Social class is a little bit like a supermarket, isn't it? Stick with me on this one.

Working class children's author and poet Oliver Sykes offers his words of wisdom for how people can break through the class ceiling and find their place in the world of the arts.

Arts Emergency is a national charity helping to broaden access to culture careers via mentoring. CEO and co-founder Neil Griffiths spoke to Voice about his organisation's complex mission.

Cobalt Studios is an arts and music venue in Newcastle, trying to make culture accessible to all. Digital and marketing manager Jasmine Padgett chats to Voice about how they help working class voices to be heard.

Emma McGann is a singer-songwriter from the West Midlands. She spoke to us about her unique route into the world of music and how live-streaming put her working class voice on the map.

The CEO and artistic director of Midlands Arts Centre chats to Voice about how MAC works hard to open the door to the arts for people of all backgrounds.

Birmingham-born playwright and social entrepreneur CJ Lloyd Webley talks to Voice about how he wants to improve the theatre space for people from marginalised backgrounds.

Alexandra Haddow is a stand-up comedian and previous winner of the West End Comedy Club's working class bursary. She discusses how the support of others helped her get to Edinburgh and smash the class ceiling.

Robert Muchamore rose to fame in the noughties for writing the gritty child spy series CHERUB and he now pens a new spin on Robin Hood. He tells Voice how his working class background informed his approach as an author.

Hannan Majid and Richard York are the co-founders of the Rainbow Collective Animation Club, which helps kids from working class communities of colour in London make their voices heard through filmmaking.

Claudia Jessie is best known for playing Eloise Bridgerton in Netflix's delightful Regency romance series Bridgerton. But before her TV success in fancy frocks and stately homes, she had to smash the class ceiling.

Dr Teresa Crew from Bangor University is an expert on the difficult topic of social class. So she was just the sort of clever person we wanted to speak to ahead of our Kick Some Class series.