Best Colin Edmonds Podcasts (2024)

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FROM NOEL’S HOUSE PARTY TO NARRATING INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING BOOKS – MEET ACTOR KARL JENKINSON 1:12:21

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In this often laugh-out-loud edition of Behind the Scenes we’re chatting with actor Karl Jenkinson. In a 40-year career, he was regularly involved in the funniest Noel’s House Party ‘Gotcha’ set-ups while also appearing in top British TV series Eastenders, The Bill and Inspector Morse. These days Karl’s also become a top voice artist and a much in-…

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MEET THE INDIANA JONES OF LOST TV - ARCHIVE PRODUCER ROBERT HEADING 1:03:31

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If you’re a fan of classic and vintage television, you’ll probably think Robert Heading has enjoyed the best of jobs, because he’s one of Britain’s foremost TV documentary Archive Producers. Which means for the past 25 years he’s been paid to put his feet up and watch thousands of hours of old telly shows. And for the most part he’s specialised in …

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BBC RADIO, EUROVISION & D-DAY – THE NONSTOP CAREER OF CONDUCTOR AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR MIKE DIXON 50:19

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Mike returns to chat about his time on Eurovision, Friday Night is Music Night at the BBC and preparing for his latest live WW2 Special Commemorative Event, marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. And there’s more than a mention of his top selling autobiography “Turn Around And Take A Bow – My Musical Life”. Support the podcast by becoming a Patron:…

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TONY HANCOCK CENTENARY SPECIAL WITH HIS GREAT NEICE LUCY 38:37

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In Birmingham, on the 12th of May 1924, the performer who was to become one of Britain’s finest comic actors Tony Hancock was born. Across the 1950s and early 1960s, with his phenomenally successful, award-winningradio and television series, Tony was the most famous voice and then face in broadcast entertainment. The streets would empty when Hancoc…

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Road Trip: Google Cloud's Rohit Bhat Outlines the Past, Present and Future of Cloud Technology in Capital Markets 15:39

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Sponsored by ION Markets Our road trip to the 49th annual International Futures Industry Conference has come to an end. But before we said goodbye to Boca, we touched base with Rohit Bhat, Managing Director, Capital Markets, Digital Assets, & Exchanges at Google Cloud. With cloud technology and artificial intelligence at the center of countless con…

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Road Trip: CoinFund's Chris Perkins Discusses Advancements in Crypto, Web3 15:05

4M ago15:05

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Sponsored by ION Markets With Bitcoin soaring to new heights, the 49th annual International Futures Industyr Conference is the perfect time to check in with CoinFund President Chris Perkins. In this wide-ranging conversation, Perkins shares his insights about cryptocurrency trends and other exciting developments in decentralized finance. Perkins al…

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Road Trip: FTSE Russell's Shawn Creighton on the Growth in Digital Assets and 0 DTE Options Trading 13:12

4M ago13:12

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Sponsored by ION Markets Shawn Creighton, director of index derivatives solutions at FTSE Russell, joins the show at the 49th annual International Futures Industry Conference to discuss what's happening on the ground in Boca. Creighton outlines trends in fixed income index trading, growth in digital assets and how conversations about sustainability…

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Road Trip: ICE's Chris Edmonds Talks AI and Other Data Trends in Capital Markets 9:36

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Sponsored by ION Markets It's no surprise that an industry veteran like Chris Edmonds, president of fixed income and data services at Intercontinental Exchange, would have a few insightful (and entertaining) thoughts to share about the buzz surrounding artificial intelligence. This chat with Edmonds at the 49th annual International Futures Industry…

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Road Trip: SGX's Ivan Han on Managing Risk Within Asia and Around the World 13:19

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Sponsored by ION Markets Our road trip to the 49th annual International Futures Industry Conference continues as we hear from Ivan Han, deputy chief risk officer at SGX. While the market landscape in China is uncertain at the moment, India is catching the eye of investors and Japan is resurgent. Han explains how enhanced access to markets in Asia i…

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Road Trip: Nasdaq's Magnus Haglind On How Cloud Technology Will Boost the Market Capabilities of AI 14:54

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Sponsored by ION Markets If you are going to talk about cloud technology and capital markets, sooner or later you are going to end up talking about artificial intelligence. This interview from our road trip to the 49th annual International Futures Industry Conference features Magnus Haglind, SVP and head of products, marketplace technology at Nasda…

