Podium’s Stuart Appleby interviews two-time Olympic gold medallist and Great Britain legend Daley Thompson. Famed for his heroics in the decathlon, Thompson won gold medals in Moscow (1980) and Los Angeles (1984). Thompson spoke to Stuart at a BT Olympics Exhibition – inspired by the drama and spectacle of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on […]
Famous Freemen lined up to Celebrate the City of London and toast four days in the Square Mile (21-24 June) at a photo call in the 15th-century Great Hall at the historic Guildhall. Promoted by the City of London Corporation, Celebrate the City is a major celebration of culture, the arts, history, heritage, music and architecture. […]
Podium reporter Stuart Appleby interviews Great Britain’s most decorated Olympian – Sir Steve Redgrave. The former rower won an incredible five Gold medals in five successive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. Great Britain’s greatest Olympian supports the role of education in sport Having won an incredible five Gold medals in five successive Olympic Games from […]
Stuart Appleby interviews Alastair Campbell, who is best known for being former British Prime Minister Tony Blair‘s spokesman, press secretary and director of communications and strategy. The interview was published in a freelance capacity for All Out Cricket Magazine (May 2012), where Campbell discusses his love for the sport away from politics and journalism. The King […]
Stuart Appleby interviews radio personality Ed ‘Stewpot’ Stewart. The interview was published in a freelance capacity for Everton Football Club’s monthly Evertonian Magazine. The former Radio 1 DJ, who is a lifelong Toffees supporter, talks about his love for the club and favourite all time players. The full interview can be viewed below:
Podium reporter Stuart Appleby interviews Shadow Minister for the Olympics and London Tessa Jowell. The Labour politician discusses the importance of higher education, opportunities for students to get involved in the London 2012 Games, youth unemployment and the current issues surrounding work experience. Shadow Olympics Minister praises the role of Further and Higher Education in […]
Podium reporter Stuart Appleby interviews three-time Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie. The Team GB sailor, who is in line to compete in London this summer (in what would be his fifth Olympic Games), first rose through the ranks as a promising junior in the early 1990s and studied at Peter Symonds College in Winchester at the […]
Melvyn Bragg is one of the most successful broadcasters and authors of his generation. The 72-year-old’s presence throughout mainstream media, coupled with his prolific portfolio as a novelist, has seen him entertain audiences across Great Britain. Bragg’s Cumbrian upbringing has and continues to influence much of his work. For example, he started to write the […]
Stuart Appleby interviews BBC Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans. The 45-year-old, who presents the ever popular ‘Chris Evans Breakfast Show’, took the time out of his busy schedule to talk to Stuart before taking part in a charity cricket match in aid of Children In Need. Chris joined up with England’s 2005 Ashes hero Andrew […]
“Some of us need to go out and travel. It is like anything, if you want it badly enough, you will go out and get it,” declares the ever popular adventurer, Charley Boorman. Relaxed, and looking ahead to future challenges, Charley reflects on his latest television series and 10,300 mile journey: Extreme Frontiers, traversing all […]