Videos of talks available
In response to requests from members, we have recorded many of the recent Zoom talks given to the Association’s Branches and Sections and these are listed in the table below.
The links in the Title column are to the original event page, where more information about the talk is available. The table is initially sorted with the most recent talk at the top, but you can click on any header field to sort by that field.
Access to most of the videos is restricted to DA members only. All you need to do is send an email request to our Honorary Secretary who will check your eligibility and send a link for the video selected. Many of the talks included a Question and Answer session and a link to an audio file of this will also be included where available.
It will help ensure that you receive the correct talk if you quote the Code that appears in the last column.
Email: hon.sec@devonassoc.org.uk
As of December 2023 we have over ninety videos available:
| Title | Speaker(s) | Group | Date | Notes | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risting and drifting: The pioneering work of Marie Tharp | Higgs, Dr Bettie | Geology Section | 2023-11-30 | SGE013 | |
| Manuscript Maps of Devon | Gray, Dr Todd | Monthly Zoom Lecture | 2023-11-21 | MLS07 | |
| Rescuing Ruins: The work of The Landmark Trust | Dick-Cleland, Alastair | Monthly Zoom Lecture | 2023-10-17 | MLS06 | |
| Below Dartmoor: the prehistoric landscape of lowland Devon | Scutt, Win | Monthly Zoom Lecture | 2023-06-20 | MLS04 | |
| Marine viruses - lubricants of the great engines of planetary control | Wilson, Prof Willie | Monthly Zoom Lecture | 2023-05-16 | MLS03 | |
| The Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549 | Stoyle, Prof Mark | Monthly Zoom Lecture | 2023-04-17 | MLS02 | |
| Devon's Antarctic Connections | Davies, Paul | Monthly Zoom Lecture | 2023-03-21 | The speaker's internet bandwidth was poor and the sound quality is somewhat distorted. | MLS01 |
| Exeter - A Place in Time | Rippon, Prof Stephen | Exeter Branch | 2023-02-22 | BEX05 | |
| The Silver Gill Mine | Allison, Warren | Industrial Archaeology Section | 2023-01-11 | SIA13 | |
| The SWEEP Project | Bateman, Prof Ian | Tavistock and West Devon Section | 2022-12-16 | BTA14 | |
| Lie of the Land | Whiteley, Prof Marton | Geology Section | 2022-11-05 | SGE12 | |
| Britain made from three landmasses | Dijkstra, Dr Arjan | Tavistock and West Devon Branch | 2022-09-16 | BTA13 | |
| Granite, greywacke and the making of the geological maps of Devon | Mather, Prof John | Presidential Address | 2022-09-03 | This talk was delivered to an audience in The Royal Hotel, Bideford as part of the DA Annual Conference 2022. | TDA04 |
| Devon and the Dragon Ships | Arnold, Nick | Public Lecture | 2022-09-02 | This talk was delivered to an audience in The Royal Hotel, Bideford as part of the DA Annual Conference 2022. | TDA03 |
| 19th Century Field Names of Bridestowe Parish | Chaplin, Ellen | History Section with Tavistock and West Devon Branch | 2022-05-05 | SHI10 | |
| What tree rings can tell us of Devon's buildings | Moir, Dr Andy | Tavistock and West Devon Branch | 2022-04-29 | BTA12 | |
| James Davidson's Church Notes, 1826-1844 | Cobley, Dr Jill | History Section | 2022-04-20 | This talk was a joint event organised with the Devon & Cornwall Record Society. | SHI09 |
| The folklore of Devon | Norman, Mark | DA Executive Committee | 2022-03-22 | This talk was delivered to an audience in the Dolphin Hotel, Bovey Tracey as part of the DA Spring Forum | TDA02 |
| I bought a Zoo! | Mee, Benjamin | Tavistock and West Devon Branch | 2022-03-18 | This talk was delivered to an audience in the Tavistock Parish Rooms and simultaneously streamed via Zoom. | BTA11 |
| Tithe Barns | Rogers, Joseph | Buildings Section | 2022-03-12 | Presented at the Buildings Section Spring Meeting at the Devon Rural Archive | SBU06 |
| Surviving the last Ice Age in Sherford Cave and beyond | Schreve, Prof Danielle | Geology Section | 2022-03-07 | SGE11 | |
| Crime and composition | Wootton, Dr Robin | Literature and Art Section | 2022-03-05 | SLA04 | |
| Geology of the Devon Coast | Hart, Prof Malcolm | Exeter Branch | 2022-02-24 | BEX04 | |
| The Distribution of Town Field Names in Devon | Williams, Claude | History Section | 2022-02-21 | SHI08 | |
| How to look at Devon's heraldry | Oates, Dr David | Tavistock and West Devon Branch | 2022-02-18 | BTA10 | |
