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The Big Travel Podcast: Exploring Life-Stories Through Travel. Taking you on a journey of discovery, with a wonderfully diverse selection of characters, The Big Travel Podcast explores life-stories in travel; from childhoods with little money but a spirit for exploration to fabulous tales of exotic climes and incredible adventures. Celebrities, authors, sports people, politicians, famous faces from TV, radio, music, stage and screen, SAS soldiers, adventurers and ordinary people taking extra ...
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Can you find love using a mathematical formula? Using a not-so-romantic equation introduced to us by stand-up mathematician Matt Parker, our own Ivor Manley is on a mission to find the answer. But the course of true love never did run smooth …
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EXTRA LIFE is a podcast about people’s life in gaming, and the games in their lives. Journalist Keza Macdonald (video games editor of The Guardian) and comedian Ellie Gibson (of TV’s Go 8Bit and hit podcast Scummy Mummies) talk to guests from the worlds of comedy (and beyond) about the games they grew up with and the games they love now. Whether you’re a nerd or a casual gamer, you’re in the capable controller-clawed hands of two friends who’ve spent decades being stupid about video games, a ...
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Charlie Brooks is a multitude of things; actor, reality queen and soon to be entrepreneur. Yes, our thespian is turning her hands to more enterprising pursuits. She’s designed a vibrator, but not just any old sex toy. This is groundbreaking stuff. In this unfolding documentary series, we follow Charlie as she brings a product of her own design to market. But with no business experience and plenty of self doubt, this isn't going to be an easy ride. Speaking to experts, educators and entrepren ...
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When the World Wide Web was created, could we ever have imagined our ability to use the internet - or not use it - turning our lives upside down? And that in the wrong hands, this new digital world could give criminals the opportunity to cause havoc at the flick of a switch? Narrated by award-winning actor Adrian Lester, True Cybercrime Stories recounts what happened on those fateful days when some of the biggest cyber crimes in recent history took companies, governments and public services ...
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If you want to feel hopeful about the future, just ask children what kind of world they would like to see. Their imagination knows no bounds, and their playful curiosity can be a refreshing change from the doom and gloom often foreseen by adults. For our SUPERFUTURES: What if…? podcast we will be tapping into that sense of wonder, exploring what it’s like to dream bigger and bolder for what lies ahead. Hosted by Natty Kasambala, we’ll be speaking with people who are tackling some of our grea ...
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Smoke Screen: Love, bribes and spies in the tobacco industry. Victoria Hollingsworth tells the true story of corrupt practices behind the scenes at British American Tobacco. We hear from the very people who were caught up in this world as we sink deep into the dirty underbelly of the tobacco industry in South Africa. BAT says its actions were simply to combat the illicit trade in tobacco products. The UK's Serious Fraud Office investigated matters and found there was insufficient evidence fo ...
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Produced by MR PORTER and Radio Wolfgang, this documentary series explores contemporary masculinity, through the eyes of fathers and their sons. From funny and inspiring to thought-provoking and poignant stories, we celebrate the multifaceted nature of fatherhood, focusing on the highs and lows of birth, death, love, money, health and inheritance.
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The Untold Story of the 1966 World Cup heist. The theft of the World Cup trophy in 1966 was one of the most audacious heists ever committed. The trophy depicted Nike, the Greek goddess of victory and in 1966 the England manager had promised that his team would win. It embodied the pride, hopes and dreams of a nation and was stolen just a few months before Queen Elizabeth II was due to present it to the winners at Wembley. The whole world was watching. Tom Pettifor is the Crime Editor at the ...
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The inside story of the most triumphant tours in sporting history. Season 2 returns this December as a box set, following the England cricket team on their astonishing 1986/87 series. A tour hugely significant for both nations – after this, England wouldn’t win the Ashes again for 18 years. The embarrassing defeat sent Allan Border’s Australia to rock bottom and yet, somehow, they recovered to become a cricket superpower. This is the story of that incredible journey, told by players from bot ...
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Soho House Stories presents Eat, Drink, Chat, a six-part series taking you to a new Soho House each episode where our hosts share a meal or relax over drinks with a talented guest, from artists to activists, musicians to entrepreneurs. Starting with breakfast, before moving onto coffee, lunch and cocktails, dinner and finally room service, each podcast brings something new to the table.Soho House is a community of creative thinkers. To find out more visit http://sohohouse.com
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In this series, lifestyle blogger and author, Estée Lalonde explores subjects close to her heart through the unique experiences and perspectives of her guests.This season, it's all about women. From makeup to identity, tattoos to strength, Estée talks to fascinating individuals from different walks of life as they share their personal stories in a celebration of all things female.
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Homo Sapiens, I Hear You is a monthly research seminar held at A/D/O; a design institution in Brooklyn, New York. The series aims to question and re-think humanity's essential needs -- and consider whether the modern practice of design addresses them. The podcast, produced by Elle Clay, will feature experts, doctors and designers from each month's live seminar along with A/D/O Research Director, Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun. A/D/O is an initiative of MINI and reflects a fundamental belief that desig ...
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The Contact book is a chat show like no other. Craig Doyle interviews sporting legends about their lives and careers. As he navigates their highs and lows, he has access to each guest’s contact book and calls up people who have lived through those experiences with them. Craig’s chats with his guests are witty, engaging and enlightening - and while he hears their versions of the stories, he also gets the real inside stories from people who know and love them best. Those with whom they grew up ...
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What elements are needed to make gold in 21st century business? In this series, Entrepreneur First’s Jack Owen, unpacks the life stories of some of the world’s most promising innovators. An exploration into their upbringing, motivations and behaviour, 21st Century Alchemy aims to discover what raw materials an individual needs to build globally important companies from scratch. To find out more about Entrepreneur First visit: www.joinef.com
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“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish." - Michelle Obama Narrated by much admired broadcaster Clara Amfo, season two of ‘The Woman Who…’ podcast celebrates the extraordinary achievements of female trailblazers from around the world. Join us as we deep dive into ten extraordinary women’s stories, lifting the lid on the events that led to their towering achievements. Hear about their struggle and setbacks, loves and losses, and how they made their paths to extraordinary succe ...
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Soho House is a group of private members’ clubs for people in the creative, arts and media industries. Good Is The New Cool is a movement for leaders in business and culture who want to use their forces for good. Together, they have collaborated on creating a series of podcasts that live at the intersection of cultural and social innovation.Hosted by Soho House members Afdhel Aziz and Bobby Jones, the Good Is The New Cool podcast series brings us an extraordinary lineup of luminaries from th ...
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Barbara Buczek spent ten years in the management team at the Port of Dover but over two years ago moved continents to establish Saudi’s new cruise scene with Cruise Saudi. Born in Poland she felt that travelling at an early age to Kentucky to attend a US high school gave her the travel bug. On this episode we talk about the special relationship wit…
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Ash Bhardwaj travel-writer, film-maker & author of the new book Why We Travel is today’s wonderful guest – discussing… the rugby trip to New Zealand that changed his life, walking the Nile with his friend Levison Wood, getting dangerously lost Walking the Himalayas, the magical Sufi festival in the Sudanese desert, the pilgrimage with his father’s …
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Faisal Sheraiff, influencer and entrepreneur, lives in Saudi Arabia with his fashion designer wife and two children. He was born in the US to a diplomat father and an anthropologist mother and has travelled to 50 countries. We discuss Saudi’s changes and international tourism, living in Jeddah by the sea, beach days, coffee shops, large family gath…
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We’re back for our new season and starting with an extra special episode recorded in the beautiful Maldivian resort of Dhigali where our presenter Lisa recently spent an idyllic week. Who better to give us a real look at life in the Maldives than resort manager Hassan Saeed who, having dropped out of school age 14 and one of 11 siblings, very quick…
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We are happy to announce the imminent arrival of our new season of episodes and as usual we have a few wonderful surprises for you – some on location episiodes from destinations as varied as Copenhagen to the Maldives – some new partners for sponsorship and also a very exciting annoucment as to what Lisa is up to with some travel plans that can als…
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Hello and welcome to The Big Travel Podcast Christmas Special 2023 special…featuring the Casual Birder Podcast’s Suzy Buttress on celebrating the winter solstice in Antartica, Countdown’s Rachel Riley and her husband’s post-Strictly wind down in the blue lagoon in Iceland, musician and writer Nitin Sawhney having a Hallmark picture perfect Christma…
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The start of the academic year in 2022 was meant to be a return to a sense of normality, after the Covid-19 pandemic had caused 2 years of disruption. But another virus struck, this time digital, and brought fears of financial loss, fraud, legal action, reputational damage and much more seriously, threats to safety. In this final episode of True Cy…
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In a world increasingly reliant on smart devices, the most unexpected of vulnerabilities can leave us exposed. But does this create a new digital blind spot for businesses – regardless of how tight their physical security is? This episode of True Cybercrime Stories dives deep into the fishy tale of a casino's security breach through an internet-con…
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In 2017, a notorious hacking collective known as ‘The Dark Overlord’ stole unreleased episodes of Netflix's popular series ‘Orange Is the New Black’ and leaked them online. Their bold and taunting approach sent shockwaves across the entertainment industry. In this episode of True Cybercrime Stories, Adrian Lester recounts the story of The Dark Over…
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In the digital age voices can echo, resonate, and influence millions in one click. But what happens when some of those trusted voices begin spreading unexpected messages? This episode of True Cybercrime Stories dissects the day when high-profile accounts on ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter) - from Elon Musk to Barack Obama - were hijacked to promote …
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Hospitals hold a crucial responsibility: safeguarding human lives. But what happens when they become the target of a crippling cyberattack? On a Friday afternoon in 2017 Britain’s beloved beacon of pride, the NHS, became a victim to the notorious WannaCry ransomware attack. Patient records, treatments, and operations ground to a halt. In this episo…
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Nitin Sawhney’s Kent childhood included regular attacks by racists, but he threw himself into music, joining school friend James Taylor’s band. Flying to India via Kabul aged 8 he found himself a child mascot riding horseback through the streets, he felt liberated by Liverpool at university, he studied accountancy but ending up creating a hit comed…
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Join Adrian Lester as he brings you true stories from the underbelly of the internet. Find out how some of the world’s biggest companies were almost brought to their knees by cyber criminals’ schemes - from ransomware and phishing to a connected fish tank. True Cybercrime Stories, brought to you by BT, is launching on the 25th of October. True Cybe…
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Motoring journalist Ben Oliver was born amid the troubles in Belfast with the family moving to ‘slightly dull Reading’ when he was 6. On this episode we talk about his life-changing teen travels to Israel, Syria, Gaza & Kurdistan, the glory 90s and noughties days of magazine journalism, how LA porn sets are like a clinical operating room, driving a…
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Actor Warwick Davis' first trip abroad was to California at the age of 11 to star in Star Wars, a big jump from his day to day childhood in Surrey. On this episode we talk…Carrie Fisher feeding him cookies in the Redwood forest, sweltering in a rubber head-mask in the deserts of Tunisia, being a Goblin with David Bowie, causing mayhem in India on A…
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Rachel Riley, Maths expert, Gadget Show & Countdown host, MBE for services to Holocaust education grew up in Essex by way of Manchester. We talk about the astonishing story of her Jewish mother’s family escaping from what’s now Russia, the family member who was stabbed by a mounted Kossack and ended up a Gaucho in Argentina, taking in Ukrainian ref…
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Robert Munns, CEO of sailing charity Oceans of Hope UK, left the graft and glamour of West End theatre for a life on the seas. He’d not long had a shock diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis when a chance encounter in a harbour changed the course of his future. Rob and Lisa talk West End theatre’s transformation, working with Madonna, happy days sailing …
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Freya Ridings’ beautiful, heartfelt music, gives you a wonderful sense of her warm and open personality and you’re going to LOVE Freya’s stories here on the podcast; Learning to play on her Nana’s piano, growing up in a musical, talented family (her Dad is the voice of Daddy Pig!), Lost Without You being played on Love Island, getting engaged in La…
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How to launch a product (twice)? Charlie Brooks is about to find out. In this episode, Charlie readies herself for the U to launch and for now, without her name attached. And while she watches from the wings as the product goes out, Charlie is also quietly preparing for launch day take-two and her big reveal. So who better to speak to than someone …
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Greater than the sum of its parts? Charlie Brooks thinks so. In this episode, Charlie and co put the finishing touches to the U but between PR, packaging and wholesale, there’s a lot to do. And with the launch date close by, it’s time to get comfortable talking publicly about pleasure. So who better to chat to than content creator Style Me Sunday w…
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How to perfect a product? Charlie Brooks is about to find out. In this episode, Charlie hands over the reins to some trusted reviewers to road test the U but will it be first time lucky for the prototypes or a case of trial and error? And with some unforeseen hold ups looming, it’s time to speak to a business expert about staying the course. Featur…
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How do you find a voice for your brand? Charlie Brooks is looking for answers. In this episode, Charlie is ready to breathe life into the U brand and a chance meeting changes everything. But how do you distil down all your thoughts into just one design? And seeing as female pleasure is front and centre in this discussion, who better to turn to than…
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Stronger together? Charlie Brooks thinks so. In this episode, Charlie goes on the hunt for a partnership and a certain big brand is all ears. But will a strong pitch and good chemistry be enough to seal the deal? It’s all about mindset, so while Charlie’s at it, who better to talk pleasure and the brain with than a neuroscientist. Featuring Dr Nan …
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How do you turn a 3am brainwave into a reality? Charlie Brooks is about to find out. In this episode, Charlie takes the very first steps in beginning a business – figuring out the what, the why and the how. Armed with a homemade clay model, and some very positive feedback from friends, it’s time to speak to product designers and a research scientis…
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It was a passion for birding and indeed podcasting that lead Suzy Buttress to establish the wonderful Casual Birder podcast, for which she travels extensively, tracing birds and indeed other wildlife around the world. We discuss her recent expedition cruise to the Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica, dealing with anxiety when having heard two p…
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It takes a special kind of person to be able to turn personal tragedy into purpose. But that's exactly what Kris Hallenga has done. In this episode, we explore how discovering she had incurable cancer at a young age, led Kris on a path to empowering others to check their chests and advocate for themselves in ways she was unable to.…
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We all deserve to switch on the TV and see someone who looks like us. In this episode, we tell the story of Shonda Rhimes, a woman determined to make TV shows that reflect the people watching them. Not only has Shonda worked tirelessly for representation, she conquered network television in unprecedented ways.…
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With… Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos in New Zealand, podcaster & author Iszi Lawrence in Australia, charity founder Kevin Chaplin in Cape Town, celebrity vet Marc Abraham building a sand Christmas tree in Thailand, author Hannah Bourne-Taylor rescuing a pangolin in the rainforest in Ghana, Hollywood actor Minnie Driver on beach Christmases in Cali…
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Underdog stories are nothing new. But watching those who have been underestimated, exceed all expectations never gets old. In this episode, we explore the story of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and her journey from a young, inexperienced sprinter to becoming one of the most decorated female athletes the world has ever seen.…
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In what can often be a cold world, those who put themselves on the line to provide love and warmth to others are a real gift. In this episode, we share the story of actress and activist Jill Nalder. When the devastation of the AIDS epidemic in the 80s and 90s was unfolding around her, Jill found the compassion to care for her friends and even stran…
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Kevin Chaplin left behind his banking career to establish South Africa’s Ubuntu Foundation and rescue the Amy Foundation, named after American student, Amy Biehl, from bankruptcy. Kevin and I talk about growing up under apartheid, the hardship of life in the townships, the challenges faced by Cape Town’s children and young adults, taking a team of …
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Sometimes those who pave the way for others are not as well remembered as they should be, with many standing upon their shoulders without even realising it. In this episode, we explore the story of Una Marson, a woman who found herself achieving numerous 'firsts' in her career as a writer, broadcaster and activist.…
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When one door closes, another opens, often revealing even better opportunities than the first. In this episode we share the story of Isabella Springmuhl Tejada, who found her passion for fashion as a little girl, and went on to exceed the expectations of all those who doubted her.By Radio Wolfgang, an Auddy company
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Author, historian, comedian, podcaster and co-presenter of the travel that doesn’t actually go anywhere – ‘Your Place Or Mine’ with the wonderful Shaun Keavney – Izsi Lawrence is on the Big Travel Podcast. Iszi and Lisa talk… Britain’s most fixable landmarks, The British Museum, Ju Jitsu fighting suffragettes, de-colonising history, dinosaurs, eart…
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