International Women’s Podcast Awards
Moment of Entrepreneurial Inspiration
The International Women’s Podcast Awards recognise moments of brilliance in podcasting and the women and non-binary folk that produce them.
Episodes
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Helen chats to actors/entrepreneurs Ed Currie & Andy Coxon
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
West End actors Ed Currie & Andy Coxon met in 2015 rehearsing for a punishing schedule of live performances of Beautfiful: The Carole King Musical in London.
In the mele & drama of performing an intensely physical show under hot lights & high pressured conditions, theatre-life inspired them to create a natural deodorant balm which not only solved a problem for their fellow actors (!) but has been voted top in its field by Vogue.
Ed & Andy have become unlikely yet hugely successful entrepreneurs & share their unusual story in this week’s podcast.
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Helen chats to Dr Hilary Jones about life on breakfast TV & his debut novel
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Dr Hilary has been broadcasting on breakfast shows like ITV's Good Morning Britain & Lorraine for more than 30 years, keeping his finger literally on the pulse of the nation!
Never has he faced a more “fascinating & professionally challenging” time than throughout the pandemic.
Hilary talks about the responsibilities which come with being a TV doctor; how he helped people in one of the most remote areas of the world as a young medic & reveals the inspiration behind his epic WW1 debut novel, Frontline.
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Anneka Rice talks stand-up comedy, art & challenges with Helen
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
TV presenter Anneka Rice talks about her latest project - performing stand-up comedy for BBC Radio 4 in which she goes in search of her missing Madame Tussauds waxwork head!
It's 30 years since Challenge Anneka drew TV audiences in their millions. Annie reveals she's still involved with most of the show's 60 projects, including the Romanian orphanages she drew the world's attention to.
Anneka also talks about her dad's ten year battle with Alzheimer's & how she's championing Alzheimer's Research UK.
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
Astronomer Mark Thompson DSc tells Helen about his 140-hour space lecture
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
Astronomer Mark Thompson DSc is preparing to deliver a 140-hour marathon lecture – a first in terms of studying extreme sleep deprivation & an attempt which will hopefully break a Guinness world record.
A familiar face from BBC1’s The One Show & Stargazing Live, Mark will be scientifically monitored as he lectures on deep space, our solar system, black holes, the fact all our body atoms were created inside stars (!) & much more.
Marks explains the results will likely have real implications, including the possible development of an algorithm to detect when people are too tired to drive.
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Downton Abbey, Cold Mountain, Batman & Outlander are just some of the dramas & films food stylist Lisa Heathcote has worked on, cooking up screen dishes & banquets for stars like Nicole Kidman, Dawn French, Hugh Bonneville & Dame Maggie Smith.
She's currently letting her imagination run wild on the set of the new series of Bridgerton for Netflix.
Lisa worked on Downton from episode one & shares behind the scenes stories of how she not only makes the 20th century fare look the part upstairs and below stairs, but ensures it's historically accurate, edible & survives the studio lights & retakes.
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Singer/Songwriter Jon Allen chats to Helen about his life in music
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Jon Allen was originally discovered by Mark Knopfler gigging in a small club in Shepherd’s Bush in 2006 which led to him touring in the UK & Europe with Dire Straits.
Jon plays alongside artists like Seal, Dionne Warwick & Damien Rice. He’s had more than 5 million downloads on Spotify, is back on the road performing tracks from his new studio album 'Meanwhile' & laughs about how the whisky-soaked “husk” he tried to lose as a teenager has paid the bills!
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Helen chats to the pioneer at the cutting edge of electric aircraft design
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
George Bye, founder & CEO of Bye Aerospace in Colorado, has created the eFlyer – stunning & innovative all-electric aircraft designed for two, four & eight passengers which will revolutionise the skies.
A pilot himself, George tells Helen how sustainable electric flying will not only eliminate CO2 and noise, it will significantly reduce costs, making the thrill of aviation accessible to many more people. The eFlyer 2 is expected to be FAA certified by the end of next year.
