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RUTH MADELEY: celebrating the inclusivity of Doctor Who

Ruth Madeley was born in Westhoughton, near Bolton, and studied English and creative writing at university. She always wanted to work in the entertainment industry and thought that her path lay in scriptwriting. She was born with spina bifida and,…

DAN SCHREIBER: exploring the world of the weird with a QI elf

Dan Schreiber was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Sydney, and moved to England at the age of 19.Once here, Dan was hired as a researcher on the BBC panel show QI. And…

LIZ BONNIN: sharing a passion for the natural world

Liz was born in France, grew up in Ireland, and studied biochemistry and wildlife biology at university.She has since travelled the world studying animal behaviour. And her documentaries include Drowning in Plastic, Galapagos and Shoul…

WAAD AL-KATEAB: from citizen journalist to award-winning filmmaker

Waad Al-Kateab is a BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker. Born in Syria, Waad left home at 18, to study at the university of Aleppo. In 2011, she began shooting video on her phone, while attending pro-democracy protests. Waad we…

CAROL MORLEY: the detective filmmaker shining a light on forgotten women

Carol Morley is an acclaimed filmmaker, whose work includes short film, documentary and drama. She was born in Stockport, and spent her teens enjoying the Manchester music scene, before moving to London - where she studied Fine Art, Fi…

PROFESSOR MARY BEARD: a don's life and love for Ancient Rome

Classics professor Dame Mary Beard was a bright child, who was bumped up a year at school, went on archaelogical digs as a teen, and studied classics at Newnham College. After completing her PhD, Mary taught at King’s College in London, before ret…

AVA GLASS: crime reporter to "new queen of spy fiction"

Ava Glass is the pen name of Christi Daugherty. She was born in Texas and worked as a crime reporter before moving to the UK.A few years after settling in London, Christi was recruited to work in the communications department of the Home Of…

STEVE GALLANT: finding courage on London Bridge and a purpose in prison

In November 2019, Steve Gallant was serving a life sentence for murder when he confronted the terrorist Usman Khan.Steve had been allowed out on day release, to attend a Learning Together event, near London Bridge. Learning Together was an …

ZAK OVÉ: shining a light on invisible histories through art

The British-Trinidadian artist Zak Ové was born into an artistic family. After studying at St. Martin’s School of Art, he worked as a photographer and as a director of television and music videos. At the age of 40, Zak had an epiphany …

SARAH SANDS: editing the news and finding hope in hedgehogs

Sarah Sands grew up in Tunbridge Wells and cut her teeth on a local newspaper in Kent, before moving to the diary, on the Evening Standard.She later edited the Standard but not before spending some time at The Telegraph, and re-designing th…