A broadcaster and journalist for 15+ years, Island Stories podcast host Harriet Hadfield grew up on the Island and came home in June 2020 with her one-year-old son Jack and black Labrador Maud to live here full-time. She bought her Grandmother’s house on Seaview High Street and has since immersed herself in Island life, including publishing a weekly email newsletter 5-Stories. The difficult personal circumstances of her return and the sanctuary the Isle of Wight provided got her thinking: each and every one of us has an Island story. “I love chatting to everyone I meet on the Island”, she says, “So this podcast just feels like an extension of those conversations.”
Island Stories podcast producer Alex Warren, has lived here since the age of four – he’s a ‘true’ Islander and his love for the Island helped kickstart his career: in his teenage years he started uploading cinematic films to YouTube, showcasing the Isle of Wight’s natural beauty. His content caught the attention of the local press and that exposure helped him build a successful production company specialising in video and photography. Over the years, Alex has worked with a broad range of clients and says: “Having worked on a number of other podcasts it’s great to be a part of one about Island people – shedding a light on their unique stories that most people won’t have heard before.”
