Nowadays he might be known as 'Spiderman's Dad', but Dominic Holland has decades of comedy, TV and writing under his own very accomplished belt. He also has proud family ties to - and memories of - the Isle of Man and is happy for Spideyson Tom to be called Manx. He's been drafted* in today to help us get the best from our heating and save us from the Winter Tax, with some top winter hacks. (*pun intended!)

An accomplished author, Dominic has just released latest book I,GABRIEL and he also tells Christy how he plans to republish novel OPEN LINKS via THE BROTHERS TRUST with all proceeds being diverted to ANTHONY NOLAN - read a book, save a life. Find out more at www.dominicholland.co.uk

From choosing a bottle of gin, to buying a pair of jeans, or deciding which movie to download…for good or bad you now have some help in the form of influencers. It’s a growing industry and now there’s even a chart of the most influential mummy bloggers, who can earn millions each year. Christy speaks to Jo Middleton - creator of the multi-award-winning parenting and lifestyle blog Slummy Single Mummy - and Ross Furlong from influencer agency Influbase to find out more.

Chef Pippa Lovell, originally from Leicester, has been making something of a name for herself since moving to the Island. Her restaurant ‘Versa’, in Foraging Vintners, takes the celebration of Manx produce to a whole new level; she features foraged ingredients, cutting down on travel miles but also making sure what is on your plate is as fresh, local and nutritious as it possibly can be.

And her work is being recognised – she was recently featured on BBC Northwest and today (Monday 11th Nov), she is at the European finals of the San Pellegrino Young Chef of the World competition – where she has very definite plans to promote her Island home.

Christy went to see her before she left to find out about the dish she’ll be cooking

Beth Espey catches up with the Dogs Trust CEO Owen Sharp about the famous "A Dog is for life, not just for Christmas" campaign.

Howard Caine caught up with the original exercise guru green goddess herself; Diana Moran to see if it's ever too late to start exercising!

The Chairman of the Isle of Man Victorian Society Bob Stimpson talks to Sarah Hendy about the new set of stamps being released to celebrated Manxman Frank Gill who was key to the creation of the BBC.

Jason Bradbury from TV's The Gadget Show chats with Alex about whether tech has helped us realise our childhood dreams.. and how new tech might be able to do things that today's youngsters only dream about!

How do you sleep at night? If your answer is ‘badly’ then you’re not alone.. a survey by The Sleep Council has revealed that, on average, we Brits really do struggle to get to sleep, averaging about 149 bad nights in a year. Top sleep expert Professor Jason Ellis and his team have created “The 10 commandments of Good Sleep” and Christy caught up with him recently to find out what they are...

How do you sleep at night? If you’re answer is ‘badly’ then you’re not alone.. a survey by The Sleep Council has revealed that, on average, we Brits really do struggle to get to sleep, averaging about 149 BAD nights in a year.

Top sleep expert Professor Jason Ellis and his team have created “The 10 commandments of good sleep” and Christy caught up with him recently to find out what they are...

Are you one of the lottery regulars who’ll be glued to the telly this weekend with your ticket in hand, hoping to hear your lucky numbers read out? And what If you did win, would it really make you happy? TV therapists The Speakmans have been looking into that very question and Christy caught up with them recently to see if money really does make the world go around, of it the best things in life are free...