My Early Hour: Rob Auton, poet and performer
Poet and comedian Rob Auton has performed at Glastonbury Festival, Soho Theatre (last month) – and he won Funniest Joke at Edinburgh Festival in 2013. ...
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Gorgon City: Bringing Down The House
Song-writing sessions with Emeli Sandé, a collaboration with Jennifer Hudson and a top ten album – meet Matt Robson-Scott, one half of the house duo Gorgon ...
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An actor’s life: Barry Ward, on fatherhood
From a street casting aged 13, to the lead in Ken Loach’s award-winning 2014 film Jimmy’s Hall, Barry Ward tells us about growing up in Dublin and his ...
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Brooke Smart on Illustration and Motherhood
US-based illustrator Brooke Smart lives with her four-year-old daughter and is working on a 100-day project focusing on her life as a mother. It’s superb. ...
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James Massiah on Poetry, Family and Religion
His first poetry recital was a church sermon that he delivered in rhyme. James Massiah is now being commissioned by the BBC, Tate and Nike and ...
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Billionaire Spanx founder Sara Blakely taught me something about pricing
When Sara Blakey launched Spanx (now a billion dollar company), she decided to price her new-to-market pants higher than her competitors. She felt they’d stand ...
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Work Matters: Rebecca Schiller – writer, doula, trustee & runs retreats
"I’ve started exercising really regularly and that helps keep me level after a disappointment. But I think now I am trying to put less pressure ...
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Work Matters: Yvadney Davis, kids’ fashion stylist
"A few years out of fashion school and I had completely lost my confidence. I did a short course in fashion styling at Central Saint ...
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Work Matters: Emma Svanberg, clinical psychologist and author
"I do my job because I believe that parents are not well supported by society in their role, that most mental health problems can be ...
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