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The BV: from the heart of Dorset

The BV Podcast – Real Dorset Stories, Every MonthWelcome to the award-winning BV Podcast – the audio companion to The BV, Dorset’s best-loved digital magazine. Each episode brings you real voices from across rural Dorset: in-depth interviews, local stories, expert opinion and sharp insights into the county’s politics, farming, wildlife, equestrian life, food, arts and more. Presented by Jenny Devitt (and formerly Terry Bennett), the BV Podcast is based on the latest issue of The BV magazine – named

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34:19

Local legends you probably don’t know, affordable...

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2023/03/22

Three interviews for you this week - Jenny chatted local history with Roger, Terry discussed new housing developments and wildlife writer Jane Adams is back talking to Jenny! Roger Guttridge recalls three local legends: a minister who upset early women’s libbers, Marnhull’s bull-baiting habit and the legendary toad doctor of Pulham Planning permission was awarded to the Dorset-headquartered AJC Group for a collection of 13 open market homes and eight affordable dwellings (40 per cent). However, the

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28:23

A rare horse logger, and Lizzo to Quo via Busted with...

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2023/03/15

The March BV podcast begins, as always, with this month’s letter from the editor and all the latest reader’s letters. This month we move swiftly into politics, with the contributions from all four local party representatives. Then it's on to this month's Dorset Island Discs - our castaway this month is local shepherd and Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show organiser Bonnie Cradock. Lastly, Tracie Beardsley went down to the woods to meet Toby Hoad one of only 12 working horses loggers in the UK. In

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39:50

The BV talks to Tim Laycock and gets the inside track...

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2023/02/25

In this episode: Folk musician, singer, actor, storyteller, historian, Thomas Hardy expert ... Dorset’s Tim Laycock is a man of many talents, and Jenny has his answers to the Random 19 questions. Terry has been talking to Cllr Peter Wharf as he gets to grips with Dorset Council's additional council tax levy on second homes, and the pros and cons of the arguments surrounding a heated debate. Reggae, Strauss and Gershwin? It must be Dorset Island Discs. Pauline Batstone has spent a lifetime working

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42:38

The legless marshal and complaints about farmers

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2023/02/22

Terry talks to Steve Tarrant, a north Dorset man who suffered life-changing injuries at Goodwood in 2000. He has recently has been awarded the highest honour in motorsport for his courage and commitment. Previous winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award have included Stirling Moss and Sir Jackie Stewart. SUCH an interesting conversation - I suspect Terry will be back to talk more to Steve. Jenny talks to farmer and BV journalist Andrew Livingston, who says that thanks to our national

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33:24

The BV talks to broadcast legend Henry Blofeld

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2023/02/17

The February BV podcast begins, as always, with this month's letter from the editor and all the reader's letters - moving on to two interviews; one with the principal of Kingston Maurward college, and the other with Henry 'Blowers' Blofeld. Letter from the editor, Laura Hitchcock Reader's letters Following a local outcry based on inaccurate information, Jenny Devitt speaks to Luke Rake, principal of Kingston Maurward College about the rumours surrounding the cancelation of

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34:48

EXCLUSIVE interview with Rupert Hardy and the most...

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2023/01/30

Another exclusive interview just for podcast listeners this week - Terry has a fascinating conversation with Rupert Hardy from the CPRE about the 'rooftop vs. field' solar panels debate. Then in Roger Guttridge's column we hear the brilliant story behind the most haunted house in England (allegedly), Sandford Orcas manor. And to finish off we have the wildife and farming sections - the ones everybody asks for :) Rupert Hardy, chairman of the North Dorset CPRE, takes a long look into the case for

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31:52

Letters and houses and the state of our world

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2023/01/25

We start the first podcast of 2023 with all the letters before we listen to what the local experts say about the Dorset property market this year (plus some fascinatingly honest tales of houseselling generally!), and the latest thoughts from all four of our local political representatives. Letter from the editor, Laura Hitchcock Reader's letters Prices may be falling and mortgage lenders nervous – but house hunters are still looking to move. Local experts take a look at the Dorset housing market in

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33:51

The coffin in the crypt, a walk in the woods and some...

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2023/01/10

It’s a perfect half hour’s listening to start the new year – we catch up with the latest political thoughts before Roger shares the tale of the 18th century death that may not have have happened. We explore the winter woodland landscape with Dorset Wildlife Trust, and Jane Adams has some fascinating insight into our winter bees. Lastly, in yet another podcast exclusive, Terry has a chat with the always-interesting Caz from Dorset Food & Drink: Almost 250 years after the funeral of the young

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30:49

EXCLUSIVE interview with Mike Burks, Alice Plunkett...

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2022/12/20

It's a perfect half hour's listening this week - we start with TV presenter Alice Plunkett answering the Random 19 questions. Then, in a podcast exclusive, Jenny has interviewed Sherborne's Mike Burks on his Dorset Island Discs choices. Lastly Tracie met up with the two 'retired' craftesmen who have established an entirely new career, and MP Simon Hoare discusses Levelling Up here in the south: Answering this month's random 19 questions is North Dorset resident Alice Plunkett, one of the leading

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31:50

A muddle of eggs, racing, letters and beer.

