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“15 Minutes With…” is a snapshot of life in the countryside, told by the people who shape it. Each episode features a short, engaging conversation with a landowner, farmer, rural business owner or key political voice. In just 15 minutes, we explore their work, their challenges, their ideas for the future — and the lighter moments that make rural life unique.
From the Country Land and Business Association (CLA)
15 minutes with...
Latest Episodes
15 minutes with...Lord Townshend
15 Minutes With...Lord Townshend of Raynham EstateIn this edition of 15 Minutes With, CLA East Director Cath Crowther visits Raynham Estate in Norfolk to meet Tom Townshend, the 9th Marquess Townshend — a landowner whose ...
15 minutes with...Charles Trotman
What does the government's new Devolution Act actually mean for rural Britain?In this episode of 15 Minutes With, host Jonathan Roberts is joined by Charles Trotman of the CLA (Country Land and Business Association) to br...
15 minutes with...Roger Tempest
What does it take to keep a thousand-year-old rural estate alive in the 21st century?In this episode, CLA Communications Manager Henk Geertsema visits Broughton Sanctuary in North Yorkshire to speak with Roger Tempest — 32nd-gener...
15 Minutes With…Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network
15 Minutes With… Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services NetworkWhat does it really take to champion rural communities at a national level — and are policymakers actually listening?In this episode, we sit down with Ker...
15 minutes with...Tristan Lillingston
How can a career in music management, working with acts like Busted, provide the skills to run a 2,500-acre rural estate?CLA Vice President Eliza Ecclestone sits down with Tristan Lillingston, from the Thorpe Estate, to discuss how he tr...