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Ruth Madeley was born in Westhoughton, near Bolton, and studied English and creative writing at university. She always wanted to... more
Dan Schreiber was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Sydney, and moved to England at the age of 19.Once... more
Liz was born in France, grew up in Ireland, and studied biochemistry and wildlife biology at university.She has since travelled... more
Waad Al-Kateab is a BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker. Born in Syria, Waad left home at 18, to study at the... more
Carol Morley is an acclaimed filmmaker, whose work includes short film, documentary and drama. She was born in Stockport, and spent... more
Classics professor Dame Mary Beard was a bright child, who was bumped up a year at school, went on archaelogical... more
Ava Glass is the pen name of Christi Daugherty. She was born in Texas and worked as a crime reporter... more
In November 2019, Steve Gallant was serving a life sentence for murder when he confronted the terrorist Usman Khan.Steve had... more
The British-Trinidadian artist Zak Ové was born into an artistic family. After studying at St. Martin’s School of Art, he... more
Sarah Sands grew up in Tunbridge Wells and cut her teeth on a local newspaper in Kent, before moving to... more