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In this months episode, Ray and Vicky travel to Norwich to visit with Philip Thomerson, a second generation Upholsterer who has moved and grown his business. Philip learnt the craft from his mother, Carole Thomerson, who was the first conservationist Upholsterer at the V&A Museum in London. Listen to how Philip was introduced into upholstery and discover the highs and lows of his journey in this fascinating chat.Our many thanks to our sponsors BEA Martins upholstery SuppliesWhiteley and Sons Philip Thomerson Carol Thomerson Book 

In Episode #83, Ross is joined by Jessica Bong-Woon, Associate Creative Director.Throughout her career, Jessica has collaborated with a diverse array of brands, from innovative startups to renowned institutions, including Monzo, Meta, Wise, Omlet, Marshmallow and London's V&A Museum, leaving her mark on each with her distinct creative perspective.Ross and Jessica discuss how to get a deeply niche audience to care about the same things you do, how to extract the best from people and how, by varying your approach, you can find hidden gold.Find show notes and episode highlights at https://nwrk.co/omq-jessica.  To listen to previous episodes go to https://nwrk.co/omq.If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and share it with your friends.

A remarkable story with a remarkable artist. The kind of illustrator who walks into danger to tell people's stories through the power of his art.George Butler is an award-winning illustrator but has reinvented the role of the Artist Reporter drawing conflict zones, climate issues, humanitarian crisis and social issues for the news. His drawings are done in situ - in pen, ink and watercolour.In August 2012 George walked from Turkey across the border into Syria, where as a guest of the rebel Free Syrian Army, he drew the Civil War-damaged, small and empty town of Azaz.  A decade later he spent several days in the Metro in Kharkiv, Ukraine recording the lives of those that lived underground to avoid the Russian bombardment. These drawings can be seen in the National Archive at the V&A Museum.Over the last 15 years George has been commissioned to offer a deliberately slow alternative to the headlines. He attaches his drawings to the personal testimonies of those that he meets and records their resolve and resilience alongside the vulnerability of their situations. This has included in a Leprosy Clinic in Nepal, a militia in Yemen, the Mass Graves in Bucha, a caesarean-section in Afghanistan, the artisanal oil fields of Myanmar and most recently for the Guardian documenting the aftermath of the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria."We seem to have lost the art of the observational reporter with a sketchbook to photography, Butler's memorable images show that a closely observed drawing is not just worth a thousand words but hundreds of photographs." A A Gill--George Butler: https://www.georgebutler.org/Remember Also Me - Testimonies From The War: https://www.amazon.com/Ukraine-Remember-Also-Testimonies-War/dp/1536240435 --The Unlock Moment podcast is brought to you by Dr Gary Crotaz, PhD. Downloaded in over 115 countries. Sign up to The Unlock Moment newsletter at https://tinyurl.com/ywhdaazp Find out more at https://garycrotaz.com and https://theunlockmoment.com

Claire chatted to Simone Schuerle from ETH Zürich all about microrobots, medicine and science. Simone Schuerle is Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich in Switzerland, where she heads the Responsive Biomedical System Lab. With her team, she develops diagnostic and therapeutic systems at the nano- and microscale with the aim of tackling a range of challenging problems in medicine. One major focus of her current research is addressing limitations in drug delivery through scalable magnetically enhanced drug transport. In 2014, she co-founded the spin-off MagnebotiX that offers electromagnetic control systems for wireless micromanipulation. Join the live audience! Robot Talk will be at the Great Exhibition Road Festival this Sunday (16th June) for 'Humans 2.0: Robotically Augmented People' at the V&A Museum. Register for a FREE ticket: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/humans-20-robotically-augmented-people-tickets-879494560907  Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Sign up to our newsletter Share our competition post on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads or Mastodon You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month!  Find out more: https://www.robottalk.org/t-shirt-competition/.

Claire chatted to Lord Ara Darzi from Imperial College London all about robotic surgery - past, present and future. Ara Darzi is Co-Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London and holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery. In 2002, he was knighted for his services to medicine and surgery and in 2007 was introduced as Lord Darzi of Denham to the UK's House of Lords as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health. Professor Darzi leads a large multidisciplinary academic and policy research team, focused on convergence science across engineering, physical and data sciences, specifically in the areas of robotics, sensing, imaging and digital and AI technologies. He is Chair of the NHS Accelerated Access Collaborative, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society, and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Join the live audience! Robot Talk will be at the Great Exhibition Road Festival in June for 'Humans 2.0: Robotically Augmented People' at the V&A Museum in London, at 1.30pm on Sunday 16th June. Register for a FREE ticket: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/humans-20-robotically-augmented-people-tickets-879494560907  Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Sign up to our newsletter Share our competition post on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads or Mastodon You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month!  Find out more: https://www.robottalk.org/t-shirt-competition/.

Claire chatted to Isabelle Ormerod from the University of Bristol all about human-centred design and women in robotics. Isabelle Ormerod is a PhD student at Bristol Robotics Lab in the Design and Manufacturing Futures Lab. Her professional path began in the medical product design industry, where she observed firsthand the application of human factors (HF) processes for dextrous and high-risk procedures. This experience sparked her interest in leveraging data-driven HF approaches in product design. Isabelle is also part of the Leadership team of Women in Robotics UK. This organization is committed to fostering an inclusive community for women and non-binary individuals in the robotics field in the UK. Join the live audience! Robot Talk will be at the Great Exhibition Road Festival in June for 'Humans 2.0: Robotically Augmented People' at the V&A Museum in London, at 1.30pm on Sunday 16th June. Register for a FREE ticket: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/humans-20-robotically-augmented-people-tickets-879494560907  Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Sign up to our newsletter Share our competition post on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads or Mastodon You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month!  Find out more: https://www.robottalk.org/t-shirt-competition/.

Claire chatted to Mario Di Castro from CERN all about robotic inspection and maintenance in hazardous environments. Mario Di Castro has a Master's degree in electronic engineering from the University of Naples Federico II in Italy and a PhD in robotics and industrial controls from the Polytechnic University of Madrid in Spain. Since 2011 he has led the Mechatronics, Robotics and Operation section at CERN. The section is responsible for the design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of robotic systems used for remote maintenance at the CERN accelerator complex. His research interests include tele-robotics, machine learning, and precise motion control in harsh environments. Join the live audience! Robot Talk will be returning for another live episode recording this June, as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival in London. 'Humans 2.0: Robotically Augmented People' will be held at the V&A Museum at 1.30pm on Sunday 16th June. Register for a free ticket now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/humans-20-robotically-augmented-people-tickets-879494560907  Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Sign up to our newsletter Share our competition post on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads or Mastodon You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month!  Find out more: https://www.robottalk.org/t-shirt-competition/.

Claire chatted to Margarita Chli from the University of Cyprus all about vision, navigation, and small aerial drones. Margarita Chli is a professor of Robotic Vision and the director of the Vision for Robotics Lab, at the University of Cyprus and ETH Zurich. Her work has contributed to the first vision-based autonomous flight of a small drone and the first demonstration of collaborative monocular SLAM for a small swarm of drones. Margarita has given invited keynotes at the World Economic Forum in Davos, TEDx, and ICRA, and she was featured in Robohub's 2016 list of "25 women in Robotics you need to know about". In 2023, she won the ERC Consolidator Grant to research advanced robotic perception. Join the live audience! Robot Talk will be returning for another live episode recording this June, as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival in London. 'Humans 2.0: Robotically Augmented People' will be held at the V&A Museum at 1.30pm on Sunday 16th June. Register for a free ticket now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/humans-20-robotically-augmented-people-tickets-879494560907  Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Sign up to our newsletter Share our competition post on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads or Mastodon You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month!  Find out more: https://www.robottalk.org/t-shirt-competition/.

Claire chatted to Steve Benford from the University of Nottingham all about art, dance, and cat sitting robots. Steve Benford is the Dunford Professor of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham where he co-founded the Mixed Reality Laboratory. His research explores artistic applications of digital technologies through performance-led methods that engage artists in creating, touring and studying unique interactive experiences. He directs the EPSRC-funded Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training and the University's newly founded Cobot Maker Space that is exploring human interaction with robots. He is also a keen musician. Join the live audience! Robot Talk will be returning for another live episode recording this June, as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival in London. 'Humans 2.0: Robotically Augmented People' will be held at the V&A Museum at 1.30pm on Sunday 16th June. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Sign up to our newsletter Share our competition post on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads or Mastodon You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month!  Find out more: https://www.robottalk.org/t-shirt-competition/.

Claire chatted to Estelle Raffy from the University of Bristol all about animal behaviour, intelligence, and life-like artificial systems. Estelle Raffy is a PhD student at the University of Bristol. During her Bachelor's degree in neuroscience and cognitive science, the “brained body” of the octopus kept her wondering: how can nature start with similar basic principles and end up with massive decentralized systems that we still call intelligent? She did a Master in epistemology and history of science where she addressed what embodiment principles tell us about biological and artificial systems' design and behaviour.  Building on this, her PhD research aims to contribute to finding the ingredients for adaptive, 'life-like' behaviours in novel artificial systems." Check out the MorphoTalks YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@morphologicalcomputation/playlists Join the live audience! Robot Talk will be returning for another live episode recording this June, as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival in London. 'Humans 2.0: Robotically Augmented People' will be held at the V&A Museum at 1.30pm on Sunday 16th June. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Sign up to our newsletter Share our competition post on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads or Mastodon You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month!  Find out more: https://www.robottalk.org/t-shirt-competition/.

Claire chatted to Chang Liu from Extend Robotics all about teleoperation, virtual reality, and software. Chang Liu is an entrepreneur from academia and high-tech start-ups. He is the founder, CEO and Chief Designer of Extend Robotics. He was previously a research associate in Imperial College London and University of Southampton on autonomous aerial robot navigation. Join the live audience! Robot Talk will be returning for another live episode recording this June, as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival in London. 'Humans 2.0: Robotically Augmented People' will be held at the V&A Museum at 1.30pm on Sunday 16th June. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Sign up to our newsletter Share our competition post on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads or Mastodon You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month!  Find out more: https://www.robottalk.org/t-shirt-competition/.  

