Tim Bannerman continues his orchid Chronicles by delving into a treasure trove of family artefacts that landed, unexpectedly, on his doorstep
Martin Hesp
Tim Bannerman continues his orchid Chronicles by delving into a treasure trove of family artefacts that landed, unexpectedly, on his doorstep
The well known face of Henry Blofeld reminds Martin Hesp of a day he spent in the Test Match Special commentary box
Pampering… It’s a strange word and one which not many bloke over a certain know much about…
Tim Bannerman continues his fascinating and moving Orchid Chronicles - this time there’s poetry
Whortleberry picking is an age-old pursuit in England’s West Country during July - entire village economies used to rely on the annual wild harvest
The prawns are on the run… You can catch fabulous prawns around the British coast at the moment - if you have the right equipment and you know their secret haunts…
Martin Hesp recalls a winter voyage in Switzerland
Martin Hesp recalls his old friend Prid, another newspaper photographer and a one-off if ever there was one
Tim Bannerman continues his Orchid Chronicles - having returned from East Africa it’s 1979 and he’s now hunting the elusive plants in Britain
Martin Hesp goes mackerely fishing with his friend and colleague Richard Austin and a fisherman called Harry May at Lyme Regis
And his writing was so dull even the cat went to sleep at his feet during funerals… My latest Exmoor Lockdown Diary
Tim Bannerman concludes his remarkable journeyings across East Africa way back in the 1970s when he drove down thousands of miles of dirt roads, partly in search of orchids with a botanist from Kew
A walk to the top of The Quantock Hills and Broomsquire Country….
Tim Bannerman continues his recollections of an extraordinary trip across vast tracts of Africa many years ago - orchid-hunting and hanging on for dear life….
The “professor”, the military camp and the Cold War - Colin White remembers being called up to do his bit (something highly technical) which meant spending time exploring things like Royal loo seats in a camp on Salisbury Plain
A video of Roger Wilkins, of Wilkins Cider, shot 30 years ago is today’s Exmoor Lockdown Diary
Tim Bannerman continues his remarkable Orchid Diaries - this time finding a English football slogan on a sign somewhere on a remote African mountainside