What We Do In The Winter
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What We Do In The Winter
A podcast about the lives of the people of the isles of Mull, Iona, Ulva and Gometra.
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85 Kenny and Colin MacIntyre
This episode is a conversation with Kenny and Colin MacIntyre of Tobermory.
Kenny is a well known broadcaster and host of Sportsound on BBC Sc...
84 Mary McMillan
This episode is a conversation with Mary McMillan of Tobermory. We discuss Mary’s family life, life at Newdale outside of Tobermory, some of the char...
Mull Museum - VE Day 2025
A collection of local news clippings that show how VE Day was marked on the Isle of Mull, presented in a 1940's news reel style.
83 Davie Hewitt
This episode is a conversation with Davie Hewitt of Tobermory.
Born in Wales, Davie spent the first part of his life in and around Ammanford and...
82 Hugh Boa
This episode is a conversation with Hugh Boa, who farms at Antuim, here in Dervaig in the North of Mull.
I’ve wanted to speak to Hugh since What...
81 Alison and Angus Johnston
This episode is a conversation with Alison and Angus Johnston of Iona.
Many listeners will know Alison and Angus from their time running...
80 Christine Leach
This episode is a conversation with Christine Leach of Balevulin, Tiroran.
Originally from near Portsmouth, Christine has lived on Mull for man...
79 Allan and Cameron Maclean
This episode is a conversation with Allan and Cameron Maclean of Tobermory.
Cameron and Allan are brothers, Cameron born in Tobermory and Allan...
Side Special: John Pirie on Skerryvore
A conversation with John Pirie about Skerryvore and lighthouses.
Dr John Holliday of the Hynish Trust and Alasdair Satchel of What We D...
78 Anda Campbell
In this, the 78th episode of WWDitW, Anda Campbell shares some time with us to talk about his life.
We talk about his childhood in Bunessan, his...
Rally Special - What We Do in the Second Week Of October
A special live episode about the Mull Rally, a car rally that started on the island in 1969. As Alasdair doesn't know too much about this subject he...
77 Gail Struthers
This episode is a conversation with Gail Struthers.
Gail hails from the Hillfoots, the villages and towns around the foot of the Ochil...
76 Eilidh Young
This episode is a conversation with Eilidh Young. Originally from Penmore in North West Mull, Eilidh lives in Lochdon, where she was the head of Loch...
The Reasons We Do What We Do - Live at An Tobar
This episode is a talk between Seamas Carey of The Reason Why podcast and me, Alasdair Satchel, of What We Do in the Winter which explores the nature...
75 Banjo and Ro Beale
A very happy Christmas to you!
This episode is a conversation with Banjo and Ro Beale.
Banjo and Ro originally hail from Australia...
74 Donald Macgillivray
This episode is a conversation with Donald Macgillivray of Pennygown.
We talk about his childhood, go way back into his family history, t...
73 Cressida Cowell
This episode is a chat with Cressida Cowell, author of the How To Train Your Dragon books, the Wizards of Once series and Which Way to Anywhere.
...
72 Anne Scott
This episode is a conversation with Anne Scott about Java and Craignure from the late 1940's and into the 1950's.
Anne grew up in Falkirk, lived...
71 Cameron Fletcher
This episode is a conversation with Cameron Fletcher.
Born in Fanmore, Torloisk, Cameron tells us tales of his school life on the island...
70 Andrew Macfarlane
This episode is a conversation with Andrew Macfarlane of Glen Aros. Aged 81 he has lived all his life here on the island, starting off at Tiroran, mo...
69 Alastair Maclean
This episode is a conversation with Alastair McIsaac Maclean of Tobermory. Alastair is 84 years old and lives at the back of Tobermory main street i...
68 Nick Holmes
In this episode I speak with Nick Holmes of Aros Mains.
Nick tells us tales of his life and interests, his travels and adventures in the...
67 Neil Jardine
This episode is a conversation with Neil Jardine of Iona, a fisherman who runs Iona Seafood, a fantastic local business providing both the local and i...
66 Salmon Fishing at Camas
This episode is a conversation about the salmon fishing station at Camas in the Ross of Mull.
It features Sheena Walker, Mary-Anne MacDonald...
65 Anne MacGregor, Iain Campbell, Jean MacLean and Mabel Canning
This episode features a conversation between Anne MacGregor, Iain Campbell, Jean MacLean and Mabel Canning, who all grew up near Salen.
W...
64 Gremlin Napier
This episode is a chat with Gremlin Napier of Fanmore, in the North West of Mull.
Gremlin came to Mull in the late 70’s and has been he...
63 Lachlan (Lachie) MacLean WWDitA
This episode is a little bit different from previous episodes.
It’s a lecture given by Lachlan (Lachie) MacLean, Lachie Knock, to the Mull His...
62 Giuliana Mercorio Ashford
In this episode I talk with Giuliana Mercorio Ashford of Tobermory.
Giuliana’s life started off in the town of Maddaloni, near Naples in Italy,...
61 John Macfarlane
In this special Christmas episode I talk with Brigadier John Macfarlane who grew up in Tobermory during WW2, where his family ran Macfarlane’s the sho...
60 Harry Hickford
This episode is a conversation with Harry Hickford of Tobermory.
Harry comes originally from the Scottish borders where he worked on th...
59 Charlotte Mellis
In this episode I talk with Charlotte Mellis of Larach Mhòr, near Treshnish.
Charlotte’s family have had a home on Mull since the 195...
58 Carla Lamont
This episode is a conversation with Carla Lamont of Fionnphort.
Carla originally hails from Canada and chose to come and work in Scotland, star...
57 Dawn Reade
In this episode I talk with Dawn Reade of Tobermory.
Dawn comes originally from Belfast in Northern Ireland.
We talk about growin...
56 Duncan Brown
In this episode I talk with Duncan Brown, formerly of Tobermory.
Duncan talks about growing up in Tobermory in the 70’s and 80’s and the...
55 Iain MacKinnon
In this episode I talk with Iain MacKinnon of Tobermory.
If you’re listening to this on its day of release, a very happy Christmas to you...
54 Hannah Fisher
In this episode I talk with Hannah Fisher of Kintra in the Ross of Mull.
Originally from Dunkeld, Hannah is a musician who has toured t...
53 Shirley Pinder
This episode is a chat with textile artist Shirley Pinder.
Shirley grew up in Tobermory where her Mother and Father ran Strongarbh House and t...
52 Judy Gibson
I’m absolutely delighted to say that this episode is a chat with Judy Gibson of the Isle of Erraid.
Erraid is a tidal island off of the...
WWDitW American Years cross over episode - The Cuban Missile Crisis
COMING SOON: *WWDitW Live@Home* - Friday 31st July 19.30 on Zoom - follow our social media for a link to the event!
This is a short bonus epis...
51 WWDitW Live Event March 2020
Episode 51 - WWDitW Live @Dervaig Village Hall on the 6th of March 2020.
This episode is a recording of a live event that we had at Derva...