TisTalk: a community podcast from Tisbury Wiltshire

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By: Mary Myers and friends

Community podcast about the stories, events and people of Tisbury and the Nadder Valley in south west Wiltshire, UK. 

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Farming Special number three: The Farming Way of Life
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TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


TisTalk 9th-15th November 2026. TAG Pantomime, Junior TAG 'Grossbusters', Heating Grants, Housing, Leaf Mould
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Last Monday at 8:00 PM

Anne Martin co-hosts with Mary

9-15th November 2026

TAG Pantomime: directors Vera Horton and Lydia Morrell are enjoying rehearsing Little Red Riding Hood, coming up in January 2027.

Cllr. Gerry Murray: heating oil grants and new housing on the Old Sports Centre Site...probably.

Gardening with Rosie Buck: the magic of leaf mould.

'The Ramblers Podcast': more from our friends Nigel and Iain as they ramble on across the Cranbourne Chase

Watt's On with Christabel

Soundscape from Remembrance Sunday: The Last Post.

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TisTalk 2nd-8th November 2026. E7S13. Johnny Brophy, Fireworks, Wessex, La Chimera review, November's Night Sky
TisTalk 2nd-8th November 2026. E7S13. Johnny Brophy, Fireworks, Wessex, La Chimera review, November's Night Sky episode artwork
#7
11/02/2026

Peter Shallcross co-hosts with Mary.

Local & National News

🐑 Fireworks frightening the flock: Peter has been speaking on the BBC about the dangers of fireworks and loud bangs for livestock.

🏛️ Wessex: A New Super Council? Mary asks Cllr. Gerry Murray about the proposed new authority following the Chancellor's Budget.

Main Show

1. 🪡 Johnny Brophy of Return to Cloth celebrates a year of upholstery on Tisbury High Street.

2. 🎬 Film Review La Chimera: Kate reviews the arty comedy...


TisTalk 26th Oct - 1st Nov 2026. E6S13. South Western Pub, Apple Day, Fonthill Book Swap, Legal, Jazz.
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10/26/2026

Kate Gamm co-hosts with Mary

🍎 Tisbury Apple Day: Fun, Games and Fresh Juice! Kevin Gamm reports back. 

🍻 The South Western Pub: New landlady Zoe Guild talks refurbishment and reopening for the cosier season.

📚 Book Swap: Bring up to six books, leave with an armful!  Netta Tayler in Fonthill Bishop.

🤖 AI and the Legal World: Solicitor Martin Thomas on how artificial intelligence is already changing the profession.

📅 What’s On: with Christabel...


Farming Special: Government Grants and Policy 22nd October 2026
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10/22/2026

🚜 Farming Special 2: Government Grants and UK Farming Policy

"As everyone knows, most farmers in the UK wouldn't survive without government grants and schemes." Mary talks to dairy farmer, Peter Shallcross, and three other farmers and farming advisers in the Nadder Valley about the pros and cons of grants and government policy.

Mark Lockyer is an arable farmer in Dinton, Rachel Hall is a sheep farmer in Motcombe and Todd Jex is an agronomist from Chilmark. 

"Governments haven't been particularly farming friendly of l...


TisTalk 19th-25th October 2026 E5S13 Boot Inn, Link Appeal, Charlie Greenwood, Junior TAG, Legal Advice, Apple Day
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#5
10/18/2026

Anne Martin co-hosts with Mary.

🍻 50 Years at the Boot Inn! – Congratulations to Ruth and Ron on half a century at Tisbury’s much-loved pub. Ruth gives us a quick interview.

🚗 Calling all LINK Drivers – Anne appeals for more volunteer drivers to help local people get to medical appointments. Ring 07484 284670 to volunteer.

🎤 Charlie Greenwood – Local singer Charlie chats to Mary about loving soul music, working hard and making her singing dreams come true.

🧪 Junior TAG Presents ‘Grossbusters’ – Director Niki Nicolle and the Junior Tisbury Arts Group kids reveal a world of goodies, baddies and plenty of slim...


TisTalk 12th-18th October 2026 E4S13 Messums news, Flooding and Fishing, Black Dog Pub, Tulips.
TisTalk 12th-18th October 2026 E4S13 Messums news, Flooding and Fishing, Black Dog Pub, Tulips. episode artwork
#4
10/12/2026

Jackie Harding co-hosts with Mary

🖼️ Messums Announcement – News from our local art gallery.

