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The following talks are recorded for 2008.

North Hall 1998-2008 by Peter Rennells

Understanding Geophysics by Penny Cunningham

Exeter During World War II by Dr Todd Gray

Incomers to Devon by Helen Harris

 

The following talks are recorded for 2007.

Flint Knapping by Dr Bruce Bradley

Old Ashburton (Part 2) by Wendy Major

Dartmoor from Mesolithic_to Medieval Times by Len Copley

Dartmoor Clapper Bridges by John Stuart

The Archaeology of Quarrying and Mining on S. E. Dartmoor by Phil Newman

Something In Common - A Talk on the Dartmoor Commons by Tess Walker

The Latest Findings of The Princesshay Project by Peter Stead

The South Devon Railway by Ted Parrott

The following talks are recorded for 2006.

Prayers and Potions : Death & Disease from a Medieval Perspective by Jill Drysdale

The Merrivale Archaeological Landscape by Jane Marchant

The Work of The Dartmoor Archive by Natalie Gibbs

Candy Art Pottery 1922 - 1950 by Mike Jones

Lost Devon by Dr Todd Gray

The Houses and Cottages of the Bedford Estate, Tavistock by Dr. John Goodridge

The Stone Men of Dartmoor by Paul Rendell

A Look at Farming in the District over the years - a discussion

The Life of Rev Sabine Baring Gould and the Folk Songs that he collected by The Wren Trust

The following talks are recorded for 2005.

A Countryman's Home by Jenny Sanders

The Dartmoor Bracken Project by Dr Sandy Gerrard

Underground Mining in Devon by Chris Kelland

The History of Dartmoor Prison by Trevor James

Pengelly Trust and Caves by Sheila Phillips

The Moorland Erme by Mike Perriam

Devon's Century of Change by Helen Harris

Devonport Naval Base by Commander Charles Chrichton

Favourite Slides of Dartmoor by Mike Wright

From China to Widecombe: The Three Hares by Dr Tom Greeves

The following talks are recorded for 2004.

Dartmoor after the Ice Age by Roger Claxton

The Abbots & Lych Ways by Len Copley

Community Landscape Project by Sean Hawken, Exeter University

Historical Images of Dartmoor by Dr. Todd Gray

Local Artefacts by John Allan Ex-curator at Exeter Museum

Mercer's Dartmoor by Prof. Ian Mercer

Old Ashburton by Wendy Major

Writer Vian Smith by Bob Mann

History of the Warren House Inn and Surrounding Area by Dr Tom Greeves

The following talks are recorded for 2003.

Ancient Farmsteads in the Central Basin of Dartmoor by Jenny Sanders

Archaeology at the DNPA by Debbie Griffiths

The Military on Dartmoor By Lt. Col. Tony Clark. Rtd. O.B.E.

The Dartmoor Peasant by Freda Wilkinson

Fire and Water on Dartmoor Discussion

Lesser Known Tors of Dartmoor By Tim Jenkinson

Military Activity in and around Widecombe 1900 onwards Discussion

Old Tin Miners and Mining Activities on Dartmoor By Dr Tom Greeves

Romans in SW Britain by Derek Gore

History, Aims and Achievements of the Annual Dartmoor Ten Tors Expedition by Andrew Hamlyn

Thatching by Rodney Cruze

Life in the Widecombe Area in and Around the Seventeeth Century by Freda Wilkinson

The following talks are recorded for 2002:

Second Group Discussion on Transport

Victorian Costume by Kate Strasdin

The Northern Moor by Len Copley

Archaeology of Devon from the Air by Frances Griffith

The Hydro-Electric System at Old Walls, Ponsworthy by Miles, Gail and Luke Fursdon

Dartmoor Artists & Writers by John Weir

Wildlife on Dartmoor by Roger Hoskings

The Dartmoor Pony by Elizabeth Newbolt-Young

Devon's Privies - ‘A nostalgic trip down the Garden Path’ By Shan Toynes

The following talks are recorded for 2001:

The River Dart from source near Cranmere Pool to Holne Bridge by Geoffrey Weymouth

Dartmoor Railways and Tramways by Len Copley

Field Archaeology by Lynn Walmsley

History of Kelly Mine at Lustleigh by Grahame Spink and Peter Roberts

The Art of Calligraphy by Susanne Haines

Our First Transport Discussion

The following talks are recorded for 2000:

Dartmoor Antiquities by Ted Birkett-Dixon

Man’s Influence on the Dartmoor Landscape by Peter Wakeham

The Website, Database and Internet by Roger Claxton

Leats and Waterways on Dartmoor by Len Copley

Legends and Folklore of Dartmoor by Dave Addis

A Light Hearted look at Local Parish Churches by Michael Vyner

The Folklore and Medicinal Uses of Plants on Dartmoor by Colin Ridgers

Dartmoor’s Megaliths and Moonlight! by Brian Byng

The Life of the Salmon in the Dart and its Tributaries by Mike Maslin

Dartmoor - A land under pressure and its sites and sounds by Brian Maddock

The following talks are recorded for 1999.

Dartmoor Longhouses by Jenny Sanders

Prehistoric Dartmoor Mr Mike Perriam

Tinners & Warreners of Dartmoor by Mr Len Copley

Walk to Trowlesworthy Warren by Mr Len Copley

History of the Devon Constabulary by Simon Dell

Industrial Archaeology of Dartmoor by Helen Harris

Ancient Trackways of Dartmoor by Paul Rendell

North Hall by Peter Rennells

Dartmoor and its Treasures by Ted Fitch


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