Claire chatted to Vassia Simaiaki from Wayve all about computer vision, artificial intelligence, and self-driving cars. Vassia Simaiaki is passionate about taking research into application and has spent the last decade of her career in computer vision. She leads AI research in vision and graphics at Wayve. Her focus is pushing the boundaries of novel view synthesis and continuing to accelerate the driving performance of autonomous vehicles. Vassia has a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and MSc in Neuroscience from Imperial College London. She thrives on solving hard problems and building high-performing teams of engineers and scientists focusing on AI applications. Join the live audience! Robot Talk will be returning for another live episode recording this June, as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival in London. 'Humans 2.0: Robotically Augmented People' will be held at the V&A Museum at 1.30pm on Sunday 16th June. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Sign up to our newsletter Share our competition post on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads or Mastodon You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month!  Find out more: https://www.robottalk.org/t-shirt-competition/.

Claire chatted to Danesh Tarapore from the University of Southampton all about fault detection, division of labour, and robot swarms. Danesh Tarapore is an Associate Professor at the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. Danesh has addressed a diverse range of challenges in fault detection and recovery in robot swarms. He is also keen to push robot swarms out of their carefully controlled laboratory environments and into the real world, pursuing applications for robot swarms in marine exploration and in forest monitoring. Research on resilient robots that he has collaborated on has been featured on the front cover of the Nature magazine and received widespread media coverage. Join the live audience! Robot Talk will be returning for another live episode recording this June, as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival in London. 'Humans 2.0: Robotically Augmented People' will be held at the V&A Museum at 1.30pm on Sunday 16th June. Find out more: https://www.greatexhibitionroadfestival.co.uk/event/humans-20-robotically-augmented-people/  Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Sign up to our newsletter Share our competition post on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads or Mastodon You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month!  Find out more: https://www.robottalk.org/t-shirt-competition/.

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you'll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon! On today's show, we're chatting with Meg Meg Randell, Head of Designer Handbags and Fashion at Bonham's auction house. Bonham's is one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques, and Meg joined in 2020, to launch their fashion and handbags department.  On today's episode, we chat about the wild world of auctions, and some of Meg's most famed auction sales, including a Birkin bag that belonged to Jane Birkin herself, and the costumes from the TV Show, The Crown. Meg has such interesting stories to share, and much expertise in rare handbags, particularly Hermès and Chanel, and we get into all of that on today's show, so dive right into it!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [3:27] Meg's background in the history of art, and how she got her start working in auction houses. [6:41] Meg's transition into the fashion segment of the auction house.  [13:30] The booming demand for handbags within the auction space.  [18:48] The auction process 101 – all the steps and terminology you may not know if this is your first auction. [22:09] When the bid runs much higher than the estimated price. [26:07] Selling one of Jane Birkin's very-own Birkin bags at auction. [31:26] Some of the incredible vintage Chanel bags Meg has sold over the years. [39:45] The massive Bonhams auction of all the costumes and props from The Crown. [48:45] Meg's dream piece to find for auction one day. EPISODE MENTIONS:  Bonhams Bonhams (@bonhams1793) Jane Birkin's Birkin bag, which Meg sold at auction V&A Museum handbag exhibition V&A showing the vintage Chanel suit and hat V&A Chanel exhibition (on now!) Classic Coco The Bonhams Crown Auction Louis Vuitton by Marc Jacobs Tribute Patchwork Tote LET'S CONNECT: 

Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is  Kelly Molson, Founder of Rubber Cheese.Download the Rubber Cheese 2023 Visitor Attraction Website Report - the annual benchmark statistics for the attractions sector.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcast.If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this podcastCompetition ends on 29th March 2024. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-rose-yates/https://mimagroup.com/https://mimagroup.com/the-redesign-podcastDownload: VisitEngland Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Toolkit for BusinessesEmily Yates is a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy living in Glasgow, Scotland. She loves to write, travel and is a real pink hair enthusiast. Emily has over a decade of experience as an accessibility consultant. Now the Head of Accessibility and Inclusive Design at Mima, Emily has worked with large transport, culture and heritage and global events organisations such as Heathrow Airport, COP28, the Science Museum Group and the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games to further their physical, social and digital accessibility measures.She has also worked with the Council of Europe, international travel networks, and sat on equality boards advising various sporting, transport and travel organisations on their access and inclusion agendas.Emily frequently presents and writes on disability issues, having fronted several documentaries for BBC Three and written for the Guardian, the Independent and Telegraph Travel. She also authored the Lonely Planet Guide to Accessible Rio de Janeiro.  Transcription:  Kelly Molson: Welcome to Skip the Queue, a podcast for people working in or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Kelly Molson. In today's podcast I speak with Emily Yates, Head of Accessibility and Inclusive Design, at Mima.Mima worked alongside Visit Britain to co create the Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Toolkit for Businesses, which aims to act as the resource for travel, tourism and hospitality organisations.Emily and I discuss how it was created, why it is such a vital resource, and how it will evolve over time.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue. Kelly Molson: Hi, Emily. It's lovely to have you on the podcast today. Thanks for coming on and joining me and at very short notice, too. Appreciate it. Emily Yates: Not at all. Thank you so much for having me. It's a real pleasure to be here. Kelly Molson: Well, we're going to have a good chat today. I'm looking forward to this. Right, I am going to start my icebreakers with this question for you. Have you ever been told off by a security guard for touching anything in a museum that you should not have been touching? Emily Yates: What a great question. I don't think I have, but something that immediately comes to mind. It was a very embarrassing moment that I had at the Museum of the Future in Dubai a few months ago, where I touched something that I shouldn't have done. And what it was there was an interactive kind of tabletop interactive going on, and there were groups of people from all over the world who were visiting this museum and there was this one couple who were trying to sort their wristband to make this interactive work and I just figured that they couldn't do it. So I put my wristband on to help them and I changed all the information to me and they were so annoyed to me, in a massive grump.Emily Yates: Yeah, they just thought that I'd, like, nicked all of their information and their opportunity to do this activity and I was just trying to be helpful. Kelly Molson: That's the actual digital version of skipping the queue, basically. You wristbanded them out of the way. Emily Yates: I totally did. And the worst thing was that were on this group tour, so I had to stay with them for the rest of the tour.Kelly Molson: They were with you. That's a little bit awkward, those group tours, aren't they? Because you never know if you're going to like anyone or if ones are going to get on your nerves. So you just made it even more awkward than it needed to be. Emily Yates: There you go. Kelly Molson: Right. I love it. Okay, there's a three parter to this question, but it's a good one. And actually, thank you, whoever sent this one in, because I genuinely can't remember who sent me this one, but I really like. It's the first time that I'm using it, too. Okay. So they say the formula for visitor attractions is one, a great view, two, a great brew, and three, a great loo. So I want to know where you've encountered your best three of these. They can be different. So best view? Emily Yates: Best view, I would have to say. Can it be international? I would have to say Sugarloff Mountain, Rio de Janeiro. Kelly Molson: Wow. Emily Yates: Absolutely incredible view. Yeah. Like nothing else. Best brew. Oh, I'm trying to think of somewhere that has a great cafe, the V&A Museum in Dundee has a brilliant cafe that also has a great view, I have to say.  That would be my best brew.Kelly Molson: We like that one. And then three best loo. Emily Yates: Best loo. It would have to be somewhere that has a changing places toilet. And of course, I need to say that being an access consultant, I'm trying to think where does. But I know for certain that a client I'm working with, the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, has one about to be kind of refurbished and all sorted. So I would say there. Kelly Molson: Excellent. Good choices as well. I love that you've got a Dundee one in there that was like two out of the three. I mean, there you go. There's a challenge for them. If they can up their game, they can get that third one from you as well.Emily Yates: Yeah, absolutely. Kelly Molson: Nice. All right, what's your unpopular opinion? Emily Yates: Oh, my unpopular opinion? Both heels and handbags are overrated. As a wheelchair user, I have never, ever worn a pair of high heels in my life. I'm 32 years old, so I think that's quite an accomplishment. And also pushing all the time. Unless it's a cross body one, I can never hold a handbag, so, yeah, I'm a Converse and rook sack girl all the way. Kelly Molson: Right. Because, yeah, it would get in the way, wouldn't it? You need to kind of have it across and then, I guess, tucked in a little bit and then what's the point of having something fancy if you're going to just.Emily Yates: Exactly. Kelly Molson: I mean, I'm kind of with you. I'm not a wheelchair user. However, my feet were not designed for high heels at all. I'm a flat scale all the way. Emily Yates: Maybe not. Unpopular opinion. Maybe there's just two camps, two very distinct camps, isn't there? Kelly Molson: I think probably two camps, but I don't think this is an unpopular opinion. Even in a camp of people that could actively wear those heels and might want to. I still think that there's a.Emily Yates: There's a secret loo. Wish we didn't have to. Maybe I'm in a lovely position, that I've got a lovely excuse. Kelly Molson: Never had to think about this. Never had to squeeze your tiny feet into those awkwardly pointy, evil contraptions. Right, let's see. Well, let's see what everyone on Twitter has got to share with us on that. Thank you, Emily. I want to find out a little bit about. Well, I want to find out a little bit about your role and your background and then tell us a little bit about Mima as well. Emily Yates: Yes, sure. So, I am a wheelchair user. I was born with cerebral palsy. I'm, as you can probably tell from my accident, from a little town called Skipton in North Yorkshire. And I'm also a twin, and my twin lives in Spain now, so she's got the sunshiny life. There's definitely a tan difference between the two of us now, for sure. And I've always worked in the world of accessibility and inclusive design, from leaving a university, really. And it's led me to amazing opportunities to be able to travel a lot, to be able to see, I guess, the importance of my capabilities as a disabled person, rather than just my limitations as a disabled person. And I've brought that into my professional work as well as my personal life as well. So I now work for an amazing human centred design agency called Mima. Emily Yates: It stands for Micro and Macro, so details and then zooming out into the big picture, looking at that end to end journey. And I head up the accessibility and inclusive design team there. So whether you're talking about airports or train stations or of course, museums and galleries or even global events and sporting events, we look at auditing, facilitating lived experience, user groups, standards, policies, disability awareness training, all of that good stuff, and bring our design expertise into wider projects with us as well. And it's brilliant. Kelly Molson: That's how we got chatting, isn't it? Because you've worked with a really broad. We work with a hugely broad range of clients, as you've just said. But I think David and I started talking somebody I can't remember, it was a good friend of mine, it was Jo Geraghty. She introduced us because we had visitor attractions and kind of heritage and culture organisations in common. So we had a brilliant chat about this and then we had a chat and then this project happened that you've all been involved in, which is amazing. So this is what we're going to talk about today. Now, you'll probably agree with this, but I think when it comes to accessibility and inclusivity, I think it's fair to say that kind of travel tourism organisations, they want to do the right thing. Kelly Molson: There's a real desire to be able to do the right thing, but they often don't really know what that is and where to go and find the support to be able to do those things, like where do they start looking to kind of understand the checklist of things that they need to go through to make sure that their venue is accessible. The Visit Britain Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Toolkit for Businesses aims to change that. Kelly Molson: I saw Ross Calladine, who's the Accessibility and Inclusion Lead at VisitEngland, speak about this a while ago, before it had launched. He was speaking at a Visit Hearts networking event that I went to. It is an incredible resource for the sector. Like, absolutely incredible. I've had a really deep dive into it and it is so useful and so full of incredible information. But you and Mima have been involved in putting this together with them? This has been a joint project. Emily Yates: Yes, absolutely. So we were the toolkit authors and I feel very honoured to have worked with Ross and Hannah at VisitEngland for the last year know. They're just a wonderful client and we've got on really well. And Ross, as you will probably know from hearing him speak, absolutely has his heart in the right place when it comes to accessibility and inclusive design. But I think really importantly as well, has his finger on the pulse of the business benefit of this, which of course is really important. And you very rightly said there that a lot of especially small to medium sized businesses want to do the right thing, but often don't know where to start. And quite a lot of the time that's to do with budget, it's to do with time, it's to do with resourcing constraints, all of that stuff. Emily Yates: And what we really wanted this toolkit to do was to provide some holistic tips and advice for those businesses that actually says, “We understand the limitations that exist.” We understand that it's not possible to just click your fingers and magic up a changing places, for example, that were talking about earlier. But it is possible to think about your staff training, your recruitment, your policies and your processes. Things like making sure that your access routes are clear of seating and clutter. Simple things that make a huge difference. But of course, I said seating clear of access routes, but of course there needs to be seating somewhere as well. That's really important. But these quick wins that you can make, that will make a huge difference to people. It's not always about just installing a really expensive piece of equipment. Emily Yates: It's understanding those holistic changes that you can make that will make a huge difference. And the toolkit covers so many different sections. It provides some information about the purple pound. So the spending power of disabled people in their households, which is worth, I think, 274,000,000,000 pounds per year to UK businesses alone. So that's what you're missing out on if you're not physically or digitally accessible. And then the toolkit also covers the different impairments and medical conditions that you might need to know about how to best provide that inclusive welcome that can often not cost anything at all. It's just about changing your mindset. Emily Yates: And then we talk about the importance of inclusive marketing, changes in the built environment, employing more inclusively, and then the next steps to kind of continue the all encompassing journey that can never really be finished, but will hopefully provide people with stand them in good stead for a future that's a bit more accessible. Kelly Molson: I guess that goes for the toolkit as well. This is going to be something that is never finished too, because it's always going to change and evolve depending on what the needs and requirements are. How was it created in the first place? What was the process that you had to go through? Because this is, know what you've just described. I mean, the resource is phenomenal, it's vast, the things that you can understand and go through with this documentation. So that in itself will have been a mammoth task to have pulled together. How did you work with VisitBritain to do that? Emily Yates: So the first thing that was quite important was thinking about what each of the resources were going to look like. So what I've just gone through there is the more holistic toolkit, the main piece, if you like. But in addition to that, we've also got documents that have 20 top tips for businesses. We've got action checklists where people can almost say, “Right, I'm going to make sure I've provided something in particular for an assistance dog, for example”, and put a timeline of when they're going to do that, give ownership to a certain member of staff, of appeasing that checklist, and then carry on that way. So there's also some action checklists and there's also some technical guidance as an appendix as well. Emily Yates: So the first thing was really thinking about what information do we want to provide and how are we going to segregate that information, so it isn't awfully overwhelming and is actually actionable. And then the second thing was making sure, and probably the most important thing was making sure that we'd co-produced this information and consulted with the correct people. So we've consulted with over 30 disability charities and disabled people's organisations, also trade associations as well as independent reviewers. So everybody from the Business Disability Forum who gave us some great advice in terms of inclusive employment, to self catering trade associations, to museum trade associations, theme parks and things like that, there's so many people that got involved with this and gave us some advice. Emily Yates: And also we wanted to make sure that the information wasn't just actionable, but it was really relevant as well. So we've also created lots of different case studies within the toolkit. So whether that's more independent small farms who've done something amazing in terms of their volunteering and how that can be more inclusive to a local pier, for example, that's made something that, let's face it, in the built environment, isn't all that accessible sometimes. They've made changes to help that out. Emily Yates: We've added those case studies. So as you're reading through the information and learning lots, you're hopefully able to also read something that's quite relevant, that almost sparks that interest and that aspiration and gives you an opportunity to think, “Okay, I can do that. This might be who I might get in touch with and this might be the action I take.”Kelly Molson: Yeah, I love that. The case studies make it so relatable to different scales of organisation. And I think what I found was it was quite inspiring, actually, that, okay, it's a pier. There's always going to be some challenges with accessibility. However, we have gone to these efforts to do these things. So you might have a checklist of 30 things you might be able to cover off, 20 of them, ten of them you're never going to be able to do. But to be able to read and go, “There's still so much that I can do. Even though I don't have something that's all 30, I can still do these things and make it significantly better for a much wider range of people that will be able to come and use these facilities now.”Emily Yates: Absolutely, 100%. And we wanted to make sure that people really got that feeling and they were encouraged by the information rather than overwhelmed by it. And I think one thing that's also really important is that, let's be honest, when it comes to accessibility, we all think about wheelchair users and we all think about step free access, which is great for me as a wheelchair user. But actually it's not always about providing step free access or installing that really expensive lift. How can you think about the colour palettes that you're using to make sure that there's enough tonal contrast for somebody who's visually impaired, but it also provides an appropriate sensory environment for somebody who's neurodivergent? These are things that are so often forgotten or put down the priority list. Emily Yates: And these are the things that we wanted to say, "Okay, you can do these in a way that doesn't break the bank, that doesn't take all the time, but makes all the difference to a certain group of people."Kelly Molson: Do you think that they are harder to associate with because you can't see them? I mean, with the wheelchair it's a very obvious. You can see that person has a disability, you can see that they will need something very specific from you to be able to use your platform. But with some of these other things, you