Articles – Interviews
Roland Rieul: Escape into espionage
Seventeen years ago on a cold November afternoon I drove to Firestone Copse to meet a spy. Would he resemble one of John
Mark King: On the level
Northwood-born Mark King, who found world fame as the front man of Level 42, who have sold thirty million albums and enjoyed hit
Eve Branson: Behind every great man…
Eve Branson smiles her brilliant smile when I tell her I’ve been nervous about meeting her, and the more so when I tell
John Cook: Lifeboatman
Joys and triumphs, tragedies and sorrows, are inevitably part of a Lifeboatman's memories. For John Cook, retired second coxswain of Yarmouth Lifeboat, his
Alan Titchmarsh: High Sheriff? The idea grew on me…
When a very regal Alan Titchmarsh attends numerous events as the Island’s High Sheriff it’s hard to believe he was once an also
Chris Waddington: A man for all seasons
“I quite like organising things,” says Chris Waddington, leader of Yarmouth’s Carnival Committee. Human dynamo isn’t quite the right term for Chris: that
Gloria Minghella: part 2, the present years
The following interview took place before the tragic death of Anthony Minghella. All at Island Life offer their sincere condolences to the Minghella
Jet Harris: I’m a different person now
Jet Harris has a sensational new album called The Journey. Ironically, it was a permanent one way journey to the Island in 2000
Cavendish Morton – A lifetime of art
Cavendish Morton truly is a Renaissance Man. Well known on the Island for his maritime and landscape paintings, this artist whose life has
Gloria Minghella: A life in service
Gloria Minghella is uncomfortable about her status as an Island Treasure. She feels she’s been lauded enough. Doyenne of the family ice cream
Richard Price: A judge through and through
Roz Whistance meets the Island’s head of Judiciary, and try to find the man under the wig. With mixed success. “You won’t get
John Woodford: He’s behind you!
Whitwell’s John Woodford loves Christmas because it gives him the chance to come out of himself and put on his best dresses and