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11 November 2019
Interview with Francesca Morgan, Orwell Youth Prize winner
Francesca Morgan was an Orwell Youth Prize Junior winner in 2019, responding to the theme ‘A Fair Society?’. We asked her where she got her inspiration for ‘The Faceless Drug’ and what motivates her to write.
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8 November 2019
Want my job? with Kurt Vest, science-fiction author
Kurt Vest talks us through his new book The First Dimension, and what impact Artificial Intelligence may already be having on our lives.
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6 November 2019
Want my job? with Aifric Lennon, Music & Mind Researcher at MassiveMusic
"Most days I wake up slightly terrified and ferociously excited all at the same time; it’s an amazing feeling, and it makes me feel alive. There is no one in the company whose role isn’t of the utmost importance to the day-to-day operations of MassiveMusic, meaning all inputs are valued and required."
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5 November 2019
Interview with Darren Coffield, artist and creator of "Against The Tide"
"Read widely, paint wildly, be wily."
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2 November 2019
Interview with Jason Brooks, painter and exhibitor at the Van Gogh Museum
"We live in a world dominated by screens of all types. I use painting to hold up a mirror to our time. While we have algorithms to condense the images we consume in everyday life, we still need artists to show us that the truth is in the detail."
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31 October 2019
Want my job? with Robbie Zereka, musician and performance artist
"I realised that you become an artist as soon as you decide you’re an artist. Once I made that decision I got out of my own way and the ideas and concepts started to flow."
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31 October 2019
Interview with Irma Irsara, creator of "Earth is Calling" and visual artist
"Earth is Calling is an emotional response to environmental changes, shifting boundaries and transformation using fibre art paper pulp works, time-lapse and micro time-lapse video works."
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30 October 2019
Want my job? with Poppy Almond, actress, producer and singer
"The industry is becoming less exclusive and more inclusive. I feel it’s a lot less judgemental about your background or where you trained and more open to people’s different journeys."
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29 October 2019
Interview with Emma Moir, founder of Box Galleries
"Box Galleries is accessible to all from art lover to art collector, as well as informative and educational through a powerful programme of talks, events, collaborations and live demonstrations."
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28 October 2019
Interview with David Pinner and Anthony Shrubsall, Writer and Director of Edred the Vampyre
We chat with the writer and director of Edred, the Vampyre, performing at the London Horror Festival 2019.
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28 October 2019
What goes on at Thomas Page Dance?
"At Thomas Page Dances we work on a project by project basis exploring socio-political ideas/issues through the medium of contemporary dance."
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25 October 2019
Want my job? with Llimoo, comedian and screenwriter
Introducing Llimoo: comedian, screenwriter and pixel character in his own videogame.
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25 October 2019
Interview with Darren Raymond, Artistic Director of Intermission Youth
"I’m hoping the production holds a mirror up to parts of our education system and encourages us to continue fighting to protect the future of our young people..."
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24 October 2019
Interview with John Offenbach, creator of "JEW"
"If in a small way I can be a part of the anti-semitic conversation, challenging a common polemic, I would like to show that there is more than one kind of Jew."
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23 October 2019
Want my job? with Katy Schutte
Introducing Katy Schutte: One Woman Alien actress.
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22 October 2019
Want my job? with Emma Moorby, freelance consultant
"One day I could be evaluating an arts education programme in a museum, the next programming a national conference for the gallery education sector, and then working with a team to review and refine ideas for working with children in theatre."
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22 October 2019
Want my job? with Sarah Crompton, freelance theatre producer
"Identify companies whose work you love and ask for a cup of tea with the person who has the job you think you might want. We’re all super busy but we also generally drink a lot of caffeine and are happy to chat"
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21 October 2019
What goes on at Beat Goes On?
"Participating in music-making supports engagement in school and academic success across the board - what’s not to like?!"