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  • Comedy as a Career With Arabella Weir, BBC Comedy Writer & Performer

    Comedy as a Career With Arabella Weir, BBC Comedy Writer & Performer Tuesday 7th February KS3-5 / S1-6 Warning: this talk is for 16 and over. Very mild swearing. Arabella Weir is a comedy actor and writer, broadcaster, and presenter. She is probably best known as one of the stars of the BBC’s multi-award-winning The […]

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  • Alice Thomson and Rachel Sylvester British Political Journalist and Podcaster, The Times

    Alice Thomson and Rachel Sylvester British Political Journalist and Podcaster, The Times Monday 6th February KS4-5 / S4-6 Join the hosts of the Past Imperfect Podcast, Alice Thomson and Rachel Sylvester, and us to talk about the ins and outs of hosting a podcast. We will look at what led them to start, their careers […]

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  • The World of Events With Piers Shepperd, Technical Director, Wonder Works Limited

    The World of Events With Piers Shepperd, Technical Director, Wonder Works Limited Wednesday 1st February KS3-5 / S1-6 Over the past 10 years, Piers has worked on rolling out a series of ‘mega events’ throughout Europe and Asia. Critically acclaimed highlights include the flown molten Olympic rings, the cauldron, and James Bond and the Queen’s […]

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  • From Acting to Podcasting With Luke Franks, Author, Actor and Podcast Host

    From Acting to Podcasting With Luke Franks, Author, Actor and Podcast Host Thursday 2nd February KS4-5 / S4-6 Have you ever wanted to start a podcast or become a TV Presenter? Thursday 19th January TV presenter, podcast host and content creator, Luke Franks joined us for an interview where he talked about the future of […]

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  • Be Future Ready With Vodafone and Ker Anderson, Vodafone’s Head of Radio & Performance

    Be Future Ready With Vodafone and Ker Anderson, Vodafone’s Head of Radio & Performance Thursday 26th January  KS4-5 / S4-6 The UK’s foremost telecoms brand brings you a 1-hour inspirational broadcast focusing on the technologies of tomorrow – and how you can become part of this future world. In this recording, you can listen to […]

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  • How I Became an Entrepreneur with Rajeeb Dey, CEO, Learnerbly

    How I Became an Entrepreneur with Rajeeb Dey, CEO, Learnerbly Thursday 26th January  KS4-5 / S4-6 Rajeeb is passionate about helping people connect to opportunities and flourish in their careers. Most recently he launched Learnerbly which helps people be their best selves at work. Rajeeb answers questions about starting your own company and being an […]

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  • Crime and Justice – In Journalism With Nick Ross, Broadcaster and Former Crimewatch Presenter

    Crime and Justice – In Journalism With Nick Ross, Broadcaster and Former Crimewatch Presenter Tuesday 24th January KS4-5 / S4-6 Are you thinking about a career in journalism? Thinking about a career in preventing crime? Watch this recording of our broadcast with retired journalist Nick Ross, he became a household name in the UK launching […]

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  • The Importance of Building Resilience & Music Therapy with Sandra Schembri, CEO, Nordoff Robbins UK

    The Importance of Building Resilience & Music Therapy with Sandra Schembri, CEO, Nordoff Robbins UK Wednesday 18th January KS3-5 / S4-6 For Sandra, education wasn’t really her thing, which meant she had to learn to do things differently. Exams are important and can’t be forgotten but they aren’t everything. In this talk, Sandra talks about […]

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  • Insight into Design with Alice Rawsthorn, Design Critic and Author, New York Times

    Insight into Design with Alice Rawsthorn, Design Critic and Author, New York Times Tuesday 17th January KS3-5 / S1-6 Here we interviewed Alice Rawsthorn OBE, a British design critic and author born in Manchester. Her books include Design as an Attitude, Hello World: Where Design Meets Life, and Design Emergency: Building a Better Future. Hear […]

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  • Phil Parker, Screenwriter and Co-Founder, BCre8ive

    Phil Parker, Screenwriter and Co-Founder, BCre8ive Wednesday 11th January KS3-5 Phil Parker is also one of Europe’s leading content development consultants – productions include ‘Wallace and Gromit – Curse of the Were Rabbit’ ; ‘Terry Prachett’s – Hogfather’ and “Bach In Brazil’ for Disney International. Phil is also co-founder of BCre8ive, an online content development […]

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