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor reveals how feeling paralysed by a lack of creativity & inspiration during lockdown, and "with no manual for how to do this", her musician husband Richard came up with the idea for her much-loved kitchen discos.
Sophie tells Helen how her podcast series Spinning Plates featuring inspirational mums has been one of the best projects she's taken on; talks about writing her autobiography, and the pleasure of being back on stage performing at live gigs throughout the UK.
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Helen chats to the deputy CEO of The Diana Award
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
The Princess of Wales believed young people have the power to change the world. Alex Holmes talks about Diana’s legacy and how the only charity set up in her memory is continuing her work.
Alex suffered severe racial bullying as a young boy and, thanks to his award-winning efforts, there are now more than 35,000 Anti-Bullying Ambassadors in the UK & Europe. Alex sits on the board of the Gates Foundation & was the first person in the UK to receive a Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award.
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
The host of Jay's Virtual Pub Quiz tells Helen his story
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Jay Flynn shares with Helen how his idea to host a virtual pub quiz for his mates in lockdown took off overnight & led to more than 180,000 households across Britain uniting.
Jay has broken a world record for the number of participants; is a regular on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 breakfast show & has been joined on the quiz by Stephen Fry, Jonathan Ross & other celebrities. He’s also raised more than a £1 million pounds for charities including Connections which helped him get his life back on track when he was homeless for two years in London.
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Karen Gibson MBE tells Helen how life for The Kingdom Choir changed after 2 billion people watched them perform at Harry & Meghan’s wedding.
The unexpected call on the 87 bus & stunning performance at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, has led to tours of the US, Australia & UK; appearances at The Hollywood Bowl, Royal Albert Hall, Invictus Games, a recording deal with Sony & to singing with legends like Barbra Streisand & Gladys Knight.
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Helen chats to Dr Emma Egging – Founder/CEO of the Jon Egging Trust
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
On August 20 2011, RAF Red Arrows pilot Flt Lt Jon Egging lost his life whilst completing a display at Bournemouth Air Festival.
Dr Emma Egging shares the inspirational story of how she started the Jon Egging Trust ten years ago to realise her husband Jon’s dream of inspiring youngsters through his love of aviation, teamwork & leadership, empowering them to achieve without limits.
JET has helped more than 30,000 young people to overcome adversity & reach their full potential and aims to help 1 million over the next decade.
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Helen chats to Network Rail’s first Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Loraine Martins OBE has spent the last eight years gradually making positive change at Network Rail to ensure their 43,731 strong staff come from all walks of life & feel valued in their work.
Loraine - who played a key role in developing London’s Olympic Park - talks about growing up in London with her Jamaican parents; tells stories which reveal where her great sense of social justice comes from, and gives inspirational advice on how to make a difference in ED&I.
Sunday Jun 20, 2021
Helen meets the Officer Commanding of The Red Arrows at RAF Scampton
Sunday Jun 20, 2021
Sunday Jun 20, 2021
Wing Commander David Montenegro OBE - Officer Commanding of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – chats to Helen about the Reds’ role on the world stage & the images he’ll never forget of the G7 leaders captivated by their display.
Monty talks about the innovative work going on with students & industry to develop a sustainable synthetic fuel mix for the iconic red, white & blue smoke; shares the thoughts that went through his mind as he made history leading the team into China & reveals the split-second decisions which saved his life when he & his synchro teammate clipped each other as they flew their Hawks towards each other at a closing speed of 800mph.
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
Helen chats to Apothecary Amanda Saurin in a yurt in the Outer Hebrides
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
Back on Scotland’s beautiful Isle of Harris, Helen meets Apothecary Amanda Saurin & finds out how she creates her natural skincare range as well as botanicals for drinks companies using flowers, bark, blossom, roots, moss - everything “Mother Nature’s larder” has to offer.
Amanda - who founded the small batch distiller A.S Apothecary - is also a homeopath & distiller and drew on her knowledge of healing to play an unexpected & much appreciated role in the pandemic, helping nurses, frontline workers, care home staff & many more.
