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I also talked with Nigel Hartley, CEO of the Mountbatten Hospice. Nigel has worked in hospices for 30 years, and has sat with thousands of dying people, so is uniquely placed to talk about why hospices are so vital.

Jackie is a Consultant Nurse at the Mountbatten Hospice. She talks about the work she does, and how she helps people with the challenging conversations we all need to have around death, dying and bereavement.

Season 3 is my conversations with some of the people involved with the Mountbatten Hospice. Other episodes will see me talking to one of the nurses, the CEO, and patients, but we begin with Matt White, the Communications Manager at the Hospice. Matt talks about all the things they do at Mountbatten - some of which, you may not be aware of!

The last interview in my mini-series with members of the IOW Island Games team is with Martin Goodall, team chairman.

A conversation (at the beach!) with half marathon gold medallist, Charlie Metcalfe.

Hear from Imogen and Matt, two of the IOW's very successful Island Games shooting team.

My conversation with Dan Burns, manager of the IOW Island Games table tennis team about their recent success in Gibraltar.

Heath manages Aspire Ryde, which he started with £1000 of his own money, and which now brings around £1.5million of value to the local community. He talks about how the voluntary sector could be more professional in some areas, the difference between leading and managing people, and much much more. This is the last episode in Season 1 of the Isle of Wight Show. We'll be back soon - in the meantime, thanks for listening!

Musician and promoter Simon Ledger talks about the charity single he put together after losing both his Dad and Stepdad at a young age, working for the Russian Mafia and Olympics (not at the same time!), and the impact TV shows like 'The X Factor' are having on the music industry.

In this incredibly wide-ranging conversation, Ian talks about his work in conservation and regeneration, what we can do to contribute, the human microbiome ... and the National Poo Museum!

Tim and Ben founded the IW Beer and Buses Weekend five years ago. They talk to us about how it has grown, what it brings to the Isle of Wight, and plans for next year.

Ron started working for Moreys (now Jewson) in 1981, and talks to us about running a successful business. He also started 'Walk the Wight', and discusses how it has grown from 30 people taking part to around 9000!

Originally from Birmingham, Paul is a well-respected musician, and has been managing the Quay Arts Centre in Newport for the last two years. We talk about the role in society of arts centres like the Quay, the quality available on the Isle of Wight, and Paul’s time in Czechoslovakia shortly after the revolution.

Den moved to the Island as a teenager, and has been here ever since. He spent time as a policeman before ending up owning two shops in Shanklin. He is perhaps best known for his work as a hypnotherapist, and in this episode we dig into how Den got involved with hypnosis, what it is, how it works, the sort of ailments it can help with, and much more. Enjoy!

When he's not running the family business, Matt is an avid surfer. He talks about his work with Surfers Against Sewage, the IOW Surf Club, his role as coach for the England Adaptive Surfing team, and how each of us can make a difference.

Well known local musician Angelina Grimshaw is joined by her artist dad, Johnny, for this entertaining interview. We talk about arriving on the Island with the wrong black bags, dig in to where they both get their inspiration from, and discuss the importance of trust and truth in art.

Kevin is a journalist, playwright, author and radio presenter. In this wide-ranging conversation he talks about how surviving cancer sparked his creativity, good and bad advice for writers, running marathons, and much more. Please enjoy!