Ephemeral River is a poem by Martin Hesp - and you can hear him reading it in a video here
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Ephemeral River is a poem by Martin Hesp - and you can hear him reading it in a video here
Martin Hesp recalls visiting the ancient town of Holsworthy on the Devon-Cornwall border on the very last day the old cattle market was in operation near the town centre before moving to a new purpose-built site on the edge of town. The post includes a podcast which Martin recorded at the time - which could now be regarded as part of the rich oral history of the West Country region
Martin Hesp interviews the man behind Cornish tea and its amazing success story. Jonathon Jones of the Tregothnan Estate was recently awarded the OBE - much deserved, says Martin, who has edited an interview he did with Jonathon a couple of years ago…
Martin Hesp looks up an old interview he recorded with Sir Tim Smit at an event celebrating 25 years of The Lost Gardens of Heligan - in this fascinating chat Tim shares his thoughts on historic gardens and the future of horticulture
Walking Madeira’s magnificent levadas. Martin Hesp has created a podcast about the experience and put a selection of photographs onto his website
Martin Hesp introduces two audiobooks that he has created from short stories he’s written based on the Covid-19 pandemic
In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin considers the loneliness of the old lighthouse keepers and we feature a podcast interview with one of the men who used to serve on some of the loneliest lights of them all…
Introduction to Porthgwarra on the South West Cornish Coast
It might sound crazy to cook on a beach in midwinter - but a day out with Devon’s Dan the Fishman is just what’s needed to blow away the Christmas cobwebs
Listen to a podcast in which Martin Hesp explores Tokyo, meeting with an old Somerset friend - Adam Kennedy - who has lived in the city for the past 17 years
Adventures in Journalism podcast in which we learn about Boris Johnson’s grandmother and grandfather after listening to former Prime Minister, Theresa May
A photograph of M Hesp with ITV film crew on the Isles of Scilly about 12 years ago