Damian Barr is an award-winning writer, journalist and host of his own infamous Literary Salon. Maggie & Me, published by Bloomsbury, was BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and the Sunday Times made it their Memoir of the Year.
Permanently in search of the perfect martini, Damian writes for the Sunday Times magazine. He covers politics and culture in his monthly Big Issue column and has been a columnist for Attitude. He has hosted Radio 4’s Front Row and is a regular guest and contributor across BBC platforms including presenting The Writers of Rye for BBC Television.
Qasa Alom presents the Travel Show for the BBC and has made programmes in the Costa Rican rainforests as well as swimming the Ionian Sea between Albania and Corfu. Qasa also made a 2-part travel programme “off-grid” in ...
The American television personality “Captain” Bill Wichorwski is best known for his appearances on the hit Discovery Channel show, Deadliest Catch. But long before he rose to become one of the most fascinating...
Born in Toronto, Canada, Ryan Pyle spent his early years close to home. After obtaining a degree in International Politics from the University of Toronto in 2001, Ryan realized a life long dream and travelled to China o...
A fixture on television for over four decades, Robson Green is one of Britain’s most recognised actors. Green currently plays DI Geordie Keating in the popular mystery series Grantchester which finished filming its tent...
Jason Solomons is one of the UK's best-known film critics. He is a regular on BBC News, hosting the Oscar nominations and BAFTA red carpet live shows, and the weekend Film Review. Jason hosts Movie Talk on Sky Arts and Virgin Atlantic's What's on ...
Marcus Brigstocke is a multi-award-winning comedian, actor, writer, playwright, director and satirist. His TV credits include ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘QI’, ‘Live At The Apollo’, and ‘Question Time’.
Marcus has been a hugely successful to...
Rachel Parris is a Bafta Award-nominated comedian, musician and improviser. She recently gained global attention for her satirical segments on BBC2's The Mash Report, garnering over 55 million views to date. She has performed on Live At ...
Adrian Chiles is a stalwart of British TV, radio and journalism. He is currently hosting mid-mornings on Thursdays and Fridays on BBC 5 Live, and is a regular and much-loved columnist for both The Guardian and The Sun. He co-presented Daybreak wit...
Alan Titchmarsh grew up in Ilkley, Yorkshire. He is a gardener, writer, novelist and broadcaster best known for programmes such as Ground Force, The Chelsea Flower Show and Secrets of the National Trust. He has also presente...
Alex Debogorski is a long term resident of Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
In 2006 he became a familiar face on the History channel’s new reality show Ice Road Truckers, which portrayed the lives of extraordinary ...
Ben Fogle is an award winning Broadcaster and adventurer. He has written nine
Sunday Times Best selling books and is the former United Nations Patron of the Wilderness.
Ben has climbed Mount Everest, rowed across the Atlantic, ...
Olivier and Screen Actor’s Guild Award-winning actress and writer Celia Imrie has starred in the much-loved Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Mamma Mia Here We Go Again, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Calendar Girls, Findin...
Clare Balding is an award winning presenter. Since starting out in radio at University in 1994, Clare has worked her way up to become one of Britain’s leading broadcasters across sport and factual entertainment.
Clare is also a bestselling ...
Daisy's work as a TV producer and presenter includes Reader, I Married Him, Bookworm, and The Nation’s Favourite Poems; she is also the creator of Grand Designs and the hit ITV drama, Victoria.
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A highly experienced broadcaster and economist, Dharshini is a familiar face to BBC News audiences. She started her career as a government economist before moving to HSBC Investment Bank. She subsequently joined the BBC to cover financial stories,...
As a former press secretary to Queen Elizabeth II and media relations manager for Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, Dickie Arbiter has had unprecedented access to some of the most notable figures of our time.
As a television comme...
Doug Allan is a freelance wildlife and documentary cameraman who films both topside and underwater.
Originally gaining a degree in marine biology, Doug spent many years working as a diver which eventually led him to a job as a researc...
