansty, shares stories of the slopes, his guide dog Dilly, and a walk for Wiltshire Sight. 🐦 Elizabeth Forbes is rallying Tisbury to help save our declining swift population. 🌌 S...
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Season 9
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Episode 7
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30:41