Where Did It All Go Right?

Ali Jones is talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to composer, collaborator and Grammy award-winning pianist Bill Laurance.  Bill is a classically-trained multi-instrumental (whoa) musician, a member of the renowned jazz fusion and funk band Snarky Puppy, and CEO of London-based record label Flint Music. Bill tells Ali why his mates got banned from his first ever gig in an Italian, how much he loves reggae, and why no one took his photo at the Grammy's.

Ali Jones is talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to author, playwright and poet, Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Kiran is best known for her award-winning children's fiction which includes her debut novel The Girl of Ink & Stars, Leila and the Blue Fox and The Island At The End of Everything. Her debut book for adults, The Mercies, was subject to a 13-way auction and called ‘unquestionably the book of the 2018 London Book Fair' by The Bookseller. Kiran tells Ali how she's received the best and worst news on trains, how she knows when an idea is a winner, and why burnout is a real thing.

Ali Jones is talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to broadcaster and former NFL player, Jason Bell. Jason was a cornerback in the NFL league for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and New York Giants. He's also a wealth management professional who has been hailed as one of the top footballers on Wall Street by Business Insider. These days, Jason also presents the NFL Show and the Jason and Osi Podcast. Casual. Jason tells Ali why good people are at the heart of whatever he does, and why Strictly Come Dancing was one of the scariest things he's ever done.

Ali Jones is talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to British rower, Helen Glover MBE. Ranked the world's top female rower in 2015-2016, Helen is a double Olympic champion, three-times world champion, and easily one of the most decorated athletes in the GB Rowing Team. She's also a mum and co-author of a new book with her husband Steve Backshall - Wildlings. Helen tells Ali how she made the GB Team despite missing a couple of inches in height, why she nearly said no to her biggest break, and how she got to Tokyo from her living room in lockdown. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by YunoJuno Freelance Marketplace.

Ali Jones is talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to a British doctor and radiologist, Dr Waheed Arian. Waheed was born in Afghanistan, lived as a refugee in Pakistan, and is the founder of telemedicine charity Arian Teleheal which links up local doctors in warzones with medical experts around the world. Waheed tells Ali how his own tuberculosis diagnosis as a kid led him to becoming a doctor, why we should ignore the odds, and why he once couldn't believe people talk about washing their dogs. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by YunoJuno Freelance Marketplace.

Ali Jones is talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to British railway historian, travel editor & TV presenter Tim Dunn.  Tim tells Ali about the teacher who he'll never forget, how he found his niche and why he wants Britain to fall back in love with our railways. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by YunoJuno Freelance Marketplace.

Ali Jones is talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to writer Kit de Waal, whose bestselling novel My Name Is Leon is behind the recent BBC feature film of the same name.  Kit tells Ali how she always hated reading as a kid, never entertained being a writer until she was in her mid-forties (after a career as a magistrate), and why she thinks it's important for everyone to find that thing that makes us feel alive - whether it's singing or flower arranging. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by YunoJuno Freelance Marketplace.

Ali Jones is talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to documentary photographer Dina Litovsky. Born in Ukraine, Dina is based in the States and describes her photography as visual sociology. Her work has been featured in the likes of the New York Times, National Geographic, Time Magazine and The Atlantic. Dina explains how she can be cool as a cucumber photographing Jake Gyllenhaal, why she religiously listens to two hours of music a day and how she confronts her own prejudices through photography. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by YunoJuno Freelance Marketplace.

Ali Jones is back talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to singer-songwriter Dan Gillespie Sells. Dan is best known as the frontman of The Feeling but is also the musical mind behind the BAFTA nominated Everybody's Talking About Jamie .   Dan talks to Ali about how far he's come from playing piano in his dad's living room, the importance of surrounding yourself with people who push you, and how The Feeling boys have remained his musical family in many guises. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by YunoJuno Freelance Marketplace.

Ali Jones is back talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to Nigerian-born actress Weruche Opia. Weruche stars as Terry in Michaela Coel's hit drama I May Destroy You, for which she has won the UK Entertainment Award for Best Actress. She's  been named as one of the Best Performances of 2020 by The New York Times and one of the Best Breakthrough Performances of 2020 by IndieWire. Weruche has also starred in Bad Education, Top Boy and on stage in The Royal Court's Liberian Girl. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by Pearson.

Ali Jones is back talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to Scottish Sports Broadcaster, Andrew Cotter. A leading voice of the BBC's golf, rugby, tennis and athletics commentary, Andrew has covered everything from The Olympics, Wimbledon and The Masters to The 6 Nations, World Athletics Championships and The Boat Race. Oh and over lockdown, he's gone social media viral with his two labradors Olive and Mabel. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by Pearson.

Ali Jones is back talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to British Film Maker, Director and Playwright, Jessica Swale. Her play Nell Gwynn won the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy and Variety Magazine has listed her as a Top 10 Brit to Watch. This year, Jessica made her directorial debut in the film Summerland starring Gemma Arterton, which Jessica also happened to write! This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by Pearson.

