Private Passions Podcast
1) The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer
The Right Honourable Sir Keir Starmer is the seventh Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.Prior to his political career, he was a barrister and served as Director of Public Prosecutions. He was...Show More
2) Hollie McNish
Hollie McNish has been writing poems about – as she puts it – ‘anything and everything’ since she was seven years old. Her work now reaches audiences of millions, through her books, performances and s...Show More
3) Shobana Jeyasingh
The pioneering choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh has produced more than 60 original works, many of them created for outdoor or unusual settings.She was born in India and came to England in her late teen...Show More
4) Richard Armitage
The actor Richard Armitage refuses to be pigeon-holed. He first made a national impact as the mill-owner John Thornton in the BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South. Audiences around th...Show More
5) Deborah Prentice
Deborah Prentice became the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 2023.She’s the first American to take on the role, and she’s leading the university at a challenging time for higher educa...Show More
6) Mark Kermode
Mark Kermode began reviewing films 40 years ago, and has established himself as one of our most foremost critics, both in print and on air. He co-presents Screenshot on Radio 4 and the podcast Kermode...Show More
7) Kathleen Marshall
The American director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall has been nominated for nine Tony awards, winning three times for Broadway productions of Wonderful Town, The Pajama Game and Anything Goes. Sh...Show More
8) Dame Rachel de Souza
Dame Rachel de Souza is the Children’s Commissioner for England. She’s the fourth person to take on this role, which was established in 2004 to promote and protect the rights of all children. Before ...Show More
9) Daniel Katz
Daniel Katz is a renowned art dealer, collector and gallery owner who has very much beaten his own path through the tangled forests of the art world. Although he left school at the age of 14, his ener...Show More
10) Jay Griffiths
Jay Griffiths first wanted to be a writer – an entity she believed to be a “god-like” creature - when she was just four years old and already captivated by words. And she’s fulfilled that early ambit...Show More