🌊 Flooding and River Nadder Health – Wiltshire Councillor Gerry Murray and water quality campaigner and fisherman Dave Holroyd discuss flooding and the health of our local river.

🍽️ The Black Dog, Chilmark – Jackie Harding enjoys lunch at the recently relaunched village pub.

🌷 Gardening with Rosie Buck – Seasonal gardening tips and an invitation to help plant tulip bulbs in Tisbury’s village tubs this week.

📅 What’s On – Christabel Watts rounds up the latest events and activities around Tisbury and the Nadder Valley.

🍂 Lo...


Farming Special Food and Nature 8th Oct 26
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10/08/2026

Farming Special Episode 1 of 5

Farmer, Peter Shallcross and Mary Myers ask the question: Is it food OR nature or can we have both?

We talk to five other farmers from the Nadder Valley, SW Wiltshire: Mark Lockyer, Tom Mitchell, Declan Morrison and Hugh Collins.

With music performed by Tom Davison



TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


TisTalk 5th-11th October 2026
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10/05/2026

Lal Poynter co-hosts with Mary

🚒 Tisbury Fire Station: District Commander, Lea Smith, on the work of our local firefighters and the challenges facing the fire service.

🎬 Film Review – ‘Santosh’: Kate Gamm reviews the acclaimed Indian crime drama, coming to the New Vic on 11th October.

🌌 October’s Stars: Astronomer Steve Tonkin reveals what to look out for this month and relates the ancient myth of the Great Bear.

⚖️ Legal Corner: Dying in debt. Matthew Faulkner


Yew Tree Chronicles 13 Beckford and the late Georgian Era
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09/30/2026

There were some strange goings on up at the big house in Fonthill.  So strange, that they made our Yew Tree's ears go a little bit pink.  Listen to the Yew Tree's memories of William Beckford and the shenanigans he got up to. 

TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


28th Sep-4th Oct 2026 E2S13 Housing, Art Workshops, Gardening, Will's Bench, Renters' Rights
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#2
09/28/2026

Peter Shallcross co-hosts with Mary

🏘️ Tisbury’s Housing: What does the community want?

Wiltshire Councillor Gerry Murray on the places developers have in their sights — Station Works,  the Old Sports Centre and The Avenue.

🎨 Workshops for Artists: 

Josephine and Anthony Connolly unveil a new season of creative workshops.

🌱 After the Drought: 

Rosie Buck shares her gardening tips for recovering from a long, dry summer.

🪑 A Bench for William Erdmann

A new ‘Happy to Chat’ bench has been un...


Yew Tree Chronicles Victorian Era part 1
Yew Tree Chronicles Victorian Era part 1 episode artwork
09/21/2026

It's the 1830s and Queen Victoria is on the throne.  A local travel writer exclaims that Tisbury's Yew Tree’s trunk was “quite hollow” and “seventeen people lately breakfasted in its interior.”  

"What an exaggeration!", says our old Yew Tree, voiced by Liz Coyle Camp.  Written by Julie Ann Murphy, produced by Mary Myers with music by Tom Davison.

TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


21st to 27th September 2026. E1 S13. Chilmark kids. Yew Tree Chronicles. Mink trapping. Carnival music
21st to 27th September 2026. E1 S13. Chilmark kids. Yew Tree Chronicles. Mink trapping. Carnival music episode artwork
#1
09/20/2026

Anne Martin co-hosts with Mary.  Podcast 1 Autumn Season.

🌳 Woodlands Alive! — Chilmark School children discover the magic of the woods. 🏡 Back to the Early Victorians — Liz Coyle Camp chronicles a fanciful history of Tisbury, as our funny old Yew Tree, written by Julie Ann Murphy. 🦦 Mink on the Run — Peter on trapping mink on the River Nadder.  📅 What’s On This Week  🎶 Soundscape: Tisbury Carnival — hear the sounds of our wonderful carnival. 


TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


TisTalk 13th-19th July 2026 E5S12 Lisa Portch, St John's School, Messums, Summer Events, Kestrels
TisTalk 13th-19th July 2026 E5S12 Lisa Portch, St John's School, Messums, Summer Events, Kestrels episode artwork
#5
07/13/2026

Kate Gamm co-hosts with Mary.

🎒⚽ Lisa Portch and End of Term at St John's Primary.
Anne hears from outgoing headteacher Lisa Portch, five pupils and chef, Kamil, as they go out on a high.

🛖🎨 Art in the Barn.
Messums West events, exhibitions and a call for local volunteers.

📅🌟 What's On this week and beyond.
Summer listings with Christabel.

