What We Do In The Winter · 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 shop on the main street.We talk about life in Tobermory in World War 2, the roots of his family and how... Continue Reading →

What We Do In The Winter · 60 Harry Hickford In this episode I talk with Harry Hickford of Tobermory. Harry comes originally from the Scottish borders where he worked on the land, particularly as a horsieman.  He came to Mull to run Erray Farm for Colonel Anderson. We talk about his time growing up in the... Continue Reading →

What We Do In The Winter · 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 1950’s.  Her father was in the Navy when she was wee so she grew up between Mull, Malta and Greece.  Charlotte is a... Continue Reading →

https://soundcloud.com/user-289960168-376442819/sets/owning-our-future I'm really pleased to be able to share this limited run podcast series with you. If you're a WWDitW listener there's a good chance you may find it interesting. It's not so much an oral reminiscence podcast, but more of a journalistic piece about life under Covid in the Ross of Mull, Erraid and... Continue Reading →

https://soundcloud.com/user-221373450/58-carla-lamont/s-RxnISFx6dbD This episode is a conversation with Carla Lamont of Fionnphort.Carla originally hails from Canada and chose to come and work in Scotland, starting off on Iona, before coming across to Fionnphort where she and her husband John run the remarkable 9th Wave restaurant. As well as running a very successful restaurant, you may know... Continue Reading →