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DAME JOAN BAKEWELL: life at 90 and the joy of being freelance

Dame Joan Bakewell is a broadcaster, journalist, author and Labour Party peer. Her broadcasting career spans six decades and she was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Royal Television Society in 2016, and a BAFTA fellowship in 2019.…

PROFESSOR HANNAH FRY: understanding algorithms and A.I.

Hannah is a Professor of Mathematics at University College London. She is an expert in algorithms, who studies the patterns in human behaviour – particularly in an urban setting. Hannah is also a brilliant communicator, who shares her pass…

PHIL WANG: how to be from two worlds at once

The comedian and writer Phil Wang was born in Stoke-on-Trent and spent his childhood in Malaysian Borneo, before moving to Bath at the age of 16. Phil successfully combined engineering with comedy at Cambridge University. He won the Ch…

ADJOA ANDOH: from Bridgerton's Lady Danbury to Richard III

When not playing Lady Danbury, in the huge Netflix series Bridgerton, Adjoa is a renowned stage actor. Celebrated for her performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, The National Theatre, and The Globe. Where, in 2019, she played Richard II, …

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL: Passing the baton to a new generation

Alastair Campbell started out in journalism and became Political Editor of the Mirror, before entering the political fray and helping return Labour to power, with a landslide victory in 1997.He remains a prolific writer who’s found his voic…

DR RACHEL CLARKE: palliative care in the NHS & Ukraine

Dr Rachel Clarke is a palliative care doctor, and best-selling author. Who spent a decade, working as a journalist, before deciding to change careers. She took her science A-Levels, studied in the evening and started at medical school, just…

RICHARD CURTIS: Laughter - and our money - as vehicles for change

Richard Curtis is an award-winning writer and director, who spends a great deal of his time trying to change the world.He's best-known for his work with Comic Relief but Richard campaigns on many issues. In 2020 he launched

BARONESS DOREEN LAWRENCE: A 30th anniversary pledge for Stephen

Doreen was born in Clarendon, in Jamaica, and moved to London in 1962. She worked as a bank clerk before marrying and settling happily into family life. But on the 22nd April 1993 her eldest child Stephen was murdered in an unprovoked racist attac…

BRIAN COX: Succession & saying goodbye to Logan Roy

As fans around the world follow the fourth and final season of Succession, we seized the chance to spend time with the brilliant actor Brian Cox.This award-winning series has captured the public imagination with its witty and scathing take …

MIKAELA LOACH: Radical change and active hope in the climate crisis

When she was 16, Mikaela Loach decided to go vegan, boycott fast fashion and start a blog. She learned more about the climate crisis, became involved in the movement, and began to communicate her passion to others.Mikaela’s Instagram follow…