Episodes

  • Philippa Charles

    Philippa Charles
    Jan 1 2026
    Philippa Charles was brought up in Dublin. She read law at Oxford before becoming a solicitor. She is now a leading international arbiter.

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    26 mins
  • Fiona Spargo-Mabbs OBE

    Fiona Spargo-Mabbs OBE
    Nov 18 2025

    Fiona Spargo-Mabbs OBE suffered a terrible loss when her teenage son, Dan, died from a drug overdose. The tragedy prompted her to found a drug education charity. Here she tells her story.

    http://www.dsmfoundation.org.uk/

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    34 mins
  • Hilary Briggs

    Hilary Briggs
    Jun 27 2025
    Hilary Briggs read Engineering at Cambridge. She had a varied and successful career as a production manager and managing director. She discovered an appetite for triathlons and became a European and World Champion at her age level. She speaks professionally on resilience.

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    29 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins