Podcast Episodes

Humza Yousaf

Newly-elected leader of the SNP, Humza Yousaf, has become First Minister of Scotland at the age of just 37.

The Glaswegian showed community spirit fr…

2 years, 9 months ago

Louise Casey

Baroness Louise Casey has this week delivered an excoriating review into the standards of behaviour and internal culture of the Metropolitan Police. …

2 years, 9 months ago

Rachel Reeves

Shadow chancellor and former economist Rachel Reeves, who was a national chess champion aged 14.

2 years, 10 months ago

Lesley Paterson

Scottish screenwriter Lesley Paterson’s debut film, All Quiet on the Western Front, has won seven BAFTAs and has nine Oscar nominations, including Be…

2 years, 10 months ago

Angela McLean

Born in Jamaica to parents who were both doctors, Professor Dame Angela McLean was fascinated by science from a young age. After studying maths at …

2 years, 10 months ago

Shirley J. Thompson

Born in London, to Jamaican parents who came to Britain as part of the 1950s Windrush generation, Shirley J. Thompson fell in love with music from a …

2 years, 10 months ago

Barry Keoghan

Irish actor Barry Keoghan spent most of his childhood in foster homes, losing his mother to addiction issues when he was just 12-years-old. He found …

2 years, 11 months ago

Steve Barclay

Health Secretary, Steve Barclay, spent his gap year serving with the Royal Fusiliers. Now he finds himself in the line of fire from striking health …

2 years, 11 months ago

Chris Packham

The naturalist, broadcaster, author and campaigner has announced he is taking a three-month sabbatical from his TV work to give himself some ‘brain s…

2 years, 11 months ago

Nan Goldin

Nan Goldin has been documenting her life through photography since her teens, revealing and intimate portraits exploring issues from sex and drug add…

2 years, 11 months ago