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Road Trip: FIA's Walt Lukken Previews What's In Store for Boca 2024 10:42

4M ago10:42

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With the 49th annual International Futures Industry Conference getting underway today in Boca Raton, Florida, Futures Industry Association President and CEO Walt Lukken joins the show to offer a peek at what to anticipate at this year's gathering. Lukken previews some of the key issues that are bound to be hot topics in Boca, including US Treasury …

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“FROM BLITZ TO GLITZ” – NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JESS CONRAD OBE WITH FRIEND & CO- WRITER TV’S SIMON WITHINGTON 55:54

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This time on BTSWCE we’re chatting with TV Executive Producer and King of Saturday Nights on Channel 5, Simon Withington, about his role in putting together the newly published autobiography of his best friend, actor, singer and showbiz personality - Jess Conrad OBE. The book is called “From Blitz to Glitz” and Simon talks about the collaborative w…

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STEVE WRIGHT MBE 1954-2024 - A SPECIAL TRIBUTE FROM CLOSE FRIEND MARK WELLS 1:03:25

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This week we lost one of the most famous and best-loved personalities in the history of British broadcasting – Steve Wright. For almost half a century on BBC Radio Steve lifted the nation’s spirits with his energetic, anarchic style, breathless enthusiasm, relentless creativity and instantly recognisable voice. In this often emotional but frequentl…

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THE EXPLOSIVE, STAR-STUDDED CAREER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS GENIUS ANDY MCVEAN 1:12:02

6M ago1:12:02

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In a 35-year career he’s created special effects for glamorous Formula 1 car launches, top dramas such as ‘Dr Who’ and ‘The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe’ and every major ratings-winning comedy and entertainment series. If anything’s squashed, set alight, or exploded on our screens, it's usually Andy’s skilful handiwork. A Royal Television Societ…

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EXCLUSIVE BOB MONKHOUSE ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: ABIGAIL MONKHOUSE TALKS ABOUT HER DAD 58:55

7M ago58:55

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Hard to believe but it’s been 20 years to the day since we lost the British comedian, writer, actor, game show host and all-round polymath Bob Monkhouse. In this Special Edition of Behind the Scenes we’re marking the anniversary by chatting with Bob’s daughter, Abigail Monkhouse. What was it like growing up with a father who was one of the most rec…

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THE QUEEN’S FUNERAL, THE KING’S CORONATION & MORE MEMORIES OF A BBC CAMERA OPERATOR - NIGEL SAUNDERS PART 2 1:22:46

7M ago1:22:46

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Camera operator/Camera Supervisor Nigel Saunders takes us Behind the Scenes once again with more memories of his non-stop 45-year career in British television. The perils and pitfalls of working on live shows, top rated Light Entertainment and covering the biggest Royal events of the last decade – plus the finest directors, performers and warm-up a…

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FROM OSCAR PETERSON TO GORDON THE GOPHER - TV CAMERA SUPERVISOR NIGEL SAUNDERS’ 45-YEAR CAREER 1:30:41

8M ago1:30:41

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This time on Behind the Scenes Nigel Saunders chats about his life as a camera operator and Camera Supervisor, beginning at the BBC and working with most of the great names of television including the much-missed Roger Fenna, Stuart MacDonald andYvonne Littlewood. Royal events, children’s TV and light entertainment, including live Millennium show m…

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MICHAEL PALIN, ROY CASTLE, SIR RALPH RICHARDSON – PART 2 OF VISION MIXER CAROL ABBOT’S TV LIFE 1:09:12

8M ago1:09:12

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As promised, here’s Part 2 of top British TV Vision Mixer Carol Abbott’s Behind the Scenes Podcast in which she chats about bringing up family while holding down a high-pressure, full-time, irregular-hours job at the sharp of TV. Carol shares her memories of rushing to the Old Vic to work with Sir Ralph Richardson while she was still dressed as a b…

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FROM THE YOUNG ONES & RED DWARF TO COME DANCING AND TOP OF THE POPS – TV MEMORIES OF ANNA STANILAND 1:24:51

8M ago1:24:51

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Taking us Behind the Scenes this time: one of the most admired, versatile and experienced British television Production Assistants/Script Supervisors to have ever graced a studio control room or gallery - Anna Staniland. Anna shares her memories of an astonishing 40-year career at the BBC and in the freelance world, including live broadcasts, music…

