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Professor Carl Jones is a conservation biologist who is best known for saving the Mauritius kestrel
Cyndi Lauper is a multi-award winning singer and songwriter. She has sold more than fifty million re
William Boyd is the author of eighteen novels, five short story collections and numerous screenplays
Sir Jony Ive is a designer who is best known for his pioneering work at Apple alongside his friend a
Wilhelmina – Mina – Smallman is an activist who campaigns for the safety of women and girls and poli
Stephen Mangan is an award winning actor who is also a presenter and writer. His prolific career i
Nemone Lethbridge is a barrister who was called to the bar in 1956. One of very few female barriste
Nick Cave is a singer and writer who, with his band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, has released emotio
Harriet Wistrich is one of the country’s most prominent human rights lawyers. In 2016 she founded t
Laurie Anderson is an artist and performer who came to fame in the UK with her 1981 hit O Superman.
Mark-Anthony Turnage is a composer of contemporary classical music. Once called “Britain’s hippest c
Marianela Núñez is a Principal dancer of the Royal Ballet and Opera. Born in Argentina in 1982, Mari
Gareth Southgate OBE is the most successful England men’s football manger in the modern game. He h
Cher has been a global star for over six decades. Her career has spanned music, television and film
Former cricketer Ebony Rainford-Brent is the first Black woman to play for England and she was part
Mark Steel is a writer, comedian and radio presenter. His performing career began as a poet in the
Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, is a former judge who served as the first female president o
Simon Reeve is a broadcaster and writer best known for his TV documentaries which combine travel and
Lauren Laverne talks to Ian Wright in an episode first broadcast in 2020.Ian Wright is a former prof
Lauren Laverne talks to Dr Nicola Fox in a programme first broadcast in 2023. Dr Nicky Fox is only t
