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Salman Rushdie: When I die, I know there will be nothing
Season 2 Episode 187
One of the world’s most acclaimed, award-winning authors Salman Rushdie has spent the last thirty years with a death threat attached to his head. A t…
2 years, 5 months ago
Zeinab Badawi: Setting the record straight on African history
Season 2 Episode 186
Zeinab Badawi is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist and the President of SOAS University of London. Born in Sudan, she has worked in the Britis…
2 years, 5 months ago
Julie Hesmondhalgh: How good telly and theatre can change the world
Season 2 Episode 185
Lancaster legend Julie Hesmondhalgh is an actor, writer and activist. She's best known for playing Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street in what starte…
2 years, 5 months ago
Angela Hartnett: One of the UK's top chefs shares her recipe for success
Season 2 Episode 184
Angela Hartnett is a Michelin starred chef, restaurateur and podcast host. After studying for a history degree, she began working in a local pub befo…
2 years, 5 months ago
Caroline Lucas: Being Britain's first and only Green MP
Season 2 Episode 183
In 2010 Caroline Lucas made history when she was elected as the MP for Brighton Pavilion, becoming the first Green Party candidate to enter Parliamen…
2 years, 6 months ago
Bassem Youssef: Egypt's Jon Stewart on Palestine, the press and Piers Morgan
Season 2 Episode 182
In 2011 Bassem Youssef was a little-known heart surgeon in Cairo. A year later, he was hosting his own political satire TV show, Al-Bernameg, drawing…
2 years, 6 months ago
James Timpson: The secrets to running a successful business and making money
Season 2 Episode 181
"The best ideas don't come from the boardroom, the best ideas come from the frontline."
James Timpson is the chief executive of Timpson, a family-run…
2 years, 6 months ago
Bryony Gordon: My OCD made me think my family would die
Season 2 Episode 180
Bryony Gordon is a bestselling author, mental health campaigner and founder of Mental Health Mates. She has been a columnist for the Telegraph for ov…
2 years, 6 months ago
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby: Finding my faith amidst hangovers, beatings and abuse
Season 2 Episode 179
Growing up, Justin Welby thought his home life was normal. It wasn't until he was a teenager that he realised being brought up by an abusive, alcohol…
2 years, 7 months ago
Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean: From Nottingham council estates to winning gold at the Olympics
Season 2 Episode 178
It's 40 years since Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won gold at the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Around 24 million people turned on their TVs to w…
2 years, 7 months ago