| Ground beetles and rewilding | Betts, Dr Clive | Entomology Section | 2022-01-29 | SEN01 | |
| Coker Canvas: the history of sailcloth manufacture | Sims, Richard | Industrial Archaeology Section | 2022-01-27 | SIA12 | |
| Angela, Baroness Burdett-Coutts - the DA's first lady | Wootton, Dr Robin | History Section | 2022-01-24 | SHI07 | |
| History of Bideford Grammar School | Bennett, Dr John | Bideford Branch | 2022-01-21 | BBI08 | |
| Hidden Cities Project | Nevola, Prof Fabrizio and Osborne, Dr Kate | Exeter Branch | 2022-01-20 | BEX03 | |
| Devon's Wildlife: Shore to Moor | Walters, John | Tavistock and West Devon Branch | 2021-12-10 | This talk was delivered to an audience in the Tavistock Parish Rooms and simultaneously streamed via Zoom. | BTA09 |
| Appledore: Before and Now | Carter, David | Bideford Branch | 2021-12-10 | This talk was a last-minute change to the published programme. | BBI07 |
| Birdwatching on a cosmic scale | Field, Dr Daniel | Geology Section | 2021-12-09 | SGE10 | |
| The Colourful Arms of Devon's Colourful Gentry | Oates, Dr David | History Section | 2021-11-20 | SHI06 | |
| Our Crumbling Coastline | Donavan, Kajal | Tavistock and West Devon Branch | 2021-11-19 | This talk was delivered to an audience in the Tavistock Parish Rooms and simultaneously streamed via Zoom. | BTA08 |
| Devon clockmakers | Thompson, David | Bideford Branch | 2021-11-19 | This talk was delivered to an audience in the Burton Art Gallery and simultaneously streamed via Zoom. | BBI06 |
| Cretaceous Forests of Antarctica | Falcon-Lang, Professor Howard | Geology Section | 2021-11-06 | SGE09 | |
| My Life and Work with Horses | Waterer, Jonathan | Industrial Archaeology Section | 2021-11-03 | SIA11 | |
| The Memorials in Tawstock Church | Easter, Dr Clive | Buildings Section | 2021-10-30 | SBU05 | |
| Our Region Revealed | Laws, Emma | History Section (October Forum) | 2021-10-20 | SHI05 | |
| The Moroccan High Atlas Mountains | Boulton, Dr Sarah | Geology Section | 2021-10-16 | SGE08 | |
| The History of Cartoons | Barclay, Professor Ian | Tavistock and West Devon Branch | 2021-10-15 | Recorded live in the Tavistock Parish Rooms. | BTA07 |
| Coldharbour Mill | Fisher, Peter | Industrial Archaeology Section | 2021-10-14 | SIA10 | |
| The Upton Pyne Barrows and the Early Bronze Age in Devon | Quinnell, Dr Henrietta | History Section | 2021-10-11 | SHI04 | |
| Soil: A cornerstone of life | Schofield, Dr Kate | East Devon Branch | 2021-10-08 | Talk given in partnership with the Sidmouth Science Festival. Available to all: just click here to watch it on YouTube. | |
| Way of the Wharves | Teare, Michael | Bideford Branch | 2021-10-01 | This talk was delivered to an audience in the Burton Art Gallery and simultaneously streamed via Zoom. | BBI05 |
| Eileen Hendriks, the Rock Lady | Bennett, Dr Jenny | Geology Section | 2021-09-18 | SGE07 | |
| Ethics in media medicine - working on the Blue Planet series and Global Health | Obolensky, Dr Lucy | Tavistock and West Devon Branch | 2021-09-17 | BTA06 | |
| What a load of rubbish - the history and industrial archaeology of solids waste management | Daniel, Peter | Industrial Archaeology Section | 2021-09-14 | SIA09 | |
| The Devonshire Association's Presidential Address: Design, Denial, Darwin and Devon; Some Victorian Devonian reactions to scientific discovery | Wootton, Dr Robin | The Devonshire Association AGM | 2021-09-04 | DAP01 | |
| The Serge Trade in Devon | Maunder, Peter | Industrial Archaeology Section | 2021-07-22 | SIA08 | |
| Mary Anning, the Fossil Woman | Sharpe, Tom | Geology Section | 2021-07-03 | SGE06 | |
| Islam and the Work of the Exeter Mosque and the Muslim Community of Devon | Ahmed, Imam Kawsar & Hindess, Yousuf | Bideford Branch | 2021-06-25 | BBI04 | |
| Challenges Facing Heritage Rail | Oates, Steve | Industrial Archaeology Section | 2021-06-22 | SIA07 | |
| Quarternary Glaciation in the Mediterranean Mountains | Hughes, Prof. Phil | Geology Section | 2021-06-19 | SGE05 | |
| Transhumance and Smart Longhouses on Dartmoor | Thorp, John | Buildings Section | 2021-06-17 | SBU04 | |
| What really is Devon's housing need? | Mills, Penny & Bratby, Dr Phillip | South Devon Branch | 2021-06-10 | BSD03 | |
| A Devon Jazzman | Milverton, Craig | Music Section | 2021-06-09 | SMU02 | |
| Prehistoric Britain, and the Visual Arts | Smiles, Prof. Sam | Literature and Art Section | 2021-05-29 | SLA03 | |
