Topic: Culture, history & language
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26 February, 2020Paterson Joseph
I was born in Willesden Green. I lived there and attended school in the Borough of Brent until I was 15. I then studied at Hendon College of Further Education, now Middlesex University and sat my Business Diploma and O Level in English. I was a terrible bunker at school so college helped to sort […]
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David Joseph
David Joseph joined Universal Music in 1998 as general manager of the company’s Polydor label before moving up in 2002 to become managing director and later co-President of Polydor. In March 2008, he was promoted to Chairman and CEO of Universal Music UK. Universal Music UK includes the labels Capitol, Decca, Island and Virgin EMI […]
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Danny Jones
Danny Jones is best known for being one-quarter of the multiplatinum British pop rock group McFly, but the Bolton-born artist has also established himself as one of today’s premiere songwriters and producers. Jones’ genre-bending style incorporates elements of dance and hip-hop into the more traditional guitar-heavy pop rock sound that made him famous, and he […]
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Sam Jones
I graduated with degrees in History and the History of Art, worked in advertising and then for seven years in a thinktank (Demos). There, I looked at the role of the arts and culture in society, and how important the arts and capabilities in respect of the visual and the creative are in understanding the […]
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Liz Jolly
Liz Jolly has been Chief Librarian at the British Library since September 2018. She is responsible for teams delivering core activities such as collection development; services for researchers, learners, businesses and entrepreneurs; research strategy and digital scholarship; an extensive cultural programme of exhibitions, events, and the Library’s online presence. Liz has over twenty years’ experience […]
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Julian Jessop
Julian is an independent economist with over thirty years of professional experience gained in the public sector, the City and consultancy, including senior positions at HM Treasury, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank. He appears regularly in the media and is well known around both Whitehall and Westminster. Most recently, Julian was Chief Economist at the […]
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Andrew Jenkins
After graduating in Environmental Science, Andrew worked in product and packaging design management and development for several major manufacturing and retailing organisations including the Storehouse Group. Since joining Walgreens Boots Alliance his work has evolved from implementing processes to meet international environmental regulations to introducing and embedding a culture of holistic thinking on sustainability in […]
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Professor Simon James
Professor Simon J. James is Professor of Victorian Literature in the Department of English Studies, Durham University. He was educated at Maidstone Grammar School, and received his first degree and his PhD from the University of Cambridge. He taught at Cambridge and at Salford University before moving to Durham University in 1999. Simon is a […]
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Rt Hon Sir Stephen Irwin
Sir Stephen Irwin was born in Belfast, went to state schools and came to England for university. He became a barrister, a QC and a judge. He retired from the Court of Appeal in 2020. When he was a barrister he dealt with a wide range of cases, including accidents and crime. He specialised in […]
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Louise Hussey
Louise Hussey is Executive Producer for the Industrial Light & Magic’s TV Division, providing high end Visual Effects for TV streaming and broadcast companies, such as Netflix, Amazon, Apple, HBO, Hulu and the BBC. Louise has worked in television production since 1992, getting her start on series such as Westbeach and Pie in the Sky. […]