Snowball Earth, Back to Islay and FilmG

This Is Islay

This is Episode 15 of This Is Islay, a volunteer-led podcast celebrating the people, places, events and connections of Islay and Jura.

This episode is hosted by Jolyon Thurgood and Glen Roberts, and production was led by Tom O'Farrell .

Thanks to the Port Charlotte Hotel for hosting our Rhinns recording studio.

The goal of This Is Islay is to use podcasting to foster community involvement, education and training, providing resources and facilities to research, produce and promote content for a worldwide audience. We collaborate with Islay High School through the support of their staff and access to their recording facilities, and are working closely with MYFOS to involve the young people of Islay in digital media and podcasting.

We invite you to provide feedback, ideas, or even join our podcasting team. Find us at https://anchor.fm/thisisislay and at our website https://www.thisisislay.co.uk . Let us know what you enjoyed and what you would like to hear next month. Contact us by e-mail: [e-mail] and follow us on Twitter @thisisislay, on Facebook @thisisislay and Instagram @thisisislaypodcast.

More about this podcast:

We hear from Professor Alasdair Skelton of Stockholm University, a regular visitor to Islay, who tells us about Snowball Earth, his most recent visit to Islay, and his attendance at COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, all in conversation with Glen Roberts.

We also welcome Mr Iain Beggs, Gaelic teacher at Islay High School, chatting to his Gaelic students about their award-winning short film “Easga Bhuidhe na Feidh”, which won the Best Film (Learners) award this year as part of the FilmG competition.

For more information about FilmG, please visit filmg.co.uk .

To view the winning short film, visit

https://youtu.be/oARMiRNVzyQor

https://www.filmg.co.uk/filmichean/easga-bhuidhe-na-feidh/?lang=en

Our theme music is '£50 Cashback' from The Fraser Shaw Trust. Keep up to date on Islay Sessions and the work of the Trust in support of the relief of multiple sclerosis at https://frasershawtrust.com .

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