Podcasts about sir richard sykes

In de dagelijkse geschiedenisrubriek Dag van Toen Daily gaan we terug naar 1979. In Den Haag wordt de Britse ambassadeur Sir Richard Sykes doodgeschoten. Ook een Haagse jongen, het hulpje van de ambassadeur wordt doodgeschoten. Alles en iedereen wijst naar de IRA... Lees meer over deze aanslag: https://www.dagvantoen.nl/britse-ambassadeur-doodgeschoten-in-den-haag/ Presentatie: Dave Datema www.dagvantoen.nl

Sir Richard Sykes relates his own experiences from working in both industry and academia and then takes a look at where we are today and how we might proceed for the future.

Sue Lawley's guest this week is Sir Richard Sykes. The chairman of Glaxo Welcome, as a boy he was not a natural scholar, until he went to work at the pathology laboratory of his local hospital. Understanding the application of science led him to become a research scientist at Glaxo Welcome. He describes how later the Board Room lured him away from the lab, and how he came to mastermind one of the most audacious take-overs in the city. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Second Movement from Cello Concerto in B Minor by Antonin Dvořák Book: The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin Luxury: Telescope

Sue Lawley's guest this week is Sir Richard Sykes. The chairman of Glaxo Welcome, as a boy he was not a natural scholar, until he went to work at the pathology laboratory of his local hospital. Understanding the application of science led him to become a research scientist at Glaxo Welcome. He describes how later the Board Room lured him away from the lab, and how he came to mastermind one of the most audacious take-overs in the city.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Second Movement from Cello Concerto in B Minor by Antonin Dvořák Book: The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin Luxury: Telescope