Almost History. Always incredible. What if ... ? Almost History tells the amazing true stories behind the aborted missions, cancelled plans, utopian dreams, failed revolutions and hubristic designs that didn't quite make it from the drawing board to change the real world. Rescued from the footnotes, archives and passing references, each episode explores what almost happened and explains why it didn't.
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Welcome to "Transformational Blueprints", the podcast where we delve into the world of technology architecture, career growth, leadership, and digital transformation challenges. According to McKinsey, BCG, KPMG and Bain & Company, the risk of digital transformations failure falls somewhere between 70% and 95%. Join us each week as we sit down with Architecture experts and thought leaders to discuss their journeys, successes, and obstacles they've overcome in an attempt to reduce that figure. ...
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This is Swimming with Sharks – the new podcast from Sale Sharks presented by Mark Chapman. Each month Mark will be joined by some of the leading lights from inside Carrington – on the men’s and women’s side – as well as big hitters from some of the north’s biggest sporting organisations to get the insight on what makes a good leader, how to build a winning culture, nutrition, strength and conditioning ands so much more. This is the podcast that takes you behind the scenes to show you why Sal ...
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Episode 14 | Architecture with a Change Mindset with Rebecca Hosgood - Head of Technology Strategy & Architecture at Currys Plc
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In this episode of Transformational Blueprints, we interview Rebecca Hosgood, a strategic operational and commercial leader at Curry's technology strategy and architecture team. Rebecca shares her journey from online marketing to her current role, emphasising the importance of a change mindset in architecture. She discusses the key qualities that m…
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Episode 13 | NextGen Businesses and What Part Architecture with Play Within Them with Cengiz Kaya - Chief Architect at NTT Data
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In this episode of Transformational Blueprints, we speak with Cengiz Kayay, Chief Architect at NTT Data in the UK, about the evolving role of architecture in next-gen businesses. We discuss the importance of AI-driven strategies, hyper- personalisation, and automation in driving innovation and business growth. Topics include challenges of transitio…
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Episode 12 | The Architect of the Future with Baz Singh - Chief Architect at Specsavers
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In this episode of the Transformational Blueprints podcast we’re joined by Baz Singh, the Chief Architect at Specsavers and we will be discussing the Architect of the Future. Baz provides some really great insight into his beliefs on the future architect, and; • The Essence of Being a Great Architect • Navigating the Rapid Evolution of Technology •…
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Episode 11 | The Full Stack Architect with Steve Ma - Chief Architect of Walgreens
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In this episode of the Transformational Blueprints podcast we’re joined by Steve Ma, the Chief Architect of Walgreens and we will be discussing the Fullstack Architect.. Steve provides some really great insight into this role and its importance in an architecture practice, and; • Qualities of a Great Architect in Today's Tech Landscape • Evolving R…
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Episode 10 | GenAI from the Trenches with Zach Gardner - Chief Architect at Keyhole Software
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In this episode of the Transformational Blueprints podcast we’re joined by Zach Gardner, the Chief Architect at Keyhole Software. We discuss GenAI from the trenches. Zach provides some really great insight and tangible advice on the future of GenAI and how to implement it into your business, and; • The Role and Vision of a Chief Architect • Navigat…
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Episode 9 | Diving into Cloud Architecture with Steve Judd, Technical Director at Jetstack
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In this episode of the Transformational Blueprints podcast we’re joined by Steve Judd, Technical Director at Jetstack. We discuss Architecture in Cloud Computing. Steve provides some really great insight and tangible advice on the future of cloud and how to overcome challenges in cloud environments, and; Steve Judd's Career Journey and Insights Wha…
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Episode 8 | An Architect with a Different Background with Tom Dean - Solutions Architect at Jet2
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In this episode of the Transformational Blueprints podcast we’re joined Tom Dean, a Solutions Architect at Jet2 Group. We discuss an innovative way to improve diversity in an architecture practice. Tom provides some really great insight on his story and how organisations can benefit from this approach to talent attraction, which includes: Tom’s Uni…
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Episode 7 | The Role of Enterprise Architecture in an Agile Environment with Mike Chapman, Head of Architecture at Together Money
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In this episode of the Transformational Blueprints podcast we’re joined by Mike Chapman, Head of Architecture at Together Money. We discuss The Role of Enterprise Architecture in an Agile Environment. Mike provides some really great insight and tangible advice on how EA has a place in an agile environment, and; The from Support Desk to Architecture…
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Episode 6 | Outcome Driven Architecture with Chris Chamberlain, Chief Architect at Love2Shop
