Topic: Culture, history & language
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26 February, 2020Professor Sir Ian Diamond
Professor Sir Ian Diamond is Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, an appointment he has held since 1 April 2010. He was previously Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council. He was also Chair of the Research Councils UK Executive Group (2004-2009) the umbrella body that represents all seven UK Research […]
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Michelle Dickson
Michelle went to a comprehensive school in a small town in the Midlands, and after university, started volunteering and working at a theatre, Oxford Playhouse. She worked backstage and in marketing, and after a few months secured her first full-time job as an assistant to the directors. After spells in London working for The British […]
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Bob Dewar
I’ve spent most of my life living and working in Africa. Having been brought up in Nigeria and Malawi and after being a teacher for Voluntary Service Overseas in Sudan, I was lucky enough to work as a diplomat in seven sub-Saharan countries (Angola, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Nigeria) including four times as […]
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Sir Stephen Deuchar CBE
As Director of Art Fund , I work with museums, galleries, their visitors and artists across the UK. We raise millions of pounds a year to help bring works of art into public collections, to help with the training and development of museum staff, and to help museums reach the public in new and adventurous […]
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Yonca Dervişoğlu
Yonca is Chief Marketing Officer of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for Google. She’s been at Google for 13 years, oversees teams in 35 countries, and is responsible for marketing everything from hardware to consumer apps to ads platforms. Yonca cofounded Google Arts and Culture, and she’s behind Grow with Google, the initiative which […]
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Jo Delahunty KC
Jo was called to the Bar in 1986, took silk in 2006, became a Recorder in 2009, was made a Bencher of Middle Temple in 2011, and appointed Gresham Professor of Law in 2016, a role she performs alongside her full-time silk practice at 4 Paper Buildings, Temple, London. In March 2019 Jo was given […]
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Dr Jon Day
Jon Day is a writer, literary critic, and academic. He is the author of books including Cyclogeography (2015), a philosophical memoir about his time as a London bicycle courier, and Homing (2019), about pigeon racing and the idea of home. Jon teaches English and creative writing at King’s College London. He also works as a […]
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Sir Martin Davidson
Sir Martin Davidson is Chairman of the Great Britain China Centre, a government sponsored body focussing on legal, political and leadership exchanges with China and Vice Chairman of Leonard Cheshire Disability, the UK’s leading disability charity. He was Chief Executive of the British Council until December 2014 and has spent much of his career in […]
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Tim Davie CBE
Tim Davie – CEO, BBC Worldwide and Director, Global In October 2012, Tim Davie was announced as the incoming Chief Executive of BBC Worldwide and Director of Global, and took up his post in April 2013. He was made Acting BBC Director-General on 10 November 2012. Prior to this Tim was Director of BBC Audio […]
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Sophie Darlington
Sophie Darlington is an BAFTA winning UK based natural history filmmaker and Director of Photography who has been making wildlife feature films and television for more than 25 years. She has an outstanding reputation as a highly experienced self-shooting cinematographer specialising in long lens camerawork, beautiful composition, high speed and animal behaviour. Sophie has worked […]