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Professor Alice Roberts is one of the most popular science communicators in Britain today. As the pr
Jenny Sealey has been the artistic director of Graeae Theatre Company since 1997: Graeae is a deaf a
James Graham is an award-winning dramatist whose plays include This House, Ink and Dear England star
The Honourable Lady Rita Rae is a lawyer and judge, and the current Rector of the University of Glas
Sandy Powell won her first Academy Award for dressing Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespe
Clive Oppenheimer is a volcanologist, filmmaker and Professor of Volcanology at the University of Ca
Cillian Murphy has received global acclaim for his performance in the title role of Christopher Nola
Val Wilmer has photographed and interviewed many of the most significant musicians of the post-war y
Jamie Dornan is an actor who first came to the attention of television audiences in 2013 when he pla
Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a cellist who came to international attention when he performed at the wedding
The Rt Revd Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani is the Bishop of Chelmsford. She also sits in Parliament as a L
Graham William Nash is a musician, singer, songwriter and photographer. He had his first musical
Delia Smith CH CBE is one of Britain’s most popular and successful cookery writers and broadcasters.
Greta Gerwig is the director of the feature film Barbie - the first woman in cinematic history to ha
Shirley Ballas is the head judge on Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC’s Saturday night entertainment sh
Marina Abramović is an artist renowned for performances and feats of endurance, in which her body is
Dr Nicky Fox is only the second woman to hold the post of Head of Science at NASA since the agency w
Pia Sinha is the Director of the Prison Reform Trust and a former prison governor. She was awarded
Peter White is an award-winning broadcaster. In 2024 he will celebrate 50 years presenting Radio 4’
Lea Salonga was just 18 when she became an international theatre star, taking a leading role in the