just can't see that trigger. So you don't think to think about it? Emily Yates: Absolutely. Yeah. I think one of the really pivotal points that we have in the inclusive design industry now is thinking about things that are less visible. So somebody who has dementia, for example, that might find really dark flooring looking like a black hole and might really struggle to go into that museum environment that's particularly dark. Thinking about that is just as important as how wide your doorways are. But as you've very rightly said, are so often not thought about or not correctly understood is probably the more correct way of saying it. Kelly Molson: You mentioned earlier about some monetary value for organisations to do this, but why is this such a vital resource from someone like you who has lived experience of this as well? Why is this so vital? Emily Yates: I think it's really vital because it's specific. First of all, so we've created something specific to people within that tourism travel attractions industry. In fact, we've focused specifically on accommodations, attractions, food and beverage and events. There are four main areas that we focused on. So what I really like about it is you read through as somebody who works in one of those businesses and everything is relevant to what you do, and I think that's really important. So often you look at accessibility resources and they've tried to cater to a huge audience and actually made a bit less relevance by doing so. I think that makes it really vital and a really innovative resource actually. By doing so, I think another thing is it allows you to focus on that end to end journey in its entirety. Emily Yates: So if you feel like you're doing really well in the accessibility that you offer your customers, for example. But you want to focus now more internally on, "Okay, what's my culture look like? How inclusive can I be as an employer? What about my marketing? What about my website? I focused on the built environment, but what about what the information I'm putting out there?" All of that information is in there as well. So regardless of where you are on that accessibility journey, I'd like to think that there's something for you within that toolkit. Kelly Molson: There absolutely is as well. You definitely need to go and download it. So we're going to put a link directly to it in the show notes for the show as well. So don't worry about rent searching for it, just go to the show notes. You will find it very easily. How is it going to evolve? Because we said this is not a static thing. It's out there now. Needs requirements are going to change, policies are going to change. What does the roadmap for it look like for the next kind of couple of years, five years down the line? Emily Yates: So I'm doing quite a lot of work with Ross at the moment to think about how we're making sure that people are aware of it and they know exactly how to use it as a tool. Because, of course, with anything like this, it's all well and good writing it, but really it's only as successful as its uses. So we've gone already to the AA and the VisitEngland assessors who go into different hotels and restaurants and review these, and we've made sure that they're aware of the toolkit. We've given them a bit of a presentation and a few exercises on how to use it. We're going to do similar with visitor attractions as well. And then Mima. We've got a bit of a contract with VisitEngland for the next couple of years that focuses on providing updates to this toolkit. Emily Yates: So we will be going out and training different people, but also we really want people to write into us and give us feedback and tell us where they think certain improvements could be made or if they've got a great case study of something that's only happened a couple of months ago. All these things, we want to hear about them so we can make sure that it continues to be an updated, best in class resource. Kelly Molson: Oh, that's good. I love that little shout out. Right, if anyone's listening and something good has happened, you've got something to shout about. You know how to contact Emily. We'll put a link to Emily's LinkedIn profile on here so you can give her a shout out and about. And what do you hope that it's going to achieve? What do you hope that this will bring? Emily Yates: Oh, that's a great question. I think the number one thing I hope, and this is probably quite a personal, selfish plea, is that I hope it encourages businesses to be honest about where they are in their journey. By that, I mean it is no good somebody calling you up and saying, "Hi there. Do you provide step free access and accessible parking?" And you going, "Oh, yes, we do. That's absolutely fine." And somebody like me getting there, and there's five steps up to the front door. There's nothing heroic about not being honest about where you are in your journey. It just complicates matters. Emily Yates: So what I would really love businesses to have the confidence to do is have a statement on their website that details exactly where they are on that journey, is really honest about the things that they've done well, the things that they're still improving, and therefore gives disabled people, older people with access requirements in general, that autonomy to be able to make the decision for themselves, whether this place is suitable for their needs or not. And I think if we can master that and if businesses can do that would be an incredible thing for the industry in general. Emily Yates: And it puts, as I say, that autonomy back on disabled people, back on the audience to say, "Right, this is great, I'm going to go here, I'm going to tell all my friends about it, and this could be a great case study for this business to learn a little bit more from, et cetera."Kelly Molson: That is such an important message, isn't it? The message of honesty? Because that seems like a really simple thing to do. Okay, look, none of us are perfect. None of us are perfect. We all have a long way to go to make things as accessible as they need to be. However, this is where we're at. We've got this. We're back to our checklist again, aren't we? This is our 30 step checklist. We've got ten of those knocked off already. And these are the things that we're doing. This is what we are hoping to achieve, and this is the time frame we're looking to achieve them. And I've just been through this process with the fire safety regulations that were brought out last October. So making sure that I've got. Yep, okay. I've got 90% of those. There's 10% that need to be looked at. Kelly Molson: This is what we're going to do. And this is when we're going to do it by. It's exactly the same message, isn't it? Emily Yates: Exactly. Kelly Molson: Do you not see that from many kind of tourism and attraction organisations then? Do you find that is quite a challenge for them, to be quite honest about where they're at? Emily Yates: I still see being very honest with you, I still see quite a lot of fear surrounding disability and accessibility and this real desire to do the right thing. All of this is coming from a good place. There's a real desire to do the right thing, but as you said right at the very beginning, no idea of where to start. And I think sometimes it's very easy to over promise and under deliver, and that is the worst thing that you can do. Equally what I want to say to caveat all of this is if you offer something that's amazing, please shout about it, please tell people about it.  Because equally outside of the coin, I see actually museums in particular that for all of these amazing things, be as a sell tours, touch tours, tack tile objects, nobody has clue that they even exist. So I'm asking really for both things.Kelly Molson: Balance. Emily Yates: Absolutely. Be honest about what you don't have. Celebrate what you do. Kelly Molson: Another great message, Emily. Okay, what are your top tips? Like I said, this is lived experience for you. What are your top tips around disability awareness? What would you shout out and say these are the things that you need to be looking at. Emily Yates: Okay, first thing, it's quite a philosophical point, but it's quite an important one. I think we need to change our mindset when it comes to accessibility and inclusive designs, especially in the disability space, because each and every one of us at some point in our lives will have experience of disability. Hopefully it's just through old age, but it may be through injury, through something else. And it's important to think about not disabled people and nondisabled people, but disabled people and not yet disabled people. And I think if we changed our mindset around that, suddenly there'd be a lot more movement when it comes to accessibility and inclusive design. So I think that would be my one top tip, my one plea, if you like. I think the second one is to think bigger than wheelchair users. Start thinking about how to design for neurodiversity. Emily Yates: Start reading documents such as the new PaAS 6463, design for the mind. If you are, for example, a contractor or a designer working in these kind of spaces, that's really important too. And I think wherever possible, bring lived experience into your work. If you are working in a gallery and you've got this amazing new exhibition coming out in the next couple of years. Think about how you can represent deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people within that exhibition. Can you have a space where you have an access hub that has BSL, tactile maps, portable stools that people can take round with them? And even more so, can you have part of the exhibition where some of your interpretations, some of your objects are to do with deaf, disabled, neurodivergent creators? That would be incredible too. Kelly Molson: So making sure it's woven through every part of that experience and not seen as an add on at the end. Emily Yates: Absolutely that. Absolutely that. Kelly Molson: Great tips. Thank you. Let's talk quickly about the podcast. So at Mima there's a podcast called Re:Design. Actually episode five does feature Ross. Again, he's the Accessibility and Inclusion Lead at VisitEngland, and he comes on and talks about how do you create a seamless customer experience. So again, this comes back to a lot of the points that we've covered today. I mean, great topic. Congratulations on starting the podcast. In the first place there, what are the hopes and aspirations for Mima? What are they looking to achieve by putting this podcast out there? Emily Yates: I think what we're hoping for is that multidisciplinary design, human centred design, inclusive design, really gets its place on the map a little bit more because it's something that, especially inclusive design, it's spoken about a know you will read articles a lot, I'm sure, Kelly, that mention it and the importance of it. But there's a difference between mentioning it and knowing what to do with it and actually speaking to people that have done it. And I think that's what we're trying to do, really pull out some pearls of wisdom from different individuals that have gone through different scenarios, whether they've travelled a lot for their work, whether they've focused on inclusive internal culture change as one of our episodes focuses on, whether they focus specifically on the importance of inclusion within aviation, whether they're looking at a seamless visitor experience. Emily Yates: We want to hear from people that have experienced that and been through it, and are able to then give a bit of advice to people that want to learn more about a subject that everybody should at least have a bit of a basic understanding of. Kelly Molson: Amazing. Right. We will link to that podcast as well. So that is definitely one for you to go over and subscribe to. Emily, it's been so good to have you on today, and I know that we've had to keep this one short because everyone's got appointments that they need to get to. But this is such a key topic. Kelly Molson: My aspiration is that everybody that listens to this episode goes and downloads that accessibility toolkit and shares it with their network as well. Please. So that's a personal plea from me to you listeners. Go and download it and please give it a little share because it needs to get out to as many different people as possible, as many organisations that it is relevant for as possible. What about a book that you love, that you'd like to share with us today? Emily, I'm intrigued if you've gone on topic or not. Emily Yates: I think I have gone on topic about this. Sorry if I've been a bit one dimensional. Kelly Molson: Not at all. Emily Yates: My book of choice is one that I read recently and one, funnily enough, that I'm running a bit of an internal workshop on at Mima in a couple of weeks. We've started a bit of an inclusive book club and it's called the View From Down Here by Lucy Webster. Lucy is an amazing journalist. She's disabled. She used to work for the BBC before going freelance, and she writes this incredible memoir about what it's like growing up disabled, but really importantly as a disabled woman. Emily Yates: And she talks about so many different scenarios from trying to get into a nightclub on a Saturday night when the difficulty of doing so in terms of the gaze that you so often experience as a woman, but as a disabled woman as well, her thoughts on motherhood and how complex and nuanced that is as somebody who's disabled, friendships, professional lives, all of these different things. And I think it's just such an incredibly powerful, confident, but also very vulnerable account of the realism of what it's really like. And the thing that it made me realise, or the thing that it made me remember, should I say, is that we're not going to solve accessibility by just making sure that all of our train stations are step free. It's much more holistic and nuanced and complex than that. Emily Yates: And it's about human nature and human design and all those holistic things that we so rarely think about. And I would just urge everybody to read it. It's angry, it's sad, it's beautiful. It's just a wonderful book. Kelly Molson: Wow. What a book. I feel quite moved by just hearing your account of it, let alone reading it. Right, that's going top of the list. Listeners, if you would like to win a copy of that book, which, I mean, let's face it sounds like everybody needs to read that anyway, so do throw your hat into the ring for this one. If you head over to our Twitter account and you retweet this episode announcement with the words I want Emily's book, then you will be in a chance to win it. But aside from that, go and buy it and absolutely head over to the show notes download the VisitBritain Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Toolkit for Businesses. You will not be disappointed, I can assure you of that. Emily, it's been brilliant to have you on today. Thank you. I'm sorry it's short and sweet. Kelly Molson: I'm sorry that you've got to dash off to an appointment and you're leaving me, but it's been so amazing to chat. I would love for you to come on and talk about some of the case studies, maybe with some of your clients at some point, because I think that would be a really interesting discussion to talk through some of the processes and the steps that they went through and just showcase that this is for everybody. This really is for everybody. Emily Yates: I would absolutely love that. Thank you. We're working with the National Railway Museum at the moment on their Vision 2025 master plan. So maybe when that's starting to wrap up next year, maybe that would be an amazing opportunity to talk about that. Kelly Molson: I think that would be brilliant. I'd love that. All right. Thank you ever so much. Emily Yates: Emily thank you, Kelly, thank you so much. Kelly Molson:  Thanks for listening to Skip The Queue. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review. It really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. Skip the queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode and more over on our website, rubbercheese.com/podcast. The 2023 Visitor Attraction Website Report is now LIVE! 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In this episode, our host Adrian Ellis speaks with Hilary Knight, Senior Consultant at AEA Consulting. The two focus on all things digital within the cultural sector; from engaging online and in-person audiences to the importance of developing digital strategies, Hilary shares her extensive knowledge on this crucial and fast-evolving field.External references: Hilary Knight's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilarycpknight/ The Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/ The Tank Museum: https://tankmuseum.org/ The Tank Museum's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/thetankmuseum 59 Productions: https://59productions.co.uk/ Kings Cross: https://www.kingscross.co.uk/ V+A Museum's Exhibit, Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/alice-curiouser-and-curiouser The Space Economy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-based_economy Hilary Knight Bio: Hilary is a senior executive with over 20 years of experience delivering strong growth and performance for creative and cultural organisations, including the Tate, Channel 4, Film4, and BBC. A highly commercial leader, she combines a wealth of experience in strategy and leadership with deep experience in digital and new technologies, audience-centric approaches, and agile methodologies, enabling organisations to remain competitive and significant in their space. Her career began with BBC Radio 1 where she led on content production for digital platforms and online channels at the advent of the transition into digital music and social media. This was followed by a long career with Channel 4, leading online and digital content for Channel 4's news and documentary output, Film4's channel and production house, and Channel 4 drama.As Director of Digital for Tate, she developed and delivered a strategy that generated double-digit, year-on-year growth to its digital audience, and worked with the organisation to embed digital within their core capabilities and practices.