Dr. Hilary Jones is an accomplished medical doctor and long-serving television and radio presenter who has worked tirelessly to raise the profile of good public health and improve the lives of millions of British people.
Qualifying as an M...
An internationally beloved figure, George is best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the acclaimed TV series Star Trek. His acting career has spanned six decades including appearances on the TV series Fresh Off the Boat, Hawaii Five-0,...
Gina Bellman is known for her stage and screen work on both sides of the Atlantic. She starred in TNT’s hit show Leverage as femme fatale Sophie Devereaux and as Karen in NBC’s Emerald City. In the UK she is best known for her portra...
Perhaps Australia’s best known gardener, Graham’s career as a horticulturalist, radio broadcaster, television gardening presenter and author has spanned more than 50 years. He has hosted a weekly radio gardening show for almost 40 years, and has p...
One of Australia’s most popular broadcasters and authors, Indira has written two books on gardening: The Edible Balcony and The Edible City and is a contributor to the logie-award winning Gardening Australia show on ABC TV.
From 1994 until 2015, James Naughtie was one of the main presenters of Radio 4’s Today programme, presenting his last programme in December 2016. Since then he has become the programme’s special correspondent. Naughtie had anchored every BBC Radio...
Jamie Durie is an award winning international designer, author of 12 books, internationally recognised TV presenter with over 2 decades of design experience, and a lifetime environmental empath. He has received over 38 national and international d...
Jane Corbin is an award winning international broadcaster, author and writer – a BBC correspondent who has covered the major global issues of our day. Jane specialises in war reporting, terrorism and defence and security investigations. She has co...
One of the UK’s leading comedians, broadcasters and theatre stars. Recent theatre credits include The Wizard of Oz (London Palladium), Curtains (Wyndhams Theatre and UK tour), Guys & Dolls (Royal Albert Hall) and pantomime in Manchester. He wa...
Kevin McCloud is best known for the internationally acclaimed series Grand Designs which has been running on Channel 4 for over 20 years. It is now shown around the world along with spin off series including Grand Designs: The Street and Grand Des...
Lesley is best known for her starring role as Mrs. Patmore in the hugely successful worldwide hit TV series “Downton Abbey” and its box-office smash film sequels.
She’s also enjoyed a wildly diverse theatrical career in the UK and the US, ...
Louise is most famous for her twenty-year stint on BBC Breakfast's red sofa but has also written non-fiction titles, and she was Chair of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023.
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NELSON ASPEN is one of Entertainment's most charming and popular personalities. He has spent three decades airing on morning television outlets around the world, bringing the latest in entertainment and pop culture to m...
Nicki Chapman is best known for presenting the BBC's Wanted Down Under, Escape to the Country and the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Instantly recognisable and much loved, Nicki is in constant demand as a TV presenter and radio broadcaster. Still herald...
Paddy’s hit Sunday show Broadcasting House is the breakfast staple for two million listeners to Radio Four. His career, like the Queen Mary 2 herself, spans both the USA and the UK. Reporting for years from Wall Street in ...
Olivier Award-winning actress and British TV icon, some of Patricia’s recent roles include BBC sitcom Miranda, Downton Abbey and All Creatures Great and Small.
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Award-winning actor and performer, Robert's 50-year career has included a bit of everything, from Doomwatch via Jesus of Nazareth to Hannay, The Detectives and Holby City on television, from Mahler via Tommy to The Thirty Nine Steps in films.
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An icon of British television, investigative journalist Ross Kemp has received critical acclaim for his hard-hitting reports.
In celebration of his documentary, Ross Kemp on Gangs, Ross was awarded a BAFTA Award, reflecting his global influ...
After co-writing and co-starring in Gavin and Stacey, Ruth Jones turned to novels with great success. She has published three Sunday Times bestsellers including her latest, Love Untold.
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Sara is a theatre and film director making work with a political drive. Sara has directed and assisted at London venues such as The Almeida Theatre, The Old Vic, Donmar Warehouse, Bristol Old Vic, Gate Theatre, The Actor's Church and Royal & D...
