WORLD WIDE WILTSHIRE (3 short films)

Dilton Marsh Halt is a poem by Sir John Betjeman, written as part of a successful campaign to save Dilton Marsh station when it was threatened with closure in the 1960s.

Performed in BSL by David Ellington (DEF & London 2012 Paralympic Opening Ceremony) this film explores the value of a station cherished by its local inhabitants in the face of cuts to infrastructure, increasing rural isolation and carbon culture, a poem which feels as prescient today as when it was first written

HOME by Hannah Treadaway

Home is an extract from Hannah Treadaway’s ‘Come To Where I’m From’ piece, commissioned and first produced by Paines Plough and Wiltshire Creative.

Performed by Iona Johnson, this film glances at life as a teenager in Wiltshire when the county’s wonder seems just out of reach. Hannah’s other work includes collaborating with Diverse City, Graeae and Taking Flight.

Without Knowing Mr Walkley is an extract from Edith Olivier’s autobiographical novel of the same title. Edith was born in Wiltshire and lived in in the county for her whole life. In 1916, Olivier helped form the Women’s Land Army in Wiltshire, for which she was rewarded in 1920 with an MBE.

Pippa Haywood (Bodyguard, Prisoners Wives, Scott & Bailey, Green Wing) performs the role of Edith in a contemporary exploration of her thoughts on the beauty of Wiltshire and the place she called home.