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In this episode of the Transformational Blueprints podcast we’re joined by Chris Chamberlain, Chief Architect at Love2Shop. We discuss Outcome Driven Architecture Chris provides some really great insight and tangible advice on how organisations can create move towards more outcome driven architecture, which includes: • The Unconventional Path to Ar…
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Episode 5 | Why Diversity in Architecture Makes Sense with Ian Holloway, Group Director of Architecture at Lowell Group
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In this episode of the Transformational Blueprints podcast we’re joined by Ian Holloway, Group Director of Architecture at Lowell Group. We discuss why diversity in architecture makes sense. Ian provides some really great insight and tangible advice on how organisations can create more diverse teams, which includes: Ian’s Unique Journey from Accoun…
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Episode 4 | Are We Sleepwalking into a Dystopian Nightmare with Tim York
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In this episode of the Transformational Blueprints podcast we’re joined by Tim York, an AI Ethicist and Change Advocate. We discuss how businesses are in danger of walking into a dystopian nightmare with AI. Tim provides some really great insight and tangible advice, which includes: The AI Dilemma: Innovation vs. Ethical Concerns AI in Business: Op…
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Episode 3: Ecosystem Led Architecture with Tawhid Rahman - Chief Architect at IQUW
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In this episode of the Transformational Blueprints podcast we’re joined by Tawhid Rahman, the Chief Architect at IQUW. We discuss how to create an Ecosystem-Led vs. Engineering-Led architecture. Tawhid provides some really great insight and tangible advice on how organisations can benefit from this approach to architecture, which includes: The Jour…
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Episode 2 | Connecting Business to Architecture with Chris Perkes | Head of Product Architecture at Manchester Airport Group
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In this episode of the Transformational Blueprints podcast we’re joined by Chris Perkes, the Head of Product Architecture at Manchester Airport Group. We discuss the importance of connecting the architecture to the business to create true value. Chris provides some really great insight and tangible advice on how organisations can benefit from this …
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In the first episode of the Transformational Blueprints podcast we’re joined by Daniel Pass, Adam Cockburn and Khalil Dimachkie. We discuss how aspiring leaders can make the step from Architect to CIO? I get asked this question a lot. - How do I make that step up? - What do I need to able in a position to apply for that job? - Or, I applied for the…
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What is the Podcast and Who is it for? Today's episode serves as an introduction to the series, setting the stage for the exciting guests and topics we have lined up. Architecture often is the forgotten child in technology and I want to promote it. Quite simply, I’m passionate about it. So I’ll be using my network to amplify the value a good archit…
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The Business of Sport: with Claire Butters, Daniel Gidney and Chris Bailey
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In this episode of Swimming with Sharks we're exploring the business of sport. When does a professional sports club become a business? And how do you make clubs across all sports commercially viable so they grow off as well as on the pitch? To discuss this and plenty more, host Mark Chapman is joined by Sale Sharks' Sales and Marketing Director Cla…
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Life After Sport: with Will Cliff and Christian Day
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In this episode of Swimming with Sharks it's all about the next steps, and life after sport. What happens when a career in top level sport is over and how tough is it for sports men and women to adjust to the 'real world' and a 'proper' job - both physically and mentally? Host Mark Chapman chats to Sharks favourite Will Cliff who has hung up his bo…
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The Next Generation: with Ferg Mulchrone, Ian Jones and James Harper
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In this episode of Swimming with Sharks it's all about developing the next generation of sporting superstars as we explore talent ID, pathways and what sports can learn from each other. Host Mark Chapman chats to Sharks Academy Manager Ferg Mulchrone, Burnley Football Club's Head of Coaching Ian Jones, and Sharks prop James Harper, who came through…
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Women's sport: with Rachel Taylor, Stacey Copeland and Gavin Makel
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We're talking about women's sport in this special International Women's Day episode of Swimming with Sharks. Host Mark Chapman chats to Sharks' Women's Performance Lead, Rachel Taylor; Stacey Copeland, who represented England at both football and boxing, playing in an FA Cup final and winning a Commonwealth title in the ring; and Gavin Makel, the M…
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Leadership: with Tom Curry and Alex Sanderson
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Episode one of Swimming with Sharks is all about leadership and culture as host Mark Chapman chats to Sharks Director of Rugby Alex Sanderson and England and Sale flanker Tom Curry, who became the youngest man to captain England since 1988 when he led the team against Scotland last year. Mark, Alex and Tom explore what makes a good leader on and of…
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This is Swimming with Sharks – the new podcast from Sale Sharks presented by Mark Chapman. This is the podcast that takes you behind the scenes to show you why Sale Sharks is so much more than just a rugby club.By Sale Sharks