What does it mean to work across textile and digital mediums? Nour Hage, award-winning British-Lebanese designer and artist, delves into her practice, exploring themes of West-Asian Identities, NFTs and Web3. We discuss traversing the physical and digital realms and why she chooses digital art for her personal exploration. We also explore the meaning of the evil eye and misunderstanding/seeking to understand our grandparents as people. Nour Hage is an award winning British-Lebanese designer and artist, based between London and Dubai. She works across textile and digital and her practice is centred on the exploration of West Asian identities, culture, history and storytelling, with a particular focus on women, the supernatural and mental wellbeing. She was the inaugural Jameel Fellow at the V&A Museum in 2021 - 2022. Her solo exhibition Kheit at Leighton House is open until 16th July.Created & hosted by Mikey Muhanna, afikra Edited by: Ramzi RammanTheme music by: Tarek Yamani https://www.instagram.com/tarek_yamani/About Outline:Outline is a process-focused conversation that looks at guests' individual projects rather than their full bodies of work. The conversation sketches the journey of the project; the spark of curiosity that led to the project, the process of implementing the idea, the struggles that emerged throughout the implementation, and the aftermath of the project that includes new questions and new ideas. The name “Outline” stems from the idea of creating a retroactive project outline which is part of a broader emphasis on the process of curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking from a nuts and bolts perspective. Outline is not discipline-specific; the series will be held with artists, academics, writers, filmmakers, among others. Join the live audience: https://www.afikra.com/rsvp   FollowYoutube - Instagram (@afikra_) - Facebook - Twitter Support www.afikra.com/supportAbout afikra:‎afikra is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region- past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity. Read more about us on  afikra.com 