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Anderson ‘Burr’ Bakewell fell in love with the rare & elusive spirit of the beautiful, remote Isle of Harris & pondered how one could bottle the island & share it with the world.
Shona Macleod – one of the first members of staff at the Isle of Harris Distillery – reveals how the distillery came about with a focus on providing employment for the community & describes how that spirit is captured in Harris Gin & will be in The Hearach, their first legal dram, when it’s ready.
Sunday May 30, 2021
Sunday May 30, 2021
Inspired by his brother-in-law’s battle with dementia, Frank Rothwell explains why he took on the 3,000-mile Talisker Whisky Atlantic race alone, aged 70, arriving early after 56 days at sea.
Frank raised more than a million pounds for Alzheimer’s Research UK & hopes it will make a difference supporting the charity's scientists in their quest to find ground-breaking ways of treating the disease many years before symptoms show.
Sunday May 23, 2021
Sunday May 23, 2021
Chris Floyd takes us on a wander through his photographic archives - both film & digital - sharing stories behind the portraits he's taken of some of the world's most famous artists, musicians & actors.
Chris's images of The Verve; David Hockney; Damian Hirst; Sir Paul McCartney; Oasis; Adrian Lester; Dame Sheila Hancock; Paul Weller; Naomi Watts; Olivia Colman; John Lee Hooker; Iggy Pop & Robert de Niro - to name but a few - have graced the covers of magazines over the last two decades. And recently Chris was invited to Kensington Palace to photograph Willliam & Kate for their tenth wedding anniversary.
Photograph of Chris by Berit von Enoch
Sunday May 16, 2021
Helen chats to Royal commentator & journalist Katie Nicholl
Sunday May 16, 2021
Sunday May 16, 2021
Katie Nicholl gives a fascinating insight into 15 years of life as a Royal commentator & a look at what’s going on behind the Prince Harry headlines.
She shares her thoughts on Harry’s latest revelations of wanting to break the cycle of “genetic pain” & explores the rift with the Princes. Katie talks about the very modern future of the Monarchy with the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge leading the way & lets us in on the amusing tack Prince William uses to make people feel at ease in his presence.
Sunday May 09, 2021
Helen chats to digital entrepreneur & diversity advocate Sarah Wood OBE
Sunday May 09, 2021
Sunday May 09, 2021
Sarah Wood shares the remarkable story of how she co-founded the global video advertising marketplace ‘Unruly’ with her husband knowing little about the tech world yet sold to News Corp, just nine years & a lot of hard work later for £114 million!
Sarah was running late on the day of the 7/7 bombings in London, narrowly missing the terrorist attacks. That moment led to her reassessing life, leaving academia behind & finding the courage to take the plunge as an entrepreneur.
Sunday May 02, 2021
Helen chats to The Metals Company CEO & Chairman Gerard Barron
Sunday May 02, 2021
Sunday May 02, 2021
Helen discovers how polymetallic nodules lying at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean could be the answer to making more sustainable batteries to power electric vehicles.
The four metals needed are in abundance in the rocks. The Metals Company CEO & environmentalist Gerard Barron explains the work his scientists are doing & the benefits of extraction from the seabed over deep land mining which is destroying rain forests, causing massive CO2 emissions & displacing communities.
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Diane is one of America's leading business women - a senior executive & board member at Bye Aerospace, at the cutting edge of the the design & production of the world's first all-electric aeroplanes.
She explains how writing an honest, raw account based on her journals about the trials & triumphs of breast cancer treatment has helped her heal & reveals she's found a new self & purpose on the other side.
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Helen chats to Alastair Campbell about his battle with depression
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Alastair Campbell – writer, strategist & famous for being former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Director of Communications – talks openly & frankly about his long battle with depression & the techniques he’s discovered to help him cope.
He also reveals why, after more than four decades together, he’s finally tied the knot in a civil partnership with Fiona Millar; his life-long passion for Burnley Football Club & his love of playing the bagpipes.
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Toby Foxcroft coached some of the world’s top tennis stars, working alongside US tennis legend Nick Bollettieri.
In this week’s Convex Conversation, Toby explains how he uses lessons learned during his time in elite sport to mentor international business leaders.
He also shares an unexpected friendship with Muhammad Ali & talks about his involvement with the Coalition of Hope which aims to use two decommissioned aircraft carriers to help with humanitarian crises & natural disasters.
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Storms with waves up to 10 metres high; extreme sleep deprivation; military rations & painful injuries – all in a day at sea for four extraordinary young Marines who spent 49 days, 19 hours & 45 minutes rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic.
Afghanistan veterans Juniour Mcilhiney & Will Schweppe teamed up with serving Marines David Bruce & Sam Edwards to raised tens of thousands for The Royal Marines Charity under The Cockleshell Endeavour banner.
Sunday Mar 28, 2021
Sunday Mar 28, 2021
When Dan Parry-Williams told his careers teacher he wanted to design racing cars, he was handed leaflets about banking & the legal profession.
But, inspired by growing up listening to the "angry sound of bees" from Brands Hatch at the bottom of his garden, Dan pursued his dream & shares incredible stories of being the chief designer of McLaren's iconic & limited-production P1 as well as other impressive supercars.
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Helen chats to explorer & filmmaker Reza Pakravan FRGS
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Reza shares some of his extreme adventures & reveals what drives him to tell untold stories – often putting his life at risk to do so - in the world’s most dangerous places.
Indigenous tribes whose lives & cultures have remained unchanged for centuries but whose reliance on nature is making them vulnerable in today’s modern world are often at the heart of Reza’s films as he takes viewers on extraordinary journeys.
Reza is a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society.
Images by @simonbuxton & @nomadmark
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
Helen chats to BBC Click presenter Lara Lewington
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
As Lara celebrates ten years as a tech journalist & co-presenter of the BBC's flagship technology programme Click, she explains her passion for how innovation can change lives for the better.
Lara reveals the initial challenges of being 'on air' from home, the fact she's head of tech in her family life & laughs about being called Mrs MSE by her husband, Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis.
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Helen chats to the founder of Horatio’s Garden, Dr Olivia Chapple
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Horatio’s Garden is named after 17-year-old Horatio Chapple who dreamt of becoming a doctor. He realised there was nowhere for spinal injury patients to go to begin to come to terms with their life-changing injuries when he volunteered at an NHS unit in Salisbury.
Horatio’s vision has been brought to life by his mother Olivia & his father David – a spinal surgeon – along with friends & family, after he was killed on a summer camp to Svalbard in an attack by a polar bear.
This is a story of unbelievable courage & hope, borne out of the most appalling tragedy.
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
Celebrities Rob Brydon & Rory Bremner got behind an extraordinary campaign to save a RDA stables in Teddington from closure. Park Lane Stables helps disabled riders, youngsters with difficulties, able-bodied riders & basically makes riding accessible for all.
People power & a heart warming appeal saved the day. Ten of thousands of small donations flooded in & even Her Majesty The Queen was so touched she's invited 12 people from the stables to visit her horses.
Main photo: Rebekah Morgan
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
Helen chats some more to impressionist Rory Bremner
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
In part two of our podcast, Rory reveals his affection & admiration for Prince Charles & HRH's keen sense of humour.
He talks about his gratitude to legendary broadcaster the late Sir Terry Wogan for his first break on TV; his patronage of conservation charity Tusk including his escape from the paparazzi to Africa during his honeymoon & explains candidly how his ADHD is both friend & foe.
Sunday Feb 14, 2021
Helen chats to impressionist & political satirist Rory Bremner
Sunday Feb 14, 2021
Sunday Feb 14, 2021
In this week's podcast, Helen encounters Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, President Biden and a plethora of famous faces as she chats to impressionist Rory Bremner, well-known and well-loved for political satire.
Rory shares how recently released National Archives have revealed his spoof calls to former PM John Major's backbench rebels may have helped keep him in Downing Street & explains how he develops voices in the hope of eventually inhabiting the character he's taking off.
