The Booktown Blether Podcast
Conversations from Wigtown, Scotland’s National Booktown.
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Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Welcome to Booktown Blether, episode 26! Okay, confession time - Jayne's audio in this episode is terrible, but we've some important updates regarding the community takeover of the Wigtown Ploughman, so we decided to publish anyway.
Hope you can enjoy it despite some audio issues!
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Welcome to the Booktown Blether - Episode 25 (but don't quote me on that!)
This time, Jayne talks to author, poet, singer, storyteller and champion of the Scots Language, Suzi Briggs.
Later, Jayne talks to Lou about what's happening soon in Wigtown, Scotland's National Booktown.
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Saturday Nov 23, 2024
Saturday Nov 23, 2024
Welcome to Booktown Blether episode 23.
Lou from New Chapter Books and Dawn, from Spinning a Yarn, talk about the events taking place in Wigtown during the festive season.
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
With the days getting colder and darker, and as it becomes more difficult to figure out what episode we're on, Jayne talks to Penny about the community takeover of the local hotel. Later, she's joined by regular guests Ruth, from Well Read Books, and Lou, from New Chapter, to talk about...well, all sorts!
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
For Halloween we decided to do something a little bit different.
In this episode, Brea, from New Chapter Books, tells you all about the Glenluce Deil. One of the earliest recorded poltergeist cases in Scotland!
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Welcome to Booktown Blether, episode 20!
Jayne, Ruth and Lou talk about the latest Wigtown Book Festival, what it means for the bookshops, the characters you meet, and lots more...
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Welcome to Episode 19 of the Booktown Blether!
In this episode, Jayne talks to Lee Randall, programmer for the Wigtown Book Festival.
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Welcome to episode 18 of the Booktown Blether!
In this episode, Lou talks to Matt Kitson about the Wigtown Fringe Festival, which runs along side the fast approaching Wigtown Book Festival.
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Welcome to Booktown Blether, episode 17!
Jayne's joined by Ann Barclay to talk about this years upcoming Wigtown Book Festival, as well as regulars, Ruth and Lou.