The term “polymath” is unquestionably overused, and often just plain wrong, but it suits the multi-hyphenate British designer, creative director, and artist Samuel Ross, whose hard-to-pin-down practice spans high fashion, streetwear, painting, sculpture, installation, stage design, sound design, product and furniture design, experimental film, and street art. Best known for founding the Brutalism-tinged fashion label A-Cold-Wall, which sits at the nexus of streetwear and high fashion, and for his work, earlier in his career, with the late Virgil Abloh, Ross also runs the industrial design studio SR_A and has collaborated with brands including Nike, Converse, and Timberland. On this week's episode of Time Sensitive, he talks about notions of ritual, essence, and alchemy; how his work straddles the line between the organic and the synthetic; and why he always thinks in threes.Special thanks to our Season 7 sponsor, Van Cleef & Arpels.Show notes: [03:59] “Samuel Ross: Coarse” at Friedman Brenda[06:41] Glenn Adamson[22:48] Hettie Judah's Lapidarium: The Secret Lives of Stones[27:45] Vitsoe 606 Shelving System[30:46] Virgil Abloh[37:02] “Samuel Ross: Land” at White Cube[42:05] Rhea Dillon[46:24] Sondra Perry's Typhoon Coming On[46:43] Christina Sharpe's In the Wake[46:46] Saidiya Hartman's Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments[50:30] Steve McQueen's Small Axe[52:41] John Berger[58:19] 2wnt4[58:53] Pyrex Vision[58:55] Kanye West[58:56] Donda[01:04:09] A-Cold-Wall[01:05:46] Jerry Lorenzo[01:09:25] Black British Artist Grants[01:12:22] SR_A[01:12:50] “Fashion Design: Samuel Ross/A-Cold-Wall” at the V&A Museum[01:13:22] Grace Wales Bonner[01:13:54] Mac Collins[01:13:59] Nifemi Marcus-Bello[01:20:44] David Drake

Send us a textThis week I've been chatting with the fascinating Naomi Miller, Acting Director at Bristol Ideas  - organisers of inspiring talks and debates which shine a light a light on diverse issues in the city.Bristol Ideas runs events throughout the year, including Festival of the Future City in October, and the Festival of Economics in November.  Join me as I talk to Naomi about how Bristol Ideas is working with Visit West on this year's Bristol 650 celebrations, commemorating all things Bristol and telling the stories of its people, what they've done, where they've come from and where the city is going. We also discussed the evolution of Bristol Ideas over the years, the most valuable thing Naomi has learned about leadership, and some big anniversaries coming to the city in the coming months. It was interesting to find out how Naomi ended up in Bristol and how her career in museums was inspired by an experience in London's V&A Museum. She talks about her love of Bath and how if she's not talking about food, she's eating it, so she has quite a few favourites to recommend.  Naomi is a passionate champion of diverse voices and stories in the city, and there's plenty of food for thought on how we get thought leaders and idea makers to engage with the public, and vice versa. I hope you enjoy the episode. Naomi favourites Most memorable experience: Shrouds of the Somme at Bristol CathedralPlaces to eat: Chai WallaChez DominiqueThe Oyster Shell Find Naomi at@naomibmillerFind out more aboutBristol IdeasTwitter: @BristolIdeasInstagram: @Bristolideas Mentions in the showBristol 650If you enjoyed the episode please subscribe and review, it really helps other people to see it.   To share your views on this subject and ask questions about the episode, head over to:InstagramLinkedIn This episode is sponsored by Hello Starling. Hello Starling, is an award-winning Media Planning and Buying agency that specialises in delivering advertising campaigns with great results for visitor attractions and destinations. They've worked with brands such as Bristol Zoo Project, Visit Shropshire, Visit Conwy, Visit Herefordshire and the National Tourism Office for Poland. If you want to be the centre of attention, visit hellostarling.com today. FREE GUIDE - 6 Steps to finding your Ideal Customer Do you want to know who your ideal customer's are and how you can focus your time and money reaching them? Download my FREE guide now. If you have enjoyed this podcast episode, please take a moment to give me a few stars on Apple podcasts or Spotify, it helps to encourage more people to listen and learn from our stories.

Rock News P.ta 57 12/03/2023 Nuovo episodio de "Lo Strillone Rock", l'appuntamento settimanale con le notizie dal mondo della musica Internazionale e Nazionale (Rock News P.ta 52). Novità all'interno del format: si aggiunge lo spazio Rising Express, condotto da Arianna Rebel. Le notizie da... Ascoltare: I Rolling Stones e la collaborazione con Paul McCartney; David Bowie: il V&A Museum acquisisce il suo archivio di cimeli; il documentario sui Led Zeppelin cambia nome; Velvet Underground "Loaded ristampato in 9 vinili; Måneskin e il tour italiano; per gli U2 disco nuovo e documentario; Bruce Springsteen lancia la chitarra e colpisce un tecnico; Gorillaz pubblicato l'interessante video di "Silent Running"; Metallica esce  "Screaming Suicide"; i Who hanno pubblicato un nuovo video di Baba O'Riley. LA PLAYLIST The Rolling Stone - Street Fighting Man David Bowie - Let's Dance  Led Zeppelin - Black Dog Zagreb - Libellula The Velvet Underground - Rock & Roll Måneskin - Don't Wanna Sleep U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love) [Song Of Surrender] Bruce Springsteen - Badlands Gorillaz - Silent Running Metallica - Screaming Suicide The Who - Baba O'Riley COS'E' ROCK NEWS (STRILLA LA NOTIZIA)?  Come descrivere un progetto studiato e realizzato per gli affari di Notizie? Semplicemente pensando da ascoltatore, da chi, come noi, cerca qualcuno che racconti con semplicità quello che accade nel mondo del rock. Fondamentalmente, si è cercato di realizzare un servizio semplice, accompagnato da un pizzico di ironia, curato nel dettaglio, proprio per regalare all'ascoltatore 20 minuti di notizie e musica. CONTATTI Numero WhatsApp  351 8940408 Telegram https://t.me/RoCkAndwOW Scrivi a staff@rockandwow.it

