TisTalk: a community podcast from Tisbury Wiltshire

Peter Shallcross co-hosts with Mary  🎥🦦  Charlie Hamilton James – Wildlife Films, Otters & Enjoying Tisbury Life   🍎🌳 Forbes Field, Chilmark – A Community Orchard Grows with Mungo Melvin  ✨🔭 July's Night Sky – Stargazing with Steve Tonkin  📅🎉 What's On – Local Events with Christabel Watts TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Ma...

Kate Gamm co-hosts with Mary 🌿 Declan Morrison: Life on the Fonthill Estate & a Rare Plant Weekend  🎨 Creative Kids: Free Art Classes with Messums Creative  💧 River Truths: Free Nadder Walks & the Dirty Secret of Bubbles  🎬 Climate on Screen: The People's Emergency Briefing  📅🌳 What's On + Summer Sounds from Tisbury TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, an...

Anne Martin co-hosts with Mary 🎬 From TV Heart-Throb to Ashley Wood Host Ralph Arliss on acting, fame & life by Fonthill Lake 📚 Book worms Inside Tisbury's new Book Club at Fox and King 🩰 A Ballet for All the Family James Bamford on Hatch House's children's ballet matinee 🎥 David Copus on the People's Emergency Briefing film coming to Tisbury 📅 What's On with Chri...

Annie Philpott co-hosts with Mary 🤸 Young Talent, Big Success At just 23, Kaylee Lake is leading the successful New Horizon Gymnastics club in Tisbury. 🎪 Fete Fun in Tisbury! Gymnastics, Dogs, Raffles & the TisTalk Stall … and a chat with lucky winner Jordan, who had six winning tickets! 🌙 Eyes to the Skies What to Spot in the June Night Sky Astronomer Steve Tonkin shares his guide to this...

Special bonus episode of TisTalk: Mary interviews artist, Andrew Amondson, creator of Messum's Forest Cathedral   exhibition.  Then we hear a meditative response from Laura Downer, from Teffont, who leads 'forest bathing' sessions.  Is this installation as good as a real forest or is that the wrong question to ask?... Forest Cathedral   is a free exhibition at Messums art gallery in...

Anne Martin co-hosts with Mary 🌼 Gail Gibbs – Meet Gail, new chair of Tisbury Gardening Club, and hear about her love of flowers and growing veg.  🎬 Kate Gamm Reviews Sister Midnight – Kate gives her verdict on the comedy-horror film Sister Midnight .    Lisa Gwyn from Age UK – Lisa explains the free support available to help older people access services and solve everyday problems. 📅 What’s On...

Peter Shallcross co-hosts with Mary. ❤️ Shelley Crouch on Assisted Dying – Shelley reflects on the difficult death of her mother, Maureen, and her brave campaign for change.  🐟 Wessex Rivers Trust & the Nadder – Lindsey discusses river health, the Nadder, and reducing chemicals in our waterways.   🦋 Rare Butterflies - Peter Shallcross on Marsh Fritillaries.  📅 What’s On including notice of...

 Kate Gamm co-hosts with Mary 🎭 Liz Coyle-Camp – We meet much-loved local actor, singer and parish councillor, Liz Coyle Camp, and uncover her little-known talent for sculpture.  🌳 The Yew Tree Chronicles – Liz Coyle-Camp as our Yew Tree ‘remembers’ William Beckford and his interests in sex, art and architecture, also the dramatic Swing Riots. ⛪ St John’s East Window Award – St John’s Church’s...

Anne Martin co-hosts with Mary 🎉 Dawn Briant’s FOCUS Celebration – 83-year-old Dawn, founding editor of Focus , marks 50 years since launching Tisbury’s beloved village magazine in 1976.   🎨 Sean Moran on L.S. Lowry – Sean previews his May 13th Arts Society lecture, reflecting on his own Rochdale roots among the mills.   🔭 Stars in May – Astronomer Steve Tonkin highlights micro-moons, Leo and V...