Ali Jones is back talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to Vietnamese-American documentary photographer & journalist Daniella Zalcman. Daniella is a multiple grantee of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a contributor to National Geographic and the founder of Women Photograph - an organisation which supports female and non-binary visual journalists around the world. Her ongoing project, Signs of Your Identity, has earned global recognition including the Robert F Kennedy Journalism Award. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by Pearson

Ali Jones is back talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to Comedian & Writer Lucy Porter. Lucy has toured the world with her stand up and, closer to home, is a TV & BBC Radio 4 comedy regular. She also co hosts the Fingers on Buzzers podcast, thanks to her life long love of quiz shows. Her 2020 Tour 'Be Prepared' has been rescheduled to 2021. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by Pearson.

Ali Jones is back talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to Entrepreneur, TV Presenter & Adventurer Amar Latif. Having lost his sight as a teenager, Amar now helps blind and sighted people explore the world with his company Traveleyes. Beside this, Amar has crossed the Nicaragua jungle in BBC's Beyond Boundaries, starred on Celebrity Masterchef and directed a number of documentary films. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by Pearson.

Ali Jones is back talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to Wheelchair Basketball Player, TV Presenter and Writer, Ade Adepitan MBE. Born in Nigeria, Ade contracted polio as a young child before moving to the UK. His obsessive love of sport became a profession which became a career as a Paralympic medallist. Ade's also a familiar face from presenting on our tellies, and his series of children's books Cyborg Cat, shares just some of his adventures. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by Pearson.

Ali Jones is back talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to Italian author and activist Francesca Cavallo. Francesca is the co-author of the bestselling series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, an entrepreneur and a champion for female empowerment. She's been behind two of the most successful crowdfunding campaigns in publishing history. Check out the latest one for her new book, Doctor Li and the Crown-wearing Virus, here: https://bit.ly/rightcorona  Francesca is also the founder of Undercats, a company which shares stories of diversity around the world.  This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by Pearson.

Ali Jones is back talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to Singer-Songwriter Rhys Lewis. Oxfordshire-born Rhys has enjoyed tens of millions of streams on Spotify and is releasing his debut album Things I Chose To Remember on the 10th of July. His songs including No Right To Love You and Be Your Man showcase the honest intimacy of his writing. In lockdown, he's already writing his second album, as he isolates in a caravan behind his recording studio! This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by Pearson.

Ali Jones is back talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to the Casting Director of BBC's Normal People, Louise Kiely. Louise trained in law and worked as an actor before founding Louise Kiely Casting in Ireland. She talks to Ali about hunting for the 'right fit' - from Rory McIlroy child lookalikes for commercials, to the talents of Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by Pearson.  

Ali Jones is back talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to the Showrunner of Killing Eve, Suzanne Heathcote. Suzanne is a British screenwriter who has spent much of her career in the US, writing for shows including Fear The Walking Dead and See, ahead of embracing the role of Head Writer and Executive Producer for Killing Eve's third season. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by Pearson.  

Ali Jones is back talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to Songwriter, Producer and Musician Guy Chambers. Guy is the writer behind songs we all know from film, dance floors and radio classics including Robbie Williams' Angels and Let Me Entertain You. More recently, Guy co-wrote the score with Robbie, for David Walliams' acclaimed RSC musical The Boy in The Dress.

WDIAGR is back for Series 3 this Thursday 7th May - wahoo! To celebrate, here's the best of our first series - featuring tales from actress Kate Fleetwood, novelist Clare Mackintosh, playwright Tariq Jordan, sports commentator Rob Walker and artist Tom Croft. Sponsored by Pearson.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they caught their break. This week Ali chats to TV presenter Saira Khan. Saira is a self-made business woman who came to our screens in the first ever series of The Apprentice. Today, she presents on Loose Women, has fronted various documentaries and is an official advocate for UN Women UK's #Drawaline campaign.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they caught their break. This week Ali chats to LBC presenter Tom Swarbrick. Named National Journalist of the Year in 2014, Tom presents the Late Show on LBC, where he was previously chief correspondent. He's also worked for Theresa May as former Head of Broadcast at Number 10.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they caught their break. This week Ali chats to Irish/Iranian actress, comedian, writer, presenter and broadcaster...it's Maddy Anholt! Maddy's shows have been listed for countless awards, she's enjoyed sell out runs at the Soho Theatre and she's currently touring her latest gem: 'How To Train Your Psychopath'  

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they caught their break. This week Ali chats to poet Kate Clanchy. Whilst her own writing has won a litany of awards, Kate dedicates much of her time to teaching young writers. She is the author of Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me and editor of England Poems From A School.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they caught their break. This week Ali chats to Chief Sports Writer of The Mail on Sunday, Oliver Holt. From the tragic death of F1 champ Ayrton Senna, to the ecstatic moment that Murray won Wimbledon - Oliver has covered some of sport's biggest highs and lows.