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Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is  Kelly Molson, MD of Rubber Cheese.Download our free ebook The Ultimate Guide to Doubling Your Visitor NumbersIf you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcastIf you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this episode.Competition ends April 29th 2022. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-chiplin-85468b42/https://experience.tottenhamhotspur.com/home.htmhttps://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/ Laura Chiplin has over 12 years' experience in the heritage, arts and attractions sector. With a passion for delivering great visitor experiences, Laura is currently Head of Visitor Attractions at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London.Laura's early career was greatly influenced by her love of music and theatre, taking up her first role at the Barbican Centre whilst studying at the City of London University in 2007. Laura spent the following 9 years at Europe's leading art centre, before embarking on a new chapter in her career with the V&A Museum, where she headed up the visitor experience team.During her time here, Laura lead a growing team at a key period in the museums history with the opening of the Exhibition Road Quarter; the first major expansion in the museum's 100 year history.This influential period in Laura's career fuelled her passion for delivering exceptional visitor experiences and she was ready for a new challenge…one with slightly different goals.With a ground-breaking stadium project underway in North London, Laura was approached to lead the Visitor Attractions team at the newly built Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in N17.As Head of Visitor Attractions, she leads a 70 strong team at the Premier League ground, developing and delivering world class experiences, in an exciting and fast paced environment.When not in the office, Laura enjoys reading, eating out and walking her dog, Morris in North East London. Transcription:Kelly Molson: Welcome to Skip the Queue, a podcast for people working in, or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Kelly Molson. Each episode, I speak with industry experts from the attractions world.In today's episode, I speak with Laura Chiplin, Head of Visitor Attractions at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.We discuss the concept of a football club as an attraction, and how Spurs have taken the visitor attraction concept to a whole new level. If you like what you hear, subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue.Kelly Molson: Laura, thank you so much for coming on the podcast today. I'm really excited to chat with you.Laura Chiplin: Thank you so much for having me. I'm really excited to be talking to you too.Kelly Molson: Well, I'll be very kind with the icebreaker questions, I think.Laura Chiplin: I hope so.Kelly Molson: Don't worry. Okay, so start with this one. If you could take three things to a desert island, what would they be?Laura Chiplin: Ooh, I would take sun cream, because I don't want to get a sunburn. Very important. Maybe a barbecue, so I can cook some nice fish. I don't think I'd be that good at making a barbecue on my own. I probably wouldn't last very long at all, but I could, lying there, a bit of fish on the barbecue. What would my final thing be? A good book, a really long book, so it will take a long time to read.Kelly Molson: A long book that could read over, and over, and over again and not get bored.Laura Chiplin: Exactly, yeah. That's on my list.Kelly Molson: Now I've got this picture of you hunting for fish as well, with like a spear. Strong woman.Laura Chiplin: Yeah, absolutely. That's definitely the vibe I'm going for.Kelly Molson: Good, okay. If you could choose a talent to grow and to develop, what would you most like to learn?Laura Chiplin: Actually, this one's quite topical. So at the weekend, my brother and I made some curtains. And when I say we did it together, he mainly did it. He's very talented, he can really turn his hand to anything. But now having made the curtains, I know I need to make other blinds and curtains. So I think having a practical skill, like sewing or something like that, actually it's nice because you can help other people, it's something can do yourself. It's quite mindful as well, if all goes well. Something like that, I think would be quite good. And curtains are also very expensive, so that's also another positive.Kelly Molson: They are really expensive, phenomenally expensive. I really like that you picked that one, because that's one of my goals this year is to learn how to use the very beautiful sewing machine that is sitting up in my spare room, just looking pretty and not getting a lot of action.Laura Chiplin: We'll have to learn together.Kelly Molson: We can be accountability partners on that one. All right, noted. Have you ever been mistaken for somebody famous?Laura Chiplin: Oh, don't. When I worked at the Barbican, the guys always used to take the mick out of me and said I look like Celine Dion, which I absolutely do not look like Celine Dion. I love her, absolutely love her. She's brilliant, obviously some great tunes, but she is quite a bit older than me. And I'm not sure we look like each other, but yeah, my old colleagues at the Barbican can had a bit of a running joke with that one. I do love karaoke as well, and singing, so that was probably part of it.Kelly Molson: There's a bit of a link there then. You are very fresh faced, she is considerably older than you. But there is a little touch there, I would say there is a touch of Celine there.Laura Chiplin: Yeah, okay. I slightly walked into that one.Kelly Molson: Thank you for sharing. What's your unpopular opinion, then?Laura Chiplin: Oh, my unpopular opinion is fruit in puddings. If it's got fruit, in my mind, it should not be a pudding. Pudding should be chocolate, meringue, cream. I don't want to see any fruit inside.Kelly Molson: Not even an apple crumble?Laura Chiplin: I knew you were going to ask this. So apple crumble is only acceptable, if the ratio of apple to crumble is like 25% apple and 75% crumble. And then like a hundred percent cream on top of that.Kelly Molson: Very specific ratios there.Laura Chiplin: There's no thin crumble toppings, I'm not into that. It's like a very thin layer of apple, and then hell of a lot of crumbleKelly Molson: And really it's all about the cream, in all honesty.Laura Chiplin: Absolutely, yeah.Kelly Molson: All right, thank you. I would love to know what people feel about the whole fruit in pudding scenario. I'm probably with you, because mine's a chocolate brownie. That's the best pudding.Laura Chiplin: Yeah. Anything chocolate, I'm more than happy. I'm up for that.Kelly Molson: Good. Excellent, thank you for sharing. I want to talk about today, the concept of a football club as a visitor attraction. Now listeners, you'll know that I am a big Tottenham fan, so I'm really excited that I've got Laura in from Spurs today. And I think we've all become quite accustomed to stadiums having stadium tours, and that's pretty much the norm for a football club. But Spurs have taken the visitor attraction concept to a whole new level, and I want you to tell us about it today. So, can you share with us the experiences that Tottenham now offer as a visitor attraction?Laura Chiplin: Yeah, absolutely. So as you mentioned, stadium tours, which are something that happen in many stadiums across the UK and the world. So, we have a stadium tours program here, so we offer a number of stadium tours. But our main one, which most visitors will go on, will take them through some of the key areas of the stadium, so really go behind the scenes and get to see the places that they would never normally get to see, if they were coming on a match day. And those are mainly the player areas, so they would go into the first team dressing room, walk out the tunnel, pitch side, sit in the dugout. And also with this stadium, they would also go into custom built NFL facilities, explore some of our premium areas, and really get an overview of Tottenham Hotspur the club, but also Tottenham Hotspur the stadium. So, that's our stadium tour that we offer and deliver.Laura Chiplin: And you mentioned taking things to new heights, so this is very relevant for the Dare Skywalk. So, this is a new attraction which opened in August, 2020, so this really takes visitors on a different experience in the stadium. And people harness up, they clip on, and they go on a journey which takes them up to the roof of the stadium, across an apex which is 46.8 meters above the pitch. So it's clear glass, you can see the stadium below, and then onto a viewing platform which has amazing views out to London. Because we are in North London, a really different aspect of the city, and quite a wide panorama which is absolutely lovely. So visitors can have a drink there, a glass of champagne, a beer. And then our latest attraction is the Dare Skywalk Edge, which if visitors are feeling particularly brave, they can finish their Dare Skywalk experience by going over the edge, and descending on a controlled descent 42 meters to the South podium below.Kelly Molson: Crazy.Laura Chiplin: You've been, right?Kelly Molson: I have been, yes. We actually went in September, 2020, so during the pandemic, but at a point where we were all allowed out to do things. And we actually saw Jose that day, so he came out while we were up on top of the roof, he came out on the pitch and shouted up. I can't remember what they were saying, but people were shouting down at him and he was shouting up. So, it was incredible. It was such an organised experience, like everything felt very safe, everything felt very slick. And actually being on the roof of your football stadium was mad. I could look down and see where my season ticket seat was. Yeah, it was just a really crazy experience. Like you say, part of it, looking at the views of North London and then into London, far across London was pretty spectacular, actually. Yeah, where did the idea come from to do this?Laura Chiplin: So, I guess Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is home to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, but it's much more than just a football stadium. It's host to other sporting and entertainment events. So the stadium is the London home to the NFL, so it's the only stadium outside of North America that's been specifically designed for American football. So we've got custom-built NFL spaces, locker rooms. And we actually have two pitches, so we have a grass football playing surface, which then slides out, and underneath there's an NFL artificial surface below. So, we've got a partnership with the NFL that they will play at least two of their London games here for over a 10 year period. We've already hosted a major boxing event, we've got rugby coming later this year, we've got concerts coming later this year. So, it's already been announced that Lady Gaga and Guns N' Roses will be playing in the summer.Laura Chiplin: So, it's really a multipurpose sports and entertainment venue, and a new landmark in London. And I think that's where the idea of the Skywalk and the attractions, they really support and tie into that idea of it being a London venue, that's host to major events, and is also open and activated throughout the year. So, it's not just on traditional football match days, which there's 25 days a year, and there's a lot more that we can be doing with the stadium. So, it's about activating the stadium throughout the year, and it's about bringing people to Tottenham and the local area, creating new opportunities.Laura Chiplin: And also we're engaging with, and connecting with new people beyond our fan base. So, you could argue that the stadium tour is perhaps more aligned to her football fans, which of course it is, but there are lots of interesting elements about our stadium, the architecture, the design, the technology. But especially with something like the Dare Skywalk, we do see it as, it's an attraction within London. And you can come and enjoy amazing views of London, it's adventurous, there's lots of things that it ticks. So yes, of course it's for our fans, but also it's beyond, and helping us to engage with new audiences as well.Kelly Molson: Yeah, I love that idea. I think that the idea that a football stadium, if you are a fan, I think obviously if you're a Tottenham fan, these are a attractions that you want to go and visit, you want to be able to take part in. But as a football fan, the stadium is a huge draw. It is a phenomenal piece of engineering, it is beautiful, the facilities are incredible. I think anyone that has an interest in football would love to go there and to be able to see that. So, that must be a draw for some of the stadium tours. What was interesting is when we were on the tour, there were actually two Arsenal fans.Laura Chiplin: Exactly.Kelly Molson: Which was like, oh, okay. They kept it quiet for a while, and then told us when we were at the top. But from their opinion, they wanted to come and see... It wasn't necessarily about the football stadium, it was about the attraction and being able to take something fun.Laura Chiplin: Exactly, yeah, definitely. We welcome anyone, no matter what team they support. Obviously it's quite fun, have some fun with anyone who supports our North London rivals. But that's exactly it, it's about an attraction in London, a fun thing to do, things with families, couples, there's lots of different people that we're trying to attract.Kelly Molson: That's brilliant. What were the biggest challenges in getting those attractions up and running? Obviously from a health and safety point of view, I can imagine that that conversation was like, "We've got this idea about taking people up on the roof, and then dangling them over the side. How do you feel about it?"Laura Chiplin: Yeah, exactly. I guess the biggest challenges, firstly, just going back to the stadium tour, so we opened a stadium tour in July, 2019 and the stadium opened in March, 2019. So it was an exceptionally busy time at the club, not only were we opening a new attraction experience, but we were opening a brand new stadium, so it was a rapidly expanding team. We'd been at White Hart Lane, capacity of 36,000. The club had been playing at Wembley, and then we were opening the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium, which has a capacity of over 62,000 and it's a multipurpose venue.Laura Chiplin: So, the first priority was obviously to open the stadium, to have Spurs return to playing, and fans return to being at home. So what we needed to do as an attractions team, was to develop and open the tour experience against this backdrop. So, much of our planning was when the stadium was still a construction site, there were thousands of trades working on the stadium a day, it was so, so busy. But what we really wanted to do, was there was so much momentum and it was such an exciting time at the club, so we worked with our colleagues to be involved in that momentum. And how could we get involved in the match day experiences?Laura Chiplin: One of the key things the club wanted to deliver with this new stadium was an unrivaled fan experience, and that's what we want to do, an unrivaled fan guest experience on the visitor attraction. So, much of the things that we did when we were setting up, were also aligned with the opening of the stadium. So for example, part of that, we delivered our Spurs Way training to a wide range of people who would be working on a match day. I'm talking people who do sniffer dog patrols, to catering, to retail, and the attractions were very much a part of that. So, that meant that we could be involved with the approach for the stadium, and make sure there was that cohesion and consistency across what we were doing.Laura Chiplin: And then on the other side, we also needed to make sure we could actually deliver something with a moving timeline, and work out what we could open realistically, that matched the ambition that delivered a great thing for our guests, and for our visitors and fans. So, we decided to open with a guided stadium tour, and really tell the story of Tottenham and the stadium through people when we first opened. So, that enabled us to incorporate with obviously the focus of opening the stadium, and then deliver the first of the attractions quite quickly after that. And then we knew we would develop them further on.Laura Chiplin: And then with the opening of the Skywalk, so all of this was incorporated into the design of the stadium, which is obviously great because we're not retrofitting everything, it's all very much part of the stadium build. So, a lot of those conversations began 10 years ago before I was at the club. So that was very much, that was intrinsically part of the stadium build and design, which obviously always helps.Laura Chiplin: I guess, really the biggest challenge from our side, was that we ended up doing a lot of the last four months, yeah, four month period, we were doing it in a lockdown. Because as I've mentioned with the dates, where we've all tried to slightly block out of our minds, we opened the Dare Skywalk at the end, very end of August, 2020. I think we opened it on the 31st of August, that was our first public day. So, much of the things that when you are mobilising a new attraction, that come in that last three to four months, they're very much the onsite, the people, the recruitment, testing, training, all of those things. And that ended up having to be done within the national lockdown, and a very strict national lockdown, as was right of course at the time. But not work from home if you can, it was like everyone was working from home.Laura Chiplin: So, we were already very much on the journey in terms of when we were going to open the Skywalk, and then the pandemic happened. So we moved the timeline slightly, it was probably about six, maybe six to eight weeks from what we had originally planned. Obviously you never normally plan to open a new attraction the last day of August, but yeah, we decided that we were still going to open it, and open it when it was safe and we were allowed to do so from a government perspective, and also when we were ready. So, that was the biggest challenge. Loads of people have talked about pandemic challenges on this podcast, and just generally of course, it was a very challenging time. But especially with such a physical attraction, where people are coming and doing an activity, yeah, it brought new challenges.Kelly Molson: Oh, I can only imagine how challenging that was. It's interesting though, because it wasn't delayed as much as I thought it was, only six to eight weeks actually. I would have thought, oh, it was going to be months and months and months where you had to keep pushing back. But in the grand scheme of things, that doesn't sound too bad. What were the reactions from visitors, when they were able to come? Was there a pent up demand, because you'd been talking about it for so long?Laura Chiplin: Yeah. The reaction was really fantastic, feedback has been really, really positive. The funny thing for us, is that we've been open since the end of August, 2020, but we've never actually done a full year of operation, so that's the difference. And it's like the stadium's been open three years, but we don't have three years worth of experience, because it's been such a fragmented time within that period. We opened in August, we had a good September, then I think October was good. Then we got to the end of October, half term, and then I think we went into the circuit breaker lockdown for November. We then reopened for a bit in December, and then we ended up closing. And then we had that, I think at the time we thought, oh, maybe it's like a month lockdown. And then of course it ended up, I think being until around April.Laura Chiplin: And we could open the skywalk earlier, because it's an outdoor traction, so that was a positive, so we were able to get people through. But yeah, the initial reaction and the reaction we've had subsequently, feedback's been really positive, which is great. But it's also on the flip side, we are now I feel in a period where we've had like a good run at things, but we've kind of missed out that first bit that you would normally get with something new, where you're tweaking and perfecting in the traditional sense. Whereas we were tweaking and perfecting. Right, outdoor attractions. Okay, so this is outdoor, but some of our elements are inside. How do we re-look at that to bring them in line, make sure everyone's safe and things?Laura Chiplin: But actually, in doing that, we have slightly changed the flow of things, that they actually work better. So we're, of course, obviously looking to constantly improve, constantly tweak, constantly monitoring customer feedback, net promoter scores, Trip Advisor feedback, all of those kinds of traditional things that you would think. But also then having the pandemic side within it as well.Kelly Molson: That's really interesting. So, do you think that the kind of stop start challenges that you've had, have actually helped in some way, by making you step back and refine it maybe quicker than you would have?Laura Chiplin: Yeah. I guess if we were to take a positive, which I'm always happy to try to have a positive, yes. I think it was obviously very challenging at that time trying to work out. But yeah, I think subsequently we probably have made some tweaks and small updates to the overall visitor flow and operation, which probably worked better, that had we not been forced into that situation they may not have arisen. So yeah, probably a small few things like that.Kelly Molson: There's always a positive, isn't there?Laura Chiplin: Exactly. I'm desperate to find a silver lining in anything.Kelly Molson: I like to find that spin as well. And so, I can remember when we came on our visit, and there was certain hashtags that we could upload our pictures and social media and stuff too, which we did, we loved to get involved. How much has digital and social media played a role in the marketing of that attraction?Laura Chiplin: Yeah, hugely. We haven't done any out of home marketing yet, and that was really a decision at the time, because why would you do that when people aren't necessarily traveling in the normal way? So yeah, digital and social were hugely important. We also had a really great launch, which our PR team did, and working with influencers, and key people on social media, and also digital channels to make sure that we could get the message out there, launch it, so that was really fantastic. We always want people to review us on Trip Advisor and share their experiences there. That's a huge thing for us, because obviously with attractions it's so vital, people finding new things to do.Laura Chiplin: And especially because of the situation that we've been in, there's obviously a huge market that missing, and that's the international market. And at the beginning, the pandemic and that time, actually people were wanting to go and do things outside of London, and outside of the city. And that was also a concern, especially with the attractions and venues in London, that actually people were going to stay away because they wanted to go to seaside locations, countryside. So yeah, that was really important. And that's something that we're building on, and making sure that we can build on, and again expand to new audiences. So we also used a lot of our own channels at that time as well, and we're really lucky that we've got such a fantastic fan base that we can talk to. And we do have a lot of internal channels that we can use. So that along with digital and social, was a key thing that the marketing teams focused on. And now we're looking to take that, to develop that even further.Kelly Molson: Yeah. So I guess now that we're seeing people starting to come back, there's more opportunity to start looking at that international market, and really getting new people through the doors.Laura Chiplin: Yeah, absolutely.Kelly Molson: What about people coming back? Because this is always a thing with repeat visitors. So an attraction like a theme park, there's annual passes that you can purchase. You might take your kids to that every couple of months depending on where you live, if you're located to it. How do you keep these attractions current, and how do you keep people coming back to do return visits?Laura Chiplin: Yeah. It's so important to keep the attractions current, and it's something that we very much focus on. So talking about stadium tours for a bit, so as I mentioned, we opened with a guided stadium tour, but it was always our ambition that we would go to a multimedia guide option. But guided tours perform very well with focus groups, and they perform very well based on feedback. Customers really like guided tours, but it's how we could take those elements and use more of multimedia, the technology that we have in the stadium to help bring in the story to life even further? And also offer more flexibility, and also more personal experiences for our customers, that was something that was really important to us.Laura Chiplin: So, we've already done quite a lot of updates to our stadium tour just in that time period, and we have a program of work scheduled to make sure that we can keep things current, keep things fresh. It's really important for us that we can keep using new technologies that are coming out, that maybe we already have in the stadium, or that are perhaps more traditionally attractions focused that we can bring in. We are lucky that we have lots of brilliant spaces in the stadium, and actually to do a whole tour of the stadium, we'd probably be here for about five hours. But it's how we can bring in different areas on the route that people haven't seen before, add new things in, and also looking at certain periods where we might open a space during the summer period, or tying into things like that. So, that's really important for us.Laura Chiplin: And then on the Skywalk, so we started with the Skywalk Roof Walk Experience, which I've mentioned. And then the Edge, which is the controlled descent element that opened in summer last year, so we've already added onto the experience within that time. And we're looking at ways in which we can, I guess, use the space that's up there. You've been up there yourself, but for people who haven't, there's actually quite a large viewing platform, so that would really lend itself to events or pop up things, so that we can incorporate things within that experience that are perhaps a bit different.Laura Chiplin: And then the other things we are looking at is just how we talk about, and also market the different climb experiences. So for example, coming on a day like today, which actually would be a perfect day, because it's such a nice sunny day with a blue sky. But coming on a day like today, versus coming in the evening, when it's sunset or the stars are out. So, it's how we talk about those different experiences, because it's a different element. Or coming on a match day, so the Dare Skywalk is open up to two hours before kickoff. So as you said, when you came you actually saw the manager at the time, which was a real treat. And it's not saying that, obviously we don't have that every day, but if you come on a match day, obviously that is a completely different experience, and there's lots of activity happening in and around the stadium. Both in the exterior with people arriving, but also when you're looking down into the pitch, that's a different element, as opposed to a day like today where it's probably a bit more calm and quiet down there.Kelly Molson: It was super windy the day that we came as well. I've got this video of me, and my hair is like.Laura Chiplin: That's just part of the experience.Kelly Molson: Yeah, it was great. It was good fun.Laura Chiplin: Even more adrenaline.Kelly Molson: I'm thinking weddings on the roof. That is a lovely big space up there with the beautiful views. I'm thinking weddings up there.Laura Chiplin: Well, we've had quite a few proposals, which is lovely. So yeah, and again with those personalised experiences, so we do proposal packages for people that really want to take that proposal to the next level, no pun intended. But yeah, we have had quite a few up there, which is really lovely, and also a few in the stadium as well. But we are licensed for weddings up there, so if anyone's interested.Kelly Molson: Yeah. I'm glad that this is going out after I've just got married, because I'm pretty sure that would have been on Lee's list of venues to do the wedding at. And I love Tottenham, don't get me wrong. Just not sure if I'd want to get married up there.Laura Chiplin: A climbing suit and a wedding dress.Kelly Molson: It's not a good look for me. Too windy, it would mess up my hair. So, what's next? Are there any more exciting plans for different attractions, or anything new that's coming that you can share with us?Laura Chiplin: Yeah, so there are some new things coming. Probably not that I can say right now, but we are looking at a number of new attractions that we could add into our existing experiences. We're also going to be launching later this year, technical tours. So these are quite detailed and specific, but they will give customers another kind of view of the stadium, and really focus on the technical capabilities, the design, the architecture. So, it would take people underneath the pitch pocket, underneath the pitch, so to really get a completely different perspective. So, we're really looking at how we can bring in different interests, again, attract different audiences that perhaps wouldn't necessarily come to go in the dressing room, but they're very interested in the architecture and the design of the stadium. And then yeah, with the Skywalk, as I say, looking at how we can use that space on the roof and how we can incorporate different things into there, to give different experiences to our visitors.Kelly Molson: Love it. I'm very excited to see how these new things develop. I do probably need to come back, and be brave, and dangle myself over the side of the building as well. Because that wasn't open when we came, so that was my excuse for not doing it.Laura Chiplin: You absolutely do.Kelly Molson: Oh God, I don't know. I don't know. I'm actually not that great with heights, but I did feel very safe and secure up there, so I was okay.Laura Chiplin: If I can do it, you can do it.Kelly Molson: Have you done it?Laura Chiplin: Yeah.Kelly Molson: Oh, you've got to test them all, of course.Laura Chiplin: Of course. Yeah, no, I couldn't possibly not do it. But I also would not naturally dangle myself off the side of Tottenham Hotspur stadium. But I have done it a couple of times, so yeah, you must come back and do it.Kelly Molson: That's something to tell, "What did you do at work today?" "Oh, just para-sailed down the side of the building. Standard day in the office."Laura Chiplin: Yeah, exactly. Just another day.Kelly Molson: I love it. Thank you for coming on and sharing. We're at the end of the podcast, and I always our guests, if they want to share a book that they love. Something that can be work related or just a personal book that they really love to share, what have you got for us?Laura Chiplin: So, I'm going down more a personal route. I do love self improvement, I call them self improvement books, but kind of mindset, and I'm really interested in those things. But I was thinking about it, and I was like, sometimes actually just reading a good novel, if you're feeling quite stressed, or you've got a lot on, sometimes just reading a good book can really take you out that headspace. And actually, that's always a good thing. So I really like the writer, David Nichols, so I really love The Understudy. I also really like it because David Nichols used to be an actor before he was a writer, and actually The Understudy is a bit... It's not autobiographical at all, but it does take a bit from, he was an understudy for a long time. And I guess from working in theatrebefore, I just really like that book.Laura Chiplin: And that led me to One Day, which you might have seen the film, you might have read the book. But One Day is a really beautiful book, in my opinion, to the point where I'll always pop into a charity shop, I love going into charity shops. And they'll often have it in there, because it was a such a best seller, for a pound or something. So I'll normally pick them up and then just give them to people, for a nice, "Have you read this book?" "No." "Oh, here it is." It's a nice thing to do.Kelly Molson: That's really lovely. That's such a nice thing to do, I think giving a book as a gift that you love is such a personal thing to share.Laura Chiplin: Yeah, so I've also kind of cheated because I've given you two things, two books. Sorry.Kelly Molson: Everyone does this, everyone blows my marketing budget on a weekly basis on this podcast. But thanks.Laura Chiplin: You just need to go to the charity shop.Kelly Molson: Yes.Laura Chiplin: I'll have a copy at home now. I was looking at my bookshelf last night, and I actually have two copies of One Day on there at the moment. So, I should just send you one.Kelly Molson: Well, there you go. So if you want to win Laura's book, as ever, if you go over to our Twitter account and you share this announcement, podcast announcement with the words, "I want Laura's book," she's going to send you that. I'll get her to send it directly to you.Laura Chiplin: I will.Kelly Molson: Thank you, you've saved my marketing budget. It's been so lovely to have you on today. Thank you so much for coming on and sharing. I didn't ask you though, are you actually a massive Tottenham fan?Laura Chiplin: I wasn't a Tottenham fan before I started working here. That's what I'll say, but I'm absolutely a Tottenham fan now.Kelly Molson: It's evolved, the love is there. Thanks so much for coming on, it's been great to chat to you.Laura Chiplin: Thank you so much for having me.Kelly Molson: Thanks for listening to Skip the Queue. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review. It really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter, for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions, that helps them increase their visitor numbers. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode, and more, over on our website, rubbercheese.com/podcast.

