Reading People Podcast
1) Alex Beard CBE
We chat to Alex Beard, CEO of the Royal Opera House who has a CBE for his services to the arts. From classics to finance and finding his true calling, we talk leadership, the Tate, new audiences for o...Show More
2) Epilogue and Bloopers
Thank you for listening! We hope you've enjoyed the podcasts and while it's goodbye from the Design Cohort, we hope NMiTE students continue to record more stories and advice from brilliant guests. Th...Show More
3) Sir Robert Malpas
We talk to former Managing Director of BP, Co-Chairman of Eurotunnel and member of the ICI Main Board, Sir Robert Malpas. We cover human progress, creativity in engineering, living and working in diff...Show More
4) David Helfand
We talk radical ideas, astrophysics, misinformation and education with Quest University's Founding Faculty member and former President. Play: An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen. Books: The Pickwi...Show More
5) Greg James and Chris Smith: Hay Festival Special!
We chat to Greg James from BBC Radio 1 and Chris Smith, live from the Hay Festival! Crazy ideas, presenting radio with a hen on your head and success and fulfilment - what more could you want from a p...Show More
6) Kate Humble: Hay Festival Special!
Live from the Hay Festival with TV presenter, author and walking enthusiast, Kate Humble! We talk about outdoor education, success and fulfilment and her book, Thinking on My Feet. Contact us: readin...Show More
7) Roma Agrawal
Roma is a structural engineer whose projects include the Shard. She is a champion of diversity in the STEM sector and studied at Oxford and Imperial College London. We chat to Roma about Inferior by ...Show More
8) Juliet Davenport
Sustainability champion, entrepreneur and businesswoman Juliet Davenport talks to Reading People. We cover the energy market and climate change, leading a growing business, management styles and the s...Show More
9) Jesse Norman MP
Politician Jesse Norman talks to Reading People about politics, Hereford, the potential of NMiTE and shares insider knowledge on life in Westminster. Books: The Rule of Law by Tom Bingham The Long and...Show More
10) Dr Malcolm Russell
Soldier, doctor, inventor and businessman Dr Malcolm Russell talks to Reading People about his experience in the Army, climbing Everest, emergency pre-hospital medical care in high stress environments...Show More