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
Helen chats to Quiet Storm advertising Creative Director Trevor Robinson OBE
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
Trevor Robinson OBE is the man behind some of the UK's most successful ad campaigns. Think Haribo, Pot Noodles & You've Been Tangoed! He reminisces about growing up on a rough estate in London where riots & racism were rife & reveals how he went on to become one of the most respected talents in advertising.
Trevor has relaunched his Create Not Hate campaign following the murder of George Floyd to champion diversity in his industry, open up opportunities & prepare teenagers for the racism they're sadly still likely to face.
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Helen chats to Dr Maria Kempinska MBE - founder of Jongleurs Comedy Clubs
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Maria Kempinska helped launch the careers of many of today’s top comedians including Rory Bremner, Eddie Izzard, Graham Norton & Lee Mack.
She gave up her own dreams of performing on stage to open her first club in 1983 where many of them got their first break. Maria shares stories of the challenges of life in comedy & how humour is a vital part in her work as a psychotherapist.
Sunday Jan 24, 2021
Helen chats to popular TV personality Nick Hewer
Sunday Jan 24, 2021
Sunday Jan 24, 2021
The Apprentice & Countdown star Nick Hewer talks about stepping down from C4’s popular afternoon quiz-show after a decade at the helm.
Nick shares surprising & amusing stories from his autobiography ‘My Alphabet – A Life From A-Z’ including working with Lord Sugar; eye watering adventures on the 12,000-km Mongol Rally in a battered Renault 4; his passion for tractors & old bangers & plans for his new best friend Molly, the Labrador pup.
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Helen chats to elite performance expert Ruben Tabares
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Ruben Tabares - one of the world’s most sought-after health & wellness gurus - offers simple & achievable goals to help us all get & stay fit.
Ruben shares incredible stories of training former World Heavyweight Boxing champion David Haye to victory; getting Hollywood actor Jeremy Piven in shape for romantic scenes in Mr Selfridge & talks about the pleasure of working with stars like Tinie Tempah, P Diddy, Naomi Watts & Dina Asher-Smith.
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Helen chats to broadcaster Lorraine Kelly CBE
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Lorraine Kelly talks about the privilege of broadcasting throughout the pandemic & the importance of keeping the nation's spirits up even when she felt low & anxious at times.
Lorraine chats about her incredible 35 years in the industry; the major stories she’s covered; the celebrities she’s interviewed & laughs about her appearance on C4’s The Last Leg & the fallout when she named ITV's Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan her hero.
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Helen chats to Michelin starred chef Tom Kerridge
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Chef Tom Kerridge calls for a Ministry for Hospitality to help the industry get back on its feet after the pandemic & an end to politicians calling low-paid workers "low-skilled".
Tom & Helen discuss their shared passion for saving Britain's pubs, subject of his latest BBC2 series, & Tom reveals how providing meals for exhausted NHS staff when his businesses like two Michelin starred The Hand and Flowers closed has led to him forming a charity cooking for the elderly & vulnerable.
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Andrew Ritchie MBE shares the fascinating story of how he invented the now iconic folding Brompton Bicycle 45 years ago in his bedroom overlooking London’s Brompton Oratory.
Whip rounds from friends got him started & set him off on what he describes as a perilous journey at times, but which resulted in his award-winning bike being used & loved all over the world, revolutionising city travel.
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Helen chats to Charlie Mayhew MBE – CEO & Founder of Tusk
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
As Tusk celebrates 30 years as one of the world’s leading conservation charities, Charlie Mayhew says having Prince William as a Royal patron from the early days has been of immense value to conservation in general & the projects Tusk supports.
Charlie shares his personal story of how he started out at Lloyd's of London, fell in love with Africa after hearing stories of life in the Bush from his aunt & uncle, & explains how what started as almost a hobby has developed over the last three decades, providing protection for endangered wildlife & much needed support for communities.
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Helen chats to comedy actress & entrepreneur Cleo Rocos
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Cleo Rocos, who shot to fame starring alongside comedy legend Kenny Everett in the eighties, tells Helen about growing her award-winning tequila brand from scratch including trips to Mexico working in the fields with the jimadores on the agave harvest.