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ONLY FOOLS & HORSES, NOEL’S HOUSE PARTY, TOP GEAR, Q.I. AND MUCH MORE – TOP TV VISION MIXER CAROL ABBOTT 1:23:41

9M ago1:23:41

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This time we’re going Behind the Scenes with one of the most experienced and accomplished Vision Mixers working in television – Carol Abbott. Carol’s name has rolled up on our screens at the end of most of the major TV light entertainment shows of the past 40 years. Quizzes, chat shows, situation comedies, music, variety galas, not forgetting live …

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FROM DIRECTING GOING LIVE AND THE BIG BREAKFAST TO DEATH IN PARADISE AND VERA – THE MAGNIFICENTLY VERSATILE CLAIRE WINYARD 51:35

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In this episode of Behind the Scenes we meet one of the busiest Directors working in British television - Claire Winyard. Just off the back of wrapping her latest episode of the hit detective series ‘Vera’, Claire talks about what it’s like at the helm of one of ITV’s most popular shows, beginning her career at the BBC, directing all manner of mult…

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TV KING OF SATURDAY NIGHTS PAUL DANIELS, STRICTLY COME DANCING ROYALTY &; THE QUEEN’S JUBILEE – THE MAGICAL WORLD OF DEBBIE McGEE 1:16:30

12M ago1:16:30

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This time on Behind the Scenes, TV presenter, performer and personality, also the Honorary Vice Present of the Magic Circle, Debbie McGee, reflects on an action-packed show business career, including her life and times with the country’s most famous stage and television magician Paul Daniels, along with what it takes to reach the Grand Final of Str…

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SHOWBIZ, COMEDY, LIFE AFTER THE BBC – THE THOUGHTS OF BROADCASTER JOHN FOSTER 1:10:25

1y ago1:10:25

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In this episode of Behind the Scenes we’re chatting once again with John Foster - radio broadcaster, disc jockey and voice artist who is one of the most experienced in the industry. In a non-stop 30-year career in local and national radio, including BBC Radio 5 Live, he’s interviewed almost every major international actor and entertainer from eithe…

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‘AMERICAN IDOL’, ‘WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE’ – MEGA TV DESIGNER ANDY WALMSLEY’S CAREER AT THE TOP 1:30:01

1y ago1:30:01

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This time on Behind the Scenes we’re back to United States to chat with Andy Walmsley, the busiest and most successful designer in the history of theatre and television. He’s designed more Las Vegas spectaculars than anyone else and was the youngest scenic designer ever to work in the West End, on Broadway and in television. His name, along with hi…

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Nasdaq's Roland Chai Discusses The Tech That Manages Risk And Volatility 31:08

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The digital transformation of financial markets has spawned incredible connectivity and efficiency, but it has also created plenty of challenges. Roland Chai, executive vice president for market technology at Nasdaq, joins the show to outline how new technologies are enhancing market resiliency -- even in the face of extreme volatility events like …

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THE CHALLENGES & TRIUMPHS OF A BBC TV CHANNEL CONTROLLER – MULTI BAFTA WINNING KAY BENBOW 1:07:09

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This time on Behind the Scenes we are in the company of a former BBC Television Channel Controller. Between 2010 and 2017 Kay Benbow was the top flight commissioning exec at the heart and helm of the pre-school children’s network CBeebies. In those seven years she navigated the channel through dramatic shake-ups within the BBC, changes in viewer ha…

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FEATURE LENGTH L.A. SPECIAL - INTERNATIONAL TV MEGA PRODUCER JEFF THACKER! 2:03:31

1y ago2:03:31

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In this gala edition of Behind the Scenes we chat with one of the most successful ever television entertainment Producers, on both sides of the Atlantic. In the U.K, as ITV’s Head of Music Programming, he oversaw international television spectaculars starring most of the biggest global star names including Sir Elton John, Luciano Pavarotti and Cher…

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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND – A TV LEGEND! 1:09:39

1+ y ago1:09:39

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Keith Lascelles returns to captivate us with further fascinating Behind the Scenes revelations, stories and recollections from his 40-year career as one of the most experienced and best-loved Floor Managers and Production Managers in British Television. Royal Variety Performances, Diana Ross, Liberace and more memories of Keith’s life and times in …

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PAUL O’GRADY MBE 1955-2023 – A SPECIAL TRIBUTE 1:46:00