| Harland and Wolff (Appledore) | Wood, John | Bideford Branch | 2021-05-28 | BBI03 | |
| Music in Devon | Banfield, Prof. Stephen | Music Section | 2021-05-23 | SMU01 | |
| The Rolle Canal in North Devon | Wills, Adrian | Tavistock and West Devon Branch | 2021-05-21 | BTA05 | |
| The Remarkable Pinwill Sisters | Wilson, Dr Helen | Buildings Section | 2021-05-20 | SBU03 | |
| Estuarine foraminifera and metal pollution | Hart, Prof. Malcolm | Geology Section | 2021-05-15 | SGE04 | |
| Iron Ore Mining in Devon and West Somerset | Atkinson, Dr Mick | Industrial Archaeology Section | 2021-05-08 | SIA06 | |
| An interview with Dr Ian Mortimer, historian and author | Mortimer, Dr Ian | Literature and Art Section | 2021-04-29 | Audio file only. Discusses the researching and writing of history and historical fiction. | SLA02 |
| Mosses and Liverworts: A training session | Purches, Tim | Botany Section | 2021-04-26 | An illustrated introduction to bryophytes | SBO01 |
| Devon Tollhouses - Lost and Found | Kanefsky, Dr John | Industrial Archaeology Section | 2021-04-21 | SIA05 | |
| How to Fill a Fault | Hardman, Dr Kit | Geology Section | 2021-04-17 | SGE03 | |
| The Ship | Parlby, Dr Geri | Tavistock and West Devon Branch | 2021-04-16 | BTA04 | |
| The Natural History of Butterflies and Moths | Henwood, Barry | South Devon Branch | 2021-04-15 | BSD02 | |
| The Wild Southwest | Hicks, Nigel | Exeter Branch | 2021-04-14 | BEX02 | |
| The History of Mount Batten | Blythe-Lord, Robin | History Section | 2021-04-14 | SHI03 | |
| Exeter Cathedral: Exploring the first 200 years | Walker, Diane | Buildings Section | 2021-03-27 | SBU01 | |
| Romanesque Sculpture in the South West | Woodcock, Dr Alex | Buildings Section | 2021-03-27 | SBU02 | |
| Lundy - A World Apart | Green, Derek | Bideford Branch | 2021-03-26 | BBI02 | |
| The Flora of Plymouth | Hodgson, Dr Bob | Plymouth Branch (March Forum) | 2021-03-24 | BPL01 | |
| Plastics in the Ocean | Thompson, Prof. Richard | Plymouth Branch (March Forum) | 2021-03-24 | BPL02 | |
| The Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration | Laws, Emma | Literature and Art Section | 2021-03-20 | SLA01 | |
| Rural Settlements in Roman Britain | Horner, Bill | Tavistock and West Devon Branch | 2021-03-19 | BTA03 | |
| A Photographic Journey Around the SW Coastal Path | Holpin, Gary | South Devon Branch | 2021-03-18 | BSD01 | |
| Devon's Garden History | Long, Dr Dianne | Axe Valley Branch | 2021-03-17 | BAX02 | |
| Raised Beaches in the South West | Telfer, Dr Matt | Geology Section | 2021-03-13 | SGE02 | |
| The Three Hares | Andrew, Dr Sue | Exeter Branch | 2021-03-10 | BEX01 | |
| An Irish El Dorado. Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Gold | Standish, Dr Chris | Industrial Archaeology Section | 2021-03-05 | SIA04 | |
| The rise and fall of Membland | Myers, Ursula | History Section | 2021-02-20 | SHI02 | |
| The OkeRail and Connect Bude campaign | Wolfenden-Brown, Richard & Ireland, Dr Michael | Bideford Branch | 2021-02-19 | BBI01 | |
| The modern wheelwright: the last true wheelwright in the country. A tour of the workshop | Rowland, Greg | Tavistock and West Devon Branch | 2021-02-19 | BTA02 | |
| Farming: The solution is within our grasp. So, why does it keep slipping through our fingers? | Jackson, Dr Robin | Industrial Archaeology Section | 2021-02-13 | SIA03 | |
| Dunkeswell airfield and its role in World War II | Lane-Smith, Brian | East Devon Branch | 2021-02-12 | Includes a short talk about Joseph Kennedy Jnr. | BED02 |
| The early censuses (1801-1831), and how they can be used to inform Devon's local history | Knapman, David | History Section | 2021-01-25 | SHI01 | |
| The wreck of the HMS Montagu off Lundy | Meara, Hefin | Industrial Archaeology Section | 2021-01-21 | SIA02 | |
| The Dorset and East Devon World Heritage Site: a palaeontological viewpoint | Hart, Prof. Malcolm | Axe Valley Branch | 2021-01-20 | BAX01 | |
| Lithium exploration in Cornwall | Worbey, Sally | Geology Section | 2021-01-16 | SGE01 | |
| The Met Office: A quick guide | While, James | Tavistock and West Devon Branch | 2021-01-15 | BTA01 | |
| Charles Kingsley: his writings and times | Wootton, Dr Robin | East Devon Branch | 2021-01-08 | BED01 | |
| Christmas in Devon | Gray, Dr Todd | The DA | 2020-12-18 | TDA01 | |
| Silver mining in Devon | Claughton, Dr Peter | Industrial Archaeology Section | 2020-12-10 | SIA01 |