Cleo also reminisces about life on set with Kenny; their close friendship & secret fun times with Queen's Freddie Mercury & Princess Diana who loved to quote sketches from the BBC primetime show.
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Helen chats to one of the nation’s favourite actors, Neil Stuke
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
In this week’s Convex Conversation, actor & man of Kent Neil Stuke talks about his roles in everything from Silk & Dr Foster to Silent Witness, Dr Who & Game On.
He also shares his passion for community & saving the great British pub; his love of art, architecture & design, & reveals how an early morning cold swim in the sea off the Kent coast kick starts his day!
Cover photograph by Liam Duke
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Helen chats to Hilary Evans - CEO of Alzheimer’s Research UK
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
In this week’s Convex Conversation, Hilary Evans talks about the pioneering research the charity is leading to find effective treatments for Alzheimer’s. Digital fingerprints could lead to early detection and treatments years before symptoms even show.
Actor & supporter Samuel L Jackson speaks movingly about how he & his family have been affected by dementia & gives us an insight into the disease & how it takes hold.
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Helen chats to food & travel writer John Gregory-Smith
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
John takes us on a culinary journey to some of the incredible places he’s visited & the dishes he’s brought back to share in his beautiful cookery books. Middle Eastern & North African food are a favourite & John’s cooking films have inspired many on Instagram.
He also talks about his experiences in Gaza for The World Food Programme which supports millions of refugees.
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Helen chats to Google's Crystal Eisinger
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Crystal is responsible for social media for Google UK, at just 30, her contribution to the tech & media world has already been recognised in a series of awards.
Crystal shares her leadership style; the secrets to driving positive change by being 'more pirate' & reveals she's writing a book of things she wished she'd known when she started in the industry.
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Helen chats with world-renowned sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld OBE
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
American-born sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld gives a fascinating insight into how she creates her public sculptures - some of which are five metres high - in materials like white Italian marble & bronze.
Helaine talks about her extraordinary life from growing up in New York; studying under Russian sculptor Ossip Zadkine who after admiring her early work, expected her to be a man, to living in England with her husband & sons & working in her studio in Pietrasanta in Tuscany.
Taking Risks image with Helaine by Henryk Hetflaisz
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Helen chats to actor, writer & broadcaster Adil Ray OBE
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Adil Ray, of Good Morning Britain & Citizen Khan fame, talks about his upcoming film with Dame Judi Dench; the joys of live broadcasting on ITV & Lingo - the new word game he’s hosting.
Mr Khan makes a welcome appearance, as Helen & Adil explore his early days growing up in Birmingham; the surprise discovery he’s related to the Bugandan royal family & his fascination with socks!
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Helen chats to #BlackLivesMatter hero Patrick Hutchinson
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Personal trainer Patrick Hutchinson made headlines all over the world when an unforgettable photograph of him carrying a far-right protestor to safety during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in London went viral.
Patrick tells Helen how his life changed that day.
His unexpected notoriety has given him & his friends a platform to set up UTCAI – United To Change And Inspire – aimed at overcoming injustice & prejudice, & championing equality for all.
#BLM protest image by Dylan Martinez, Reuters
Portraits by Chris Floyd
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Helen chats to UN Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh describes the harsh dangers & absolute beauty of swimming in a glacial river under the ice sheet in Antarctica in just his Speedos to highlight the devastating effects of climate change.
Lewis explains how all of our futures will be determined by the polar regions which are melting at a frightening rate. He continues to push himself to the absolute limit to encourage global leaders & policy makers to be courageous & take the urgent action that’s needed – now.
Photographs by Kelvin Trautman
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Helen chats to Camille Waxer, CAO of Canary Wharf Group plc
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Camille talks about the challenges & joys of transforming the Docklands wasteland of the early nineties into a stunning city within a city.
She also shares her love of art which she’s brought to the Canary Wharf estate; discusses the importance of women at senior levels; talks about the drive & determination she believes she got from her father & laughs about her well-known dislike of holidays!