 In 2007, parts of the BBC Springwatch programme were recorded on Islay with Simon King being based on Islay.The British Channel 4 archaeological television programme "Time Team" excavated at Finlaggan, the episode being first broadcast in 1995.In 2000, Japanese author Haruki Murakami visited the island to sample seven single malt whiskies on the island and later wrote a travel book called "".