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Moorland Community Radio Episode Two

Have a listen to our second episode here. We have also set up a Patreon page for anyone who wants to support the podcast, as we keep it advertising-free.

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PORTLANDIA

“You did that,” said Pete, pointing at the headless rabbit having the last of its throat torn out by jackdaws. “I told you you shouldn’t have said it. It was you! I bet you feel terrible now.” We were on the Isle of Portland, in South Dorset, and as

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Moorland Community Radio

Have a listen to the first episode of my new podcast here.

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DUST

Who is the best-dressed Beatle in the recent Get Back documentary? My personal choice would be George, but that’s only if we’re confining selection criteria to official members of the band itself. During the 468 minutes of footage, shot by Michael Lyndsay-Hogg in January 1969 and edited more

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A Review Of Some Of The Contents Of My House By A Domesticated Moorland Pixie

LAMPS There are too many lamps here. Far, far too many. Of course, my highly developed night vision colours my opinion on this subject but I still think there are far too many lamps. Isn’t the whole point of having big lights to not require little ones as well?

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Undercliff

I wake up and realise today is a day I want to: a) grab the ever more brief daylight firmly in my hands before it slips away, b) see somewhere new, c) thrash out some of my creative future in my head, d) feel salt spray on my face and

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The Meadow Of The Rays Of The Sun

I have quite a lot of ivy on my house. I had quite a lot ivy on my house when I moved into it this time last year, too, but since then it’s been hard at work, behind my back. “Do not mind me,” says the ivy. “I will

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Fiction: Six Tiny Stories About Sheep

The Stolen Bike It was after Jesse and I stole the bike that we saw the man and the sheep walking down the lane towards us. The man was extremely old, 42 at the very least, and was well known in the village for taking the sheep with him to

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Late Summer, 2021: A Personal Compendium

I’m calling it summer because we had to wait a long time for it this year, and it seems, thankfully, to be still persevering with its business. Small winged creatures continue to feast on my flesh and I found a squirrel in the living room the other day, enjoying

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Ramblecast: Maiden Castle

PART ONE: PART TWO: You can reserve a special first edition hardback of my novel Villager - which will be published next spring - and aid the funding of the book in the process here. My latest book is called Notebook. I recommend ordering from Blackwells, who are independent, and

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Newton Abbot

It was a grey drizzly day so, for no pressing reason, I decided to go to Newton Abbot. Several people had warned me about Newton Abbot - whose many local nicknames include 'Mutant Rabbit' - when I first moved to Devon, at the beginning of 2014. “Just whatever

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RALPH (2001-2021)

Last Thursday was a scorchingly hot day and I decided it would be the day I would chop down the wisteria on the front of my house. I like wisteria but this particular wisteria was failing to fulfil what could be argued to be its two central duties as wisteria: