Zeinab Badawi: Setting the record straight on African history

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Russell Kane: “Today’s the Day I Change My Life”

He is one of Britain’s most high-energy comics, but Russell Kane’s story begins far from the world he now inhabits: on a council estate, in a home shaped by discipline, class tension and a rigid idea of masculinity. What followed was not a straight line to success, but a series o ...  Show more

Philippa Perry: “I could not wait to grow up.”

Before she became one of Britain’s most trusted psychotherapists and writers, Philippa Perry had already lived many different lives: boarding school child, dyslexic misfit, debt collector, McDonald’s manager, art student, Samaritan volunteer and a blooming therapist.In this episo ...  Show more

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