🌍 Climate Matters  Peter Shallcross co-presents and highlights the timely local screening of People’s Emergency Briefing on climate change. 🍺🏡South Western Pub Progress Update News from Zoe Guild.  🗑️ Talking Rubbish! Gerry Murray from Wiltshire Council tackles Mary’s tough questions on local fly-tipping, recycling, and bin collection changes.   ✨🚀 Eyes on the Skies Local astronomer Steve Ton...

🎉 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 newest arrivals  🎶 Songs of War & Peace A moving evening of music and poetry in aid of Ukraine, featuring soprano Elissa Edwards  📅✨ What’s On in the Nadder Valley with Christabel...

🏡🌿 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 adventures, and their Starfest highlights   🚉📖 Tisbury’s Railway Story Anne Maryon-Davis on her newly published chapter celebrating 200 years of rail in Britain  🎨🗣️ Creative Conversations Begin...

Anne Martin co-hosts with Mary Wardour School Children on Dark Skies and Starfest  including poster winner, Louis Cecil Spring Blooms Jerry Mason on Starfest Renewable Energy Workshop 'Warmer at Home' with the Reed's What's On listings Poem by Hannah Good​ TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.  

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 Shallcross ⚖️ Bailiffs  — solicitor Martin Thomas explains fines, debt, and when bailiffs might call 📅 What’s On — with Christabel Watts 🎸 Starfest Sounds — Live music from Blues Birds...

🎙️ 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 personal trainer at the Nadder Centre ⭐ Starfest Spotlight and all What’s On   🐦 Birdsong from a dunnock in Wardour TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborn...

🧓 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 Faith: Tisbury Methodist Church Calls for Your Memories  ✨ StarFest Is Coming: What to Expect from Tisbury’s Festival of the Night Sky 📅 What’s On: Local Events and Listings with Christabel Watts...

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 slave money, falling spires and a visit from Mozart! TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers a...

TisTalk 2nd to 8th March 2026 🌲 Yew Tree Chronicles - comedy with Liz Coyle Camp Georgian big wigs, scandalous mansions, Tisbury's tumbling church tower (twice!), and Mozart drops in at Fonthill.  🚌 Anne Ralphs & Tisbus From former judge to community bus secretary — keeping Tisbury connected. 🪨 Chilmark School at Stonehenge Pupils step back in time with a visit to the ancient stones....

🚌 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 – Peter Shallcross and his hardy cows at Wallmead 🎨 Free Art Classes – Messums invites children to enrol for the New Year 📅 What’s On – Local events and happenings 🐦 Sound...

🧸 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 Romantic Piano” with New York pianist Reed Tetzloff 🥕 School Dinners and Leaders – St John’s pupils & new chef, Kamil Judd-Dec 🎄 Tis the Season – Jerry Mason reflects on a village success 📅 What’s O...

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 & village cheer 🌳 Anne’s Cherry Tree – A favourite from her own garden ⚖️ Legal Corner – when selling your house all goes wrong 📅 What’s On 🛷 Sleigh Bells – A Christmassy play-out TisTal...

🎗️ 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 ⚖️ Legal Corner – Workplace bullying & harassment explained by Martin Thomas 📅 What’s On 🎶 Jazz Session – Live sounds from the Buckingham Trio TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wi...

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 Corner – Martin Thomas on Facebook Defamation 📅 What’s On  🌧️ Rain Soundscape   TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests....

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 interview with him here (12 mins).  A retired naval officer, David has lived in Chicksgrove for the last 30 years.  Listen through to the end to hear his...

🎙️ This Week on TisTalk Mary Myers and Kate Gamm present: 🎖️ David Childs – organiser of Tisbury’s Remembrance Day , talks about the National Memorial Arboretum and the Mary Rose ship. 📚 Mere Literary Festival – A celebration of books, writers, and local creativity. 🌷 Rosie Buck & the Gardening Club – Out on the High Street planting bulbs for a brighter spring. 🎻 Strings & Gypsy Jazz –...