Totnes Talks
A series of podcasts featuring the Voices of Totnes
Our beautiful town is home to a huge variety of interesting people and everyone has a story - This series of podcasts is our attempt at collecting those stories and are a snapshot in time. We will be chatting with the characters who all help make this place what it is...
Mark Nash
Mark Nash of the Totnes Rowing Club began rowing at school in 1977 and continued racing through to 1992. His coaching career began at Latymer Upper School in 2001, later he was Master in Charge of Rowing at Charterhouse School for 9 years. Paul Wesley went to the habourside boathouse for a conversation...
Francis Porter
Tony Gee says, Totnes Tennis Club was nothing like the exclusive stereotype. Over the last forty years , the club has gone from strength to strength so it seemed an opportune moment to hear more about the club from the outgoing Chairperson, Francis Porter.
Nigel Jones
Retired bookshop owner Paul Wesley (Harlequin Books) talks shop with Nigel Jones who opened the East Gate Bookshop more recently followed by Rowan Tree Books in Totnes
Teddy and Freddy
Tony Gee meets Teddy and Freddy in Totnes to find out what’s important and the issues and concerns facing the younger residents of town.
Roy Beardsmore
Tony Gee has a conversation with Roy Beardsmore of the Totnes chippy – The Silver Grill with surroundings and sound effects generated to imply that they’re chatting in a working restaurant atmosphere ….
Finley Porter
Finlay grew up around Totnes. After completing a Creative Writing degree at the University of East Anglia, Finlay travelled in a convoy of 4×4 vehicles delivering humanitarian aid to Ukraine. His most recent trip was to work with children in slum areas of Nairobi, Kenya.
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