Tag: Jolyon Thurgood

February 1, 2026Books, Interviews

E48 – “Lady Charlotte Bury” by Margaret Storrie

In this episode, Dr Margaret Storrie talks about her latest book, focussing on the unconventional life of Lady Charlotte Bury Campbell, who was known as a notorious diarist (think Lady […]
January 1, 2026Interviews

E47 – Pickups 4 Peace – Beth Newman

At the end of November 2025, Beth Newman returned from her second visit to Lviv, Ukraine in support of Pickups For Peace, a charity initially organised by Scottish farmers to […]
September 13, 2025Music

E41 – Autumn Music on Islay and Jura ft Islay Jazz Festival

In this episode, This Is Islay gives an update on music events coming up this month and beyond, and Jolyon Thurgood talks to John Youngs of Jazz Scotland about the […]
August 1, 2025Interviews

E38 – Rhinns Lighthouse Festival 2025

The Rhinns Lighthouse was engineered by Robert Stevenson and became operational in 1825. To mark its 200th birthday, local communities have organised the Rhinns Lighthouse Festival to take place over the weekend of August 8-10, 2025. To learn more about the festivities, Jolyon Thurgood met with Mairi Trawber and Angus Ferguson, members of the Festival Committee.
June 1, 2025Education, Interviews

E35 – Islay Primary Schools Collab

In September 2024, we recorded a conversation with Islay primary school teachers Amy Hannett (Port Ellen Primary) and Morvern Scott (Gaelic Medium, Bowmore Primary) about plans to work with This […]
April 2, 2025Podcast Updates

E33 – Behind The Scenes

A conversation with the This Is Islay team gathered in the Islay High School studio, including: Gordon Bermingham, Jean MacLellan, Tom O’Farrell, Glen Roberts, and Jolyon Thurgood. We pull back […]
February 24, 2025Interviews

E32 – Gus Newman – A Port Ellen Lad

In May 2024, we joined Gus Newman in his corner office in Lagavulin. In this first conversation with Gus, he tells us about his life, ventures / adventures in the […]
August 22, 2024Interviews

E31 – Islay Book Festival 2024

This episode features a conversation between our own Jean MacLellan and Charlène Busali, chair of the Islay Book Festival committee. They discuss this year’s festival, programmes and activities for different […]
March 2, 2024Series - What makes someone an Ileach?

E30 – What makes someone an Ileach?

Greig Barker interviews Islay High School students, Russell Pollock speaks to Samantha MacArthur and the podcast team gathers various views on the subject. We would like to thank Islay High […]
February 28, 2024Interviews

E28 – Slowing Down on Islay – A Whisky Tourist’s Perspective

In this episode, Lars Weitbrecht, a traveller from Germany, shares his introduction to Islay whisky from his father, then his own discovery of more Islay whisky, the Islay landscape and […]