Notes From an Exmoor Diary

John Burgess


Regions:
Somerset, Devon, Dorset, Cornwall
Notice Period:
Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
Type:
Hobby
Fee:
Paid: £75 may include expenses
Category:
Uncategorised
Updated:
17th August 2022

For more than ten years I worked on Exmoor as a photographer for the National Park Authority and along with my camera I carried a tape recorder. In conversation with numerous Exmoor people including farmers, huntsmen and craftsmen I heard many fascinating tales about 'the way of life' in the wild moorland country of Exmoor. Years later as a BBC producer, inspired by memories of Exmoor, especially the warm hearted characters I met and the tales they told, I put forward an idea for a radio programme about Exmoor. A six part series was agreed and aptly titled - "Notes from an Exmoor diary.' My talk comprises a 'flick through' that Exmoor diary including many audio extracts from the radio programme.

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About John Burgess

I was born in Somerset and grew up on the Quantock hills where my 'life long' love of the countryside first took root. This love has never left me. I have enjoyed a varied career including ten years as a graphic designer and photographer with the Exmoor National Park. The most unbelievable and thoroughly rewarding career change was joining BBC Radio as a freelance journalist and producer. Being part of the BBC, the great British institution that it is, was a proud and thrilling experience. Working on the national network was challenging but always exciting and I loved it. I also loved it when I joined BBC local radio in Devon and produced programmes about the countryside, farming and village life. Throughout my BBC career I have interviewed hundreds of fascinating people. I still can't hang up my microphone. I now work as an oral history consultant for various projects and with people who simply want to record their lifetime memories. During the past couple of years I have teamed up with a photographer friend to research, write and publish a series of guide books covering Somerset Devon and Cornwall. I have given talks for many years to groups large and small including W.I. Rotary and U3A .


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