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AH 12 Opening the iron curtain - the DDR's day of dissent
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It’s the summer of 1953, and, across East Germany, angry people take to the streets. This isn’t a polite street protest. This is a furious, red flag ripping, police beating, office burning rampage. The crowds demand: - better living conditions; - the reunification of Germany; and - free elections. Instead, they would get: - Trabants; - the Berlin W…
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AH 11 Operation Unthinkable - Churchill's plan to attack Russia and start a Third World War
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According to Field Marshal Montgomery, rule number one on the first page of the book of war is ‘do not march on Moscow’. In April 1945, Winston Churchill ordered the British Chiefs of Staff to rip up the rule book and plan for an attack on their wartime ally, Russia. It was audacious, inconceivable and incredibly risky. So, fittingly, it was codena…
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AH 10 Louis of England - history’s forgotten King of England
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In August of 1216, the King of Scotland rode down the entire length of England to pay homage to a new English king at Dover. The Scottish monarch bent his knee to a warrior prince who was the pride and hope of his dynasty. His name was Louis and he was the eldest son of the King of France. Louis is overlooked in most lists of English monarchs. But …
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AH 09 Princess Mary Tudor's flight to freedom
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In the summer of 1550, Princess Mary, the eldest daughter of Henry VIII, was packing her belongings and preparing to flee her home. Her Tudor brother was the figurehead for an increasingly Protestant regime. Mary clung to her mother's Catholicism. She feared for her life and, as the pressure on her to conform grew, she turned to her powerful relati…
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AH 08 Cancelling Christmas and the Plum Pudding Riots
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In 1647, the new puritan government tried to cancel Christmas. People in Canterbury protested in a peculiarly English way, with a destructive game of football followed by a mass brawl. The city’s Plum Pudding Riots led to a royalist revolt throughout Kent and the second round of the Civil War. With Parliamentary armies fighting in Wales and Scotlan…
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AH 07 The Prince of Poyais - settling in the country that never was
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In 1822, Gregor MacGregor committed what The Economist newspaper has called the ‘biggest fraud in history’ and ‘the greatest confidence trick of all time’. Investors, many of them Scottish, put forward vast sums towards creating a colony in central America. They were told it was a sure bet, a land of milk and honey - another paradise on the isthmus…
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AH 06 A wonderful paradise on the Isthmus of Panama
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Towards the end of the seventeenth century, Scotland sank a huge chunk of its national wealth into an audacious scheme to colonise central America. become a more equal partner with England under the Stuart crown. The colony was to straddle the Isthmus of Panama at the Gulf of Darién. It would create an overland route to connect the Atlantic and Pac…
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AH 05 Roosevelt's third term and the voice from the sewers
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In the first half of 1940 only one question mattered in American politics. Would Franklin D. Roosevelt break with tradition and run for a third term as President of the United States? The New York Times proclaimed it as 'the all-absorbing political riddle'. Roosevelt kept the country guessing right up until the Democratic National Convention held i…
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AH 04 The British Hindenberg disaster and the demise of Imperial Airships
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Imperial Airships would bring the far flung peoples of the British Empire closer together than ever before. Every day, blimps would slip their masts near London carrying passengers and freight bound for Montreal, Cairo, Karachi, Singapore and Sydney. Journeys that had once been measured in months would breeze past in days. The Imperial Airship Serv…
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AH 03 Hitler’s dreams to unify his empire with a monstrous railway
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In 1941, Adolf Hitler issued orders to Nazi Germany’s railway officials. He wanted them to develop a new type of railway. It was to be bigger, far bigger, than anything that had ever been seen. Trains the height and width of a suburban house and the length of the Empire State Building would hurtle across the Greater German Reich, from Brest in the …
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AH 02 Draining the swamp -Garibaldi's plan to diver Rome's river
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In 1875, Rome came close to losing its river.In that year, the liberator of Italy, General Giuseppe Garibaldi, visited and announced plans to clean up the Eternal City. His main target was the River Tiber. Garibaldi would solve problems from pollution to flooding by diverting the river and completely removing it from the city. Where did this idea c…
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AH 01 Achtung! Achtung! Dystopian adventures with Nazi TV
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What if … ... Nazi Germany had been able to roll out the television equivalent of its inescapable radio network? Everywhere you turn, you see the unmistakable face of Adolf Hitler. His voice echoes in your head, broadcast from a thousand loudspeakers. His wild, gesticulating speech is reaching its foam speckled crescendo. Nazi television is everywh…
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