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In this 2-hour Special Edition, former ITV Controller of Entertainment Mark Wells, along with actress, comedy writer and performer Jayne Tunnicliffe share their personal Behind the Scenes memories of one of Britain’s greatest entertainers and biggest personalities – a true Man of the People and comic genius - Paul O’Grady. Mark, the Executive Produ…

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FROM TV GLAMOUR & GLITZ TO BRITAIN’S BRAINIEST QUIZ – the incredible career of Exec Producer Peter Gwyn. 57:11

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This time on Behind the Scenes our guest is one of British television’s most experienced Executive Producers who, for the last 3 decades, has overseen the nation’s best-loved and longest-running intellectual quiz programme University Challenge along with, more recently, Channel 4’s perennially popular word challenge hit, Countdown. Peter began his …

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STAND UP COMEDY DIRECTOR– Paul Wheeler - his career filled with laughter and music 1:09:07

1+ y ago1:09:07

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For decades Paul’s been at the helm of the U.K.’s sharpest, long-running comedy shows “Live at the Apollo” and “Have I Got News For You?”. And if you look at the credits at the end of giant specials with Lee Mack, Dara O'Briain, Jason Manford, John Bishop, Frank Skinner and Russell Brand – you’ll see this gentleman has worked with every major comic…

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FIA Boca Day 3: Wrapping Up The Week With FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken 10:04

1+ y ago10:04

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Our third and final day of coverage of the International Futures Industry Conference … aka ... FIA Boca. And since we are closing the book on yet another Boca, we decided to continue what has become a fun tradition for this podcast when we road trip to Futures Industry Association events. We invited FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken onto the show t…

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FIA Boca Day 2: Regulators Mount Up, Crypto Conversations Continue, CoinFund President Chris Perkins 13:04

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We're back for another day of coverage from the International Futures Industry Conference … or as it’s more commonly known: FIA Boca. Day 2 just wrapped up, so here's a quick recap of some of the highlights: CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam delivered his keynote address, during which he lauded the resiliency of global markets as they've navigated numero…

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Road Trip! - Day 1 at FIA Boca - Walt Lukken, Exchange Leaders and CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger 10:49

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It’s March ... so that means it’s time for another Road Trip! This episode comes to you from sunny Boca Raton, Florida, where we’re excited to bring you our second year of coverage from the International Futures Industry Conference … or as it’s more commonly known: FIA Boca. The first day’s events just wrapped up, so here’s a quick recap of what we…

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Sir Elton John, Rudolf Nureyev, Shirley MacLaine & his own on-screen portrayal in ITVX’s drama “Nolly” – the TV life of Keith Lascelles 1:09:26

1+ y ago1:09:26

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This time we go Behind the Scenes with a television Floor Manager turned Production Manager Keith Lascelles, who shares his recollections of a 40-year non-stop career at ATV, BBC and LWT working on innumerable Royal Variety Performances along with An Audience With…, Tiswas, Bullseye, Spitting Image and The Golden Shot. He also tells how his close f…

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Cloud Computing Continues to Reshape Capital Markets 34:21

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When cloud technology was first introduced in markets, many people in the financial services sector were hesitant. There were concerns about security and even questions about overall use cases. Well, it is safe to say that things have changed. Today, the cloud is being used by finance pros in ways that would have been hard to imagine just a few sho…

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ICE's Larry Lawrence Discusses the Data Powering Sustainable Finance 39:49

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The rise of ESG investing has investors clamoring for accurate and transparent data. Larry Lawrence, Head of Sustainable Finance - US at IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), outlines the crucial role data plays in the ecosystem of sustainable finance. Public companies have ginormous reporting obligations, so Larry and the team at ICE help organizations …

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5 Questions to Ask Before Buying Carbon Offsets 26:25

1+ y ago26:25

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If you're a business leader looking to offset the emissions from your organization's operations, how exactly do you go about doing that? And in a world where accusations of greenwashing abound, how do you offset your emissions in a transparent and responsible way? Blake Lawrence from Cool Effect joins the show to answer those questions and more. Th…

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Regulating In Uncertain Times 29:27

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Some regulators in the world of finance take office during periods of relative market calm. Other regulators ... not so much. When Commissioner Summer Mersinger was sworn in at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in March of 2022, global markets were still dealing with the shock from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Throughout the summer, commodi…

