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Recent Episodes
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. TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Nadder Valley. Julie An…
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 Tree 'remembers' the 1700s and the Glorious Revolution. Liz …
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....
The Yew Tree Chronicles Part 7 The Reformation and Henry Eighth
"What the holly tree!.. I gasped to myself. The King has had his own wife felled like a rotting oak? I was shaken to my inner bark. What sort of man does that to his own wife?! Queen Anne Boleyn was dead and the turbulence th...
28th July - 3rd August E12S9. Blind-dog challenge, Stargazing, Rare B…
🚧 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 S...
River Nadder: Mink Trapping
Mink Trapping on the River Nadder - a 4 minute special Mary 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...
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Audio Visual Tour of Tisbury and the Nadder Valley (2 min video)
TisTalk brings you the sights and sounds of our beautiful Tisbury and Nadder Valley
Tackling Hunger in Tisbury
Tackling Hunger in Tisbury By Mary Myers, TisTalk It may be hard to believe that people are going hungry in our area, but some families struggle to feed themselves, even in our idyllic village of Tisbury. Zita Wickenden runs the food…
Meet Tisbury's Ancient Yew Tree
Meet Tisbury’s Ancient Yew Tree By Mary Myers, TisTalk The yew tree that stands in Tisbury’s church yard is perhaps 4,000 years old. Its age is disputed but let’s imagine she (yes it’s female) was planted - or a bird drop…