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2022/12/15

It's the first episode of the month, so it's of course the front section this week – starting as always with Letter from the Editor, then the lead feature stories, plus this month's reader's letters: In her end-of-the-year round up, Laura thanks the team - and you A swift look at the baking aisle in your local supermarket will tell you that the UK egg industry is in crisis. Andrew Livingston reports Ever been to the races? Me neither. My first visit to a racecourse – on a windblown and wet

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28:05

Hares, hedgerows and down on Hosford’s farm

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2022/11/27

Rewilding Wild Woodbury – Dorset Wildlife Trust’s project records more than 1,100 species in its first year Wildlife writer Jane Adams goes in search of mysterious hares in Dorset churches which may have originated in Buddhist China Hedgerows have inexplicably been left out of the climate change action plan, says Rupert Hardy, chairman of North Dorset CPRE A recent case of animal neglect on a Dorset farm has highlighted red flags with the Red Tractor accreditation systems, says Andrew

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31:52

Reader’s Letters, plus The Repair Shop’s Sonnaz and...

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2022/11/23

Kicking off with the Letters to the Editor, we've then had some fascinating conversations with some well-known local personalities, including Sonnaz from the Repair Shop (who answers our 19 random questions), and Athelhampton's owner Giles Keating sharing his Dorset Island Discs: Letters to the Editor – listen to what others think (our postbag is always open – send emails to letters@theblackmorevale.co.uk ) Sonnaz Nooranvary is a British-Iranian upholsterer who lives near Wimborne, best known as the

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33:02

The Pocket Rocket, Hen homing, and Somerset’s silicon...

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2022/11/13

As the first episode of the month, it's of course the front section this week – starting as always with Letter from the Editor, then the lead feature stories and this week we've added the current political thoughts (because the way things are, if we wait another week on those they'll be irrelevant!): In her letter from the editor, Laura (like us all) is considering the ever-more-worrying cost of living, especially its impact on local independent businesses – and what the BV, as a community

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31:26

The Blandford Bastards, a peek in The Gugg and night...

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2022/10/30

Dorset Archives Trust has begun fundraising to enable it to unlock the internationally significant, UNESCO-listed archive of author Thomas Hardy. At present the collection consists of more than 150 boxes of material including diaries, photographs, letters, books, architectural plans and poetry, and is only available to those searching the archive in person, and they hope to digitise the complete collection. Roger Guttridge examines Hardy's relationship with the north of the county, looking at a

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26:31

A thatcher, a cheesemonger and the Green Man

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2022/10/26

In the second of October's episodes, we have A Country Living (thatching!), Meet your Local (CHEESE!), the politics section – which is still interesting, though it feels a little dated now. It's been a wild couple of weeks! – and local history with Roger Guttridge: Mike Howe’s ‘office’ this week is a stunning 16th century cottage in the heart of the beautiful village of Abbotsbury. Far from drawing life’s short straw, Master Thatcher Mike switched career and now teaches future generations an ancient

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29:15

The GP’s call systems, good turkeys and Edward Hoare...

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2022/10/16

As the first episode of the month, it's the front section this week – Ed's letter, the lead feature stories and the Random 19: In her letter from the editor, Laura is wondering where all the grown ups went (and she apologises for galloping through slightly – this was her fifth attempt at getting through the paragraph about Pog without needing to stop and gulp a little) NHS Dorset is investing in technology to improve care for the population – sometimes unpopular, it has become necessary in order to

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37:10

Lost grasslands, the waste of wool - and letters to...

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2022/10/02

In this episode, we have the equestrian, wildlife and farming sections, plus the Letters to the Editor: Laura Wilson watched a therapist treat her horse – and gave up accounting to train as a McTimoney animal chiropractor As weaning begins for this year’s foals, the stud begins to focus on sales, says Lucy Procter of The Glanvilles Stud The August ground was so hard that Team Bartlett headed north in search of softer going for Equador MW and Cor y Taran, says Toots Bartlett Autumn is the

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40:48

A lost NHS, the murdering rector and new insight into...

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2022/09/24

In the second of the September BV Podcast: 'The NHS has lost its way’ – Patricia Miller, CEO for Dorset’s Integrated Care Board, oversees complex health services and health improvement programmes. Her thoughts on Dorset's poverty and its inextricable link to the population's health are eye-opening as she shares her fascinating life's story through her Dorset Island Discs In politics this month, light-touch government is an excellent theory says North Dorset Green Party’s Ken Huggins, but in practice

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35:22

Boris’s Levelling up for Dorset, Minette Walters and...

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2022/09/12

Just a few days after the September issue of the BV magazine published, the nation mourned the death of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In recognition of this, Jenny Devitt leads this podcast with a statement from all of us at the BV, and with the words of Angus Campbell, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for Dorset: “Our loss is incalculable.” In the first of The BV podcast's September epsiodes, Boris Johnson’s levelling-up agenda comes to rural Dorset, bringing ‘lightning fast’ broadband and other

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34:27

First beaver kits born in Dorset for 400 years,...

The BV: from the heart of Dorset ·

2022/08/30

In this week's episode we dip into the wildlife and farming sections, along with a fascinating article from the health section on why you're never too old to keep on moving - and a personal trainer isn't such a stupid idea even if you're in your 70s or 80s: The latest Winterborne Kingston dig reveals the lifestyle and habits of our Dorset forebears more than 2,000 years ago, says Roger Guttridge When she was young, wildlife writer Jane Adams was told ‘you can’t hear bats’ – and believed it for

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