Kestrels

TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


TISTALK 6th-12th July E4S12. Charlie Hamilton James, Forbes Field in Chilmark, July Stargazing
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#4
07/06/2026

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 Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


TisTalk 29th June-5th July 2026 E3S12 Declan Morrison, Kids Art Classes, Nadder River, Emergency Briefing Film
TisTalk 29th June-5th July 2026 E3S12 Declan Morrison, Kids Art Classes, Nadder River, Emergency Briefing Film episode artwork
#3
06/29/2026

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, and the Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


TisTalk 22nd-28th June 2026 E2S12. Actor Ralph Arliss, Book Club, Children's Ballet, Climate Film
TisTalk 22nd-28th June 2026 E2S12. Actor Ralph Arliss, Book Club, Children's Ballet, Climate Film episode artwork
#2
06/23/2026

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 Christabel Watts.

TisTalk is a community pod...


15-21 June 2026. Ep 1 Season 12. Kaylee Lake, Tisbury Fete, June Star-gazing, House Deeds
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06/15/2026

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 month’s celestial highlights.

🏡 Property Pointers
Selling Your H...


Forest Cathedral - a Special Episode of TisTalk
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06/03/2026

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 Tisbury until 25.7.26, when it moves to Winchester Cathedral.

TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


25th-31st May 2026 E12 S11 Gardening with Gail Gibbs, 'Sister Midnight', Age UK
25th-31st May 2026 E12 S11 Gardening with Gail Gibbs, 'Sister Midnight', Age UK episode artwork
#12
05/25/2026

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 – with Christabel. 

Baby Wrens – A soundscape from Mary’s garden.

TisTalk is a community podcast from...


18th-24th May 2026 E11 S11 Shelley Crouch: Assisted Dying, River Health, Rare Butterflies, Swifts
18th-24th May 2026 E11 S11 Shelley Crouch: Assisted Dying, River Health, Rare Butterflies, Swifts episode artwork
#11
05/18/2026

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 Alistair McGowan charity show: 7th June, Dinton

🎶 Swifts & the Dawn Chorus 

TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Nadder Valley, with Mar...


11th-17th May E10 S11 Liz Coyle-Camp, Yew Tree Chronicles, East Window Prize, Menopause
11th-17th May E10 S11 Liz Coyle-Camp, Yew Tree Chronicles, East Window Prize, Menopause episode artwork
#10
05/12/2026

 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 East Window wins first prize in the Art and Christianity Awards, we talk to Ros Russell. 📅 What’s On listings with Christabel Watts🌡️ The Menopause – Hannah Good is frank and funny about hot...


4th to 10th May 2026. E9S11. Dawn Briant, Lowry Lecture, Night Sky, Gazumping, Methodist Anniversary
4th to 10th May 2026. E9S11. Dawn Briant, Lowry Lecture, Night Sky, Gazumping, Methodist Anniversary episode artwork
#9
05/04/2026

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 Venus. 

 ⚖️ What is Gazumping? – a question fo solicitor Martin Thomas.

 📅 What’s On – with Christabel Watts brings you local listings, including steeplejacks repairing the cl...


27th April to 3rd May 2026. E8S11. South Western Pub. Climate Emergency Film, Rubbish and Recycling, Dark Skies, Ansty May Day, Cuckoos.
27th April to 3rd May 2026. E8S11. South Western Pub. Climate Emergency Film, Rubbish and Recycling, Dark Skies, Ansty May Day, Cuckoos. episode artwork
#8
04/27/2026

🌍 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 Tonkin shares thoughts on Artemis II and why Tisbury should aim for Dark Skies status. 

 May Day in Ansty
A look ahead to the 4th May Bank Hol...


20th-26th April 2026 E7 S11. Jess Coughlan, Calves, Songs for Ukraine
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#7
04/19/2026

🎉 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 Watts and Sean Moran

🌙 Dusk Chorus
 Peaceful birdsong from Wardour

Ti...


13th-19th April 2026 E6 S11 Christabel and David, St John's Kids, Tisbury Railway History, 'Creative Conversations', Poetry
13th-19th April 2026 E6 S11 Christabel and David, St John's Kids, Tisbury Railway History, 'Creative Conversations', Poetry episode artwork
#6
04/13/2026


🏡🌿 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
A free 12-week Nadder Centre course helping older residents unlock their creativity 

 📅✨ What’s On  with Christabel Watts  

 🌊📝 Poetry Corner: Calm Wit...


