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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 […]
Read MorePodium 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 […]
Read MoreMelvyn 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 […]
Read MoreStuart 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 […]
Read More“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 […]
Read MoreColin Harvey needs little introduction to Everton supporters. He grew up watching his beloved blues from the Boys’ Pen in the corner of Gwladys Street and soon became the one who was then cheered for by all of Goodison Park on the pitch. As far as Everton goes, Harvey has seen it all as he […]
Read MorePodium reporter Stuart Appleby interviews Labour’s London 2012 mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone. Ken Livingstone is Labour’s London 2012 mayoral candidate. He was elected London’s first Mayor in 2000 and held this position until May 2008. Livingstone is now running to become Mayor of the capital for a second time. Whilst out campaigning in Walthamstow, the […]
Read MoreThere has been a long list of Indian batsman down the years, who have been adjudged by their country as being the next Sunil Gavaskar or Sachin Tendulker, depending on the era the player in question first rose to prominence. But all too often, this potential and early promise is unrealised. Talented, former Indian Test match and […]
Read MoreMick Rathbone is a former professional footballer who made his football league debut for hometown club Birmingham City as a 17-year-old in 1976. Psychological difficulties and poor form meant his boyhood St Andrews dream ended prematurely, but Blackburn Rovers gave the full back a chance to reinvigorate his footballing career. Under Bobby Saxton, he enjoyed eight […]
Read MoreJohn Challis is best known for his role as Boycie in the cult sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He became one of the most recognisable faces on British television for the best part of three decades and has recently brought out his autobiography: ‘Being Boycie’ covering his life from early childhood to playing the famous […]
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