Back for series 2! Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they caught their break. This week Ali chats to musical comedy duo Flo & Joan, aka sisters Nicola and Rosie Dempsey. As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC2), The Royal Variety Performance (ITV) and mixing up the world's comedy scene from Melbourne to Montreal.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to sports reporter, producer and organiser Henry Moeran. Henry works for BBC Test Match Special and covered THAT super over at 2019's World Cup Final, England vs New Zealand.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to composer, arranger, producer and violist John Metcalfe. John is a former member of the band the Durutti Column and since then has worked with musicians all over the world from Peter Gabriel to Morrissey and Coldplay to U2.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to portrait artist Tom Croft. Tom has painted many a famous face, and appeared on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2018.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to award-winning special effects makeup artist David Malinowski. David has worked on many tv shows and films from Doctor Who to The Darkest Hour.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to children's and YA author Jo Cotterill. Jo is known for her books such as A Library of Lemons, Looking At The Stars and A Storm of Strawberries.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to economist Tim Harford. Tim is the Undercover Economist at the FT and is author of the best-selling book Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to comedian Al Murray. Al is well-known for his character The Pub Landlord but also writes, presents, makes documentaries and is a top-notch drummer.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to astrophysicist Chris Lintott. As well as being an esteemed professor at the University of Oxford, Chris presents the BBC series The Sky at Night.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to comedy writer Andrew Dawson. Andrew, alongside his brother Steve and friend Tim are the Dawson Bros who have written a lot of the comedy you have seen on tv - from Big School with David Walliams to Saturday Night Takeaway.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to broadcaster Bob Harris. Bob has been on air for nearly 50 years broadcasting on Radios 1 and 2 and everywhere else in between.  Known for hosting The Old Grey Whistle Test and more recently as host of Radio 2's country show, he's also a writer and runs his own production company. When he's not starring in the film Wild Rose, you can find him in his studio at home, under the apple tree.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to actress Maureen Lipman. You can see Maureen in Coronation Street at the moment but she's had an incredibly varied career that has encompassed writing, acting on stage and in film and much, much more.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to BBC4 boss Cassian Harrison. Cassian is responsible for the strategy of BBC4 and under his leadership, the channel has grown to its highest audience share in its history.

Ali Jones talks to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to TV guru Julia Raeside. Julia is a journalist who writes about tv for the Guardian. She also pops up on the radio and hosts her own podcast, Always There, about her love of the classic tv show, Howard's Way.

Ali Jones is here with a brand new podcast! She's talking to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to screenwriter Katie Baxendale. Katie is an Emmy-award winner who has written Sugar Rush, Fat Friends, Eastenders, At Home With The Braithwaites and loads more - listen to find out...

Ali Jones is here with a brand new podcast! She's talking to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to chef Andrew Scott. Andrew has been a chef in Michelin starred restauraunts, been on the Great British Menu and is currently development chef at Miele.

Ali Jones is here with a brand new podcast! She's talking to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to playwright and actor Tariq Jordan. His new play Ali and Dahlia is at the Pleasance Theatre, London

Ali Jones is here with a brand new podcast! She's talking to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to children's author Hilary Robinson. Hilary is the author of over 50 children's books including Mixed Up Fairy Tales, Where The Poppies Now Grow, The Copper Tree series and the newly published Jasper:Space Dog.

Ali Jones is here with a brand new podcast! She's talking to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to actress Kate Fleetwood. Kate was Tony nominated for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth and nominated for an Olivier for London Road at The National. She's also been in films such as Harry Potter and Les Miserables and on tv in Harlots and ITV's Victoria. Basically Kate is a versatile and rather brilliant actress.

Ali Jones is here with a brand new podcast! She's talking to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to broadcaster Holly Samos. Holly was an integral part of the Chris Evans Breakfast show on Virgin Radio and Radio 1 and then went on to work for BBC Radio 5 Live as part of their F1 coverage. She is still very involved in the world of F1 and continues to do broadcasting and voiceover work.

Ali Jones is here with a brand new podcast! She's talking to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to best-selling author Clare Mackintosh. Clare used to work for Thames Valley Police in CID and as a public order commander and changed career to write books that have sold all over the world.

Ali Jones is here with a brand new podcast! She's talking to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to comedy performer, tv and radio presenter, actor and writer and of course podcaster Adam Buxton. Basically Adam has done a lot of stuff.

Ali Jones is here with a brand new podcast! She's talking to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to classical cellist Natalie Clein. Natalie has spent her career performing with renowned orchestras all over the world.

Ali Jones is here with a brand new podcast! She's talking to some of our best-loved creatives about how they turned their pipe dreams into payslips. This week Ali chats to Cartoonist Neill Cameron. Neill is a regular contributor to The Phoenix, and the creator of acclaimed comic books including Mega Robo Bros and Mo-Bot High.