30th March-5th April 2026 BETA VERSION E5S11 Wardour School Kids, Starfest Post Mortem, Renewable Energy, 'Warmer at Home', Poetry
30th March-5th April 2026 BETA VERSION E5S11 Wardour School Kids, Starfest Post Mortem, Renewable Energy, 'Warmer at Home', Poetry episode artwork
#5
04/01/2026

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 Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


30th March-5th April 2026 RIP Pat Ost, Wardour School Kids, Starfest Washup, Renewable Energy, Poetry
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#5
03/30/2026

Anne Martin co-presents with Mary

Pat Ost MBE - we remember the wonderful landlady of the South Western Pub

Starfest - we talk to Wardour School children, including poster winner, Louis Cecil, and organiser Jerry Mason.

Renewables for Tisbury?  - Alan Maryon-Davis on the Centre for Sustainable Energy workshop

Warmer at Home with the Reed's

Hannah Good reads her poem "Against Fear"

TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.  


23rd-29th March 2026 E4 S11 Starfest Music, Pine Martens, Advice on Bailiffs
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#4
03/23/2026

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 and Rockforte and Evensong from St John’s Church

TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


16th - 22nd March 2026 E3 S11 Derek Tucker, Greg Fergusson, Starfest
16th - 22nd March 2026 E3 S11 Derek Tucker, Greg Fergusson, Starfest episode artwork
#3
03/15/2026

🎙️ 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 Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


9th-15th March 2026 E2 S11 Idris Kirby, Bear Reed, Bins and Recycling, Methodist anniversary
9th-15th March 2026 E2 S11 Idris Kirby, Bear Reed, Bins and Recycling, Methodist anniversary episode artwork
#2
03/08/2026

🧓 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

🎷 Jazz to Close the Show with Adrian Cox Trio 

TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wilts...


Yew Tree Chronicles 12 Georgian Big Wigs
Yew Tree Chronicles 12 Georgian Big Wigs episode artwork
03/02/2026

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 Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


2nd to 8th March 2026 E1S11, Yew Tree, Anne Ralphs, Chilmark kids visit Stonehenge
2nd to 8th March 2026 E1S11, Yew Tree, Anne Ralphs, Chilmark kids visit Stonehenge episode artwork
#1
03/02/2026

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.

🌟 Starfest Comes to Tisbury
A sparkling community celebration on the horizon: starting 14th March.

⚡ Community Energy Workshop
Powering...


15th-21st December 2025: New Buses, Christmas Tree, Wardour School Children, Free Messums Art Classes
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#12
12/15/2025

🚌 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

🐦 Soundscape – A robin singing by the River Nadder

TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


8th-14th December 2025. Mel Naish, Stargazing, 'Lee' film review, School Dinners at St John's. E11S10.
8th-14th December 2025. Mel Naish, Stargazing, 'Lee' film review, School Dinners at St John's. E11S10. episode artwork
#11
12/07/2025

🧸 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 On
🐦‍⬛ Soundscape – Thrush singing in the rain in Wardour

TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the...


1st-7th December E10S10 Brownies & Guides, Leader of Wilts Council Ian Thorn, Tis the Season 2025
1st-7th December E10S10 Brownies & Guides, Leader of Wilts Council Ian Thorn, Tis the Season 2025 episode artwork
#10
12/01/2025

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 & 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

TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


24th-30th November 2025 E9S10. Cancer Fundraiser, Jazz, Flooding Group, Bullying Advice
24th-30th November 2025 E9S10. Cancer Fundraiser, Jazz, Flooding Group, Bullying Advice episode artwork
#9
11/23/2025

🎗️ 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, Wiltshire, and the Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


17th-23rd November 2025 S10E8 Kevin's Wheels, Nightsky, Debbie Carter on 'Countryfile', Legal Corner
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#8
11/17/2025

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 Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


David Childs full interview
David Childs full interview episode artwork
11/12/2025

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 desert island disc choice!

TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Nadder Valley, with Mary Myers and friends.  


10th-16th November 2025 E7S10 : Remembrance, David Childs, Mere Lit Fest, Music, Fireworks, Spring Bulbs.. and a favourite tree
10th-16th November 2025 E7S10 : Remembrance, David Childs, Mere Lit Fest, Music, Fireworks, Spring Bulbs.. and a favourite tree episode artwork
#7
11/10/2025

🎙️ 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 – Two beautiful concerts from the Cherubim Trust held in Tisbury last weekend.🌳 Kate’s Favourite Tree – A magnificent silver birch...