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SPECIAL EDITION – fond memories of a British entertainment superstar Des O’Connor CBE, shared by his great friend and personal assistant Nick Fox 1:28:26

1+ y ago1:28:26

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In mid-November of 2020 we lost one of the best-loved, most versatile and talented entertainers the U.K. has ever produced – Des O’Connor. Des was one of the biggest names in British show business. With his variety and quiz series and ratings-topping chat shows, he was a permanent face on British television screens for more than 50 years. As a solo…

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Early Lessons Learned From The FTX Meltdown 13:17

1+ y ago13:17

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With the fallout from the meltdown of Sam Bankman-Fried and his FTX empire still unfolding in the markets, exchange leaders and other executives from the cleared derivatives industry gathered in Chicago for the annual FIA Futures & Options Expo. FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken joined the show to talk about what the collapse of FTX might mean for …

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BNEF's Demôro talks global climate investing trends and COP27 27:48

1+ y ago27:48

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In 2021, there was roughly $785 billion deployed at the global level for energy transition technologies. And despite questions being asked about ESG strategies, there are still tons of financial firms that are looking to invest in green bonds and other areas of sustainable finance. Luiza Demôro, the Head of Energy Transitions at BloombergNEF, joins…

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Capital Comes Together To Combat Climate Change 24:36

1+ y ago24:36

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last year or so, you’ve probably heard about all the money that’s either already been deployed or is on its way toward funding the energy transition. When there are billions and billions in play, it’s not surprising that groups are coming together to lure capital to not only certain technologies, but a…

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Memories of Max Bygraves, Larry Grayson and Bernard Manning – the remarkable career of singer Gilly Hamilton 58:14

2y ago58:14

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This time we go Behind the Scenes with the fearless, highly talented singer Gilly Hamilton, whose career spanned 3 decades and encompassed the halcyon days of show business and variety. As a key member of the pop-music close-harmony trio The Kaye Sisters she appeared alongside most of the major entertainment stars of the 1970s through to the 1990s.…

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CME Group's Tim McCourt talks Event-based contracts and Ether options 16:10

2y ago16:10

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Tim McCourt, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Equity and FX Products at CME Group, joins the show to talk about the launch of Event-based contracts. During the initial meme-stock frenzy, there were plenty of nightmare stories about retail investors getting in over their head with derivatives. Designed especially for retail traders, these…

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BBC, IMG and everything from football to Formula 1 – the unstoppable career of international Sports TV Executive Charles Balchin 1:01:13

2y ago1:01:13

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Taking us Behind the Scenes this time is one of the most experienced, versatile and senior international sports executives in television. For the past 13 years he has held various senior roles at IMG Productions the globe’s leading sports and events company and he now is their advisor on special projects. Beginning his career at the BBC, he rose to…

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Almost everything from Strictly Come Dancing to The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral – the amazing TV career of Script Supervisor Annie McDougall 58:25

2y ago58:25

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This time on Behind the Scenes we meet one of the most experienced and versatile Script Supervisors in British television, the legendary Annie McDougall. In a non-stop career at the top that has spanned more than 40 years, she has worked on quiz, entertainment, variety, game and air shows, not to mention TVam. But I just have. Nowadays, Annie’s the…

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The tax credits that shape the Inflation Reduction Act 39:11

2y ago39:11

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Lauren Collins, a partner at Vinson & Elkins, joins the show to explain how the tax incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act stand to not only boost the deployment of renewable energy in the U.S., but also create new tax credit markets that might attract investment funds and retail investors. Collins also highlights one key area of the energy puzz…

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From Live Aid to Noel’s House Party & The Generation Game to Mock the Week – the 40-year career of TV Vision Mixer Kathryn Randall 1:08:31

2y ago1:08:31

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Our guest this time is Kathryn Randall (latterly Edmonds) who, for the past 40 years, was one of television’s busiest Vision Mixers, specialising in the U.K.’s most popular music and light entertainment shows. At the BBC she was trained to cover all manner of genres: sport, news programmes, drama, sitcoms and children’s output along with national o…

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How the Banking Industry, and Washington, Have Changed since 2009 18:45

2y ago18:45

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Richard Hunt has been the leading voice for consumer banking in the U.S. for 13 years, and his advocacy for the financial services industry began long before that. This week, he will step down from his role as president and CEO of the Consumer Bankers Association, but he is NOT retiring. Richard talks with us about why term limits for politicians -…

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