Episodios

  • John Fullwood

    John Fullwood
    May 1 2025
    John Fullwood was born with severe sight deficiency and is now completely blind. He gained two degrees and worked as a Systems Engineer in Mathematical Modelling. He tells us how he plays chess, rows, sings in a choir and rides a tandem with his wife.

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    28 m
  • Terry Rockell

    Terry Rockell
    Apr 16 2025
    Terry Rockell is Director of Security at the Ritz Hotel in London. He was born in 1961. He served 29 years in the London Metropolitan Police where he was a detective in the Flying Squad and worked in the anti-terrorist unit.. At different times he was stabbed, shot and blown up. He shares some of his experiences, good and bad

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    49 m
  • David Arundale

    David Arundale
    Dec 17 2024
    David Arundale is a Yorkshireman who supports Manchester United. He has had a long and successful business career and a distinguished service in the Catenian association where he has held many positions including GB National President.

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    34 m
  • Jane Casey

    Jane Casey
    Sep 17 2024
    Jane Casey is a bestselling crime writer who was born and brought up in Dublin. She has written twelve crime novels for adults (including ten in the Maeve Kerrigan series) and three for teenagers (the Jess Tennant series). The Maeve Kerrigan series has been nominated for many awards. Her novel The Killing Kind was recently filmed for television.

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    24 m
  • Gwynne Evans

    Gwynne Evans
    Aug 6 2024
    Paul Sloane interviews Gwynne Evans OBE about his childhood, his rugby playing days and his career in the Civil Service where he rose to a high rank in the Department of Education and worked with Margaret Thatcher among others.

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    22 m
  • Maria Franzoni

    Maria Franzoni
    Jul 2 2024
    Maria Franzoni's parents were Italian immigrants who came to England. She has built a sucessful speaker agency business. She tells stories about her life, who she has met and lessons she has learnt.

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    23 m
  • Dimis Michaelides

    Dimis Michaelides
    Jun 10 2024
    Dimis is an amusing and fascinating speaker. His talks involve creativity, innovation, humour and magic. He is the author of The Art of Innovation: Integrating Creativity in Organizations.

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    17 m
  • Philip Anderson

    Philip Anderson
    Mar 23 2021
    Philip Anderson was highly successful in business and had a wonderful family life. He was struck down with a wasting condition in his muscles which has left him in a wheelchair and without the use of his limbs. His story is touching and uplifting. He died on October 28 2022. Some of his moving insights are expressed in his articles here https://www.independentliving.co.uk/philip-anderson/being-mortal/

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    30 m
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