MARTIN MAUDSLEY is a storyteller who has worked with the BBC, Bristol Festival of Nature, Bristol, Paignton and Chester Zoos, Cheltenham Festival of Science, the Eden Project, English Heritage, Henley Regatta, the Environment Agency, the National Trust, River Cottage HQ, the Soil Association, and several Wildlife Trusts. Martin established the Bristol Storytelling Festival and was its Artistic Director for a 7 years, and also co-founded 'Folk Tales' - a long-running storytelling night in Bristol. He is storyteller-in-residence for the environmental arts charity Common Groun. He lives in Bridport, Dorset.