Taleblazers – Taleblazers

10: Wild Camping on Dartmoor

Rich Blagden — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 18:30:32 +0000

In this episode Rich and his son Freddie head to Dartmoor for Freddie’s first wild camping experience. Follow our adventure onto the north moor as we dodge cows, review outdoor food and give you our top tips for a successful wild camp.

9. Creative Cullompton

Rich Blagden — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:21:21 +0000

Hannah and Vik from Creative Cullompton are our guests today as we find out more about the history and stories of this fascinating, ancient town. This podcast was recorded in the Walronds, a beautiful Tudor building that is now at the heart of Cullompton’s heritage.

8. The Gory Story of Tom Austin

Rich Blagden — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:09:32 +0000

Just in time for Hallowe’en, we present a Gory Story from Cullompton – the Terrible Tale of Tom Austin. This is a fairly gruesome tale and may not be suitable for young children.

7. The Inchcape Rock

Rich Blagden — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:48:47 +0000

To celebrate National Poetry Day, Kev treats us to a reading of a 19th century poem by Robert Southey, ‘The Inchcape Rock’, in which a scheming pirate finally gets his what he deserves.

6. William Pengelly

Rich Blagden — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 23:18:27 +0000

We welcome our first guest to the podcast as Kents Cavern’s Nick Powe joins us to talk about geologist, archaeologist and educator William Pengelly. Pengelly was a leading Victorian scientist who spent 15 years excavating at the caves and was a leading scientist in Victorian Torbay. This was a really interesting podcast to make and we are grateful to Nick for helping to bring Pengelly’s story to life with such eloquence.

5. The English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark

Rich Blagden — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 07:21:00 +0000

What is the ERGG and why is it important? After a summer of Taleblazers Geowalks, Rich, Kev and Victoria talk about the fascinating geology in Torbay and some of their favourite spots.

4. Chelston Heritage Audio Trail

Rich Blagden — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 21:36:35 +0000

To coincide with the release of our Chelston Heritage Map on Saturday, we are releasing this audio version of the trail made by the wonderful folks at Sound Communities. Pop your headphones in, head for Walnut Road and listen in for a guided tour of our route.

3. Terrible Tales of Torre Abbey

Rich Blagden — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 21:29:37 +0000

Halloween is coming, and the Taleblazers are planning a family-friendly spooky walk with our friends at Torre Abbey. Find out more in the latest episode of our podcast.

2. Chelston Heritage Trail

Rich Blagden — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 19:39:43 +0000

In this episode, we talk about a fascinating recent project in which we produced a hand-drawn heritage map of our local area. Victoria, Kev and Rich talk about the stories that inspired the project, how the map was put together and what we plan to do with it next.

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1. Meet The Taleblazers!

Rich Blagden — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 18:47:35 +0000

In this episode we meet the Taleblazers and find out what they’re all about! The team introduce themselves, talk about where the inspiration for Taleblazers came from and get nostalgic about some of their favourite experiences on Dartmoor.