Fancy a trip down the rabbit hole? I know I do! On this week's solo episode I review the blockbuster exhibition from the V&A Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser. I'm a massive fan of anything the V&A does and this exhibition was no exception. I take you on a whistle-stop walkthrough of the exhibition, offering my open and honest opinion on what I loved and what I did not about the V&A's latest show. All opinions are my own and this visit was not sponsored in any way. Host: Jo McLaughlin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josarthistory/ Website: https://www.josarthistory.com/podcast V&A - Alice exhibition overview: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/inside-the-alice-curiouser-and-curiouser-exhibition V&A - VR Alice game: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/curious-alice-the-vr-experience V&A - Infinity Dress: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-infinity-dress-by-iris-van-herpen GQ Mag Tim Walker Alice: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/pirelli-2018-calendar Vogue Tim Walker: https://www.vogue.com/article/pirelli-calendar-2018-tim-walker Pierelli Calander: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirelli_Calendar Iris Van Herpen: http://www.irisvanherpen.com/ Alice in Wonderland history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland#Adaptations_and_influence History of the V&A: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_and_Albert_Museum Alice in Wonderland Opera/Ballet: https://www.roh.org.uk/productions/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-by-christopher-wheeldon

Brendan MacFarlane is a leading architect and co-founder of the Paris-based architectural firm Jakob + MacFarlane - a multidisciplinary architectural agency with a focus on environmental transition and digital culture. Jakob + MacFarlane are the initiators of the French chapter of ‘Architects Declare Climate & Ecological Emergency' – a network of architectural practices committed to addressing the climate and biodiversity emergency. They also recently won the C40 Reinventing Cities awards for their innovative, carbon-friendly projects, Living Landscape and The Energy Plug – both of which we speak about in this episode. Living Landscape is a new urban hub located in Reykjavik, Iceland. It will be the largest wooden building in Iceland and will house a local ecosystem of indigenous plants, local rocks and topographic surfaces. The space will also be home to a kindergarten, restaurant, greenhouses, office space and is designed to be an eco-systemic methodology for developing cities into the future. The Energy Plug is located in the northern suburb of Paris and is a reinvention of a former industrial site. Through a modular design, a reversible wooden extension and solar panels which are attached to the building, this site will become a self-sufficient producer of renewable energy, as well as being a centre for cultural events, scientific workshops, exhibitions and a place for start-ups, NGO's and industrial partners to test and share their solutions for clean energy, climate change and sustainable urban development. Jakob and MacFarlane also initiated an imaginary project called Tonga Above which rethinks the Tongan capital of tomorrow after it becomes inundated with rising sea levels due to climate change. As sea levels rise, a number of states within the Pacific Islands risk disappearing underwater. So, Jakob and MacFarlane, in partnership with the Tongan-based artist Uili Lousi, have proposed to create an urban landscape that would exist above the current Tongan capital and therefore prevent a mass relocation for citizens of Tonga. Other major projects by Jakob + MacFarlane include the Georges Restaurant at the Pompidou Centre, Paris, Orange Cube, Lyon, FRAC Centre, Orléans, and Euronews's global headquarters, Lyon. Jakob + MacFarlane's projects have been exhibited in museums around the world, including London's V&A Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Moscow's Museum of Architecture, Tokyo's Mori Art Museum and Pompidou Centre, Paris. If you'd like to see some of Jakob + MacFarlane's work, here are a few links to some the projects we spoke about in this episode: Living Landscape The Energy Plug Tonga Above And if you're interested learning more about Green Canvas, you can find us on our website. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Clive Russell is a prominent graphic designer and central part of the team behind Extinction Rebellion's brand identity, design toolkit and cover of Extinction Rebellion's official handbook – This Is Not A Drill. Since 2018, Extinction Rebellion's iconic font-type, colour scheme and striking graphics have helped catapult them into a global movement with hundreds of thousands of followers across the world. Along with co-founder Charlie Waterhouse, Clive Russell is the design director of This Ain't Rock'n'Roll, a full-service design agency for culture and social and ethical causes. Their work has been exhibited at institutions like The British Museum, The Design Museum, Tate Modern and the V&A Museum. If you'd like to see some of Clive's projects, here are a few links to some of his work:   This Ain't Rock'n'Roll Extinction Rebellion Design and Messaging Toolkit This is Not A Drill   And if you're interested in learning more about Green Canvas, you can find us on our website. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Photographers often wonder if their images are good enough for stock libraries and if they can earn money from their photography. On this week's episode which starts with a little rant from Kam (again), we speak to Clemency Wright who has worked with Getty Images, V&A Museum, Adobe Stock, World Vision, Save the Children, Hero Images, iStock, Alamy and The University of Nottingham amongst others. Clemency helps your images get found!  She guides us through stock libraries and how important the application of relevant, accurate and consistent keywords are to our images. We also discuss the importance of naming your images for your website to help it get found and you discovered. You may an incredible photographer but your images need to be found, once they've been found then you have a chance of selling them and start earning money. Mark completes the show with the fascinating topic of turning your images in to sound! Yes, it's true, your images contain sound!! If you want to find out more about Stock Libraries and naming your images correctly our guest Clemency can be contacted at; http://www.clemency.co.uk/ Check back every Thursday to be sure that you don't miss a single episode. Hit that subscribe/follow button so you don't miss out. Make sure you follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook. To get in touch please email chat@thephotographybar.co.uk.

Steph Wood is the co-curator of the Mary Quant exhibition setup at the V&A Museum in London and now travelling around the world. We discuss clothes, fashion, styling, how clothes can help date a photograph and how clothes reflect trends and empower people. Steph shares some of the personal stories from the Mary Quant exhibition. Plus tips on how to look after inherited garments including freezing garments and using paper sausages.

Anne Bancroft is a Senior Book and Paper Conservator at the V&A Museum in London. We discuss when to wear gloves when handling objects, what to do with books, papers and photographs you have inherited and how to ensure they are cared for appropriately and Anne has lots of tips to help you with your own objects. 

What does it mean for architecture to have character? Stewart and Allison are co-founders of Design With Company, who's work is interested in concepts that are shared between architecture and literature, including: narrative fictions, type, and character. The work has earned awards such as the Architecture Record Design Vanguard Award and the Young Architect’s Forum Award and has been featured in exhibitions such as the Chicago Architecture Biennial and Design Miami, as well as at the V&A Museum and Tate Modern in London.  Allison has lectured at institutions like MoMA in New York, the Vancouver Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Graham Foundation, and universities across the country and abroad. Stewart is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and an Associate Dean of the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts.  Mas Context 'Character' Issue

Marine Tanguy got one of her first tastes of art gallery management when she was just 21 years old, but she didn't like what she saw. She felt the traditional gallery model was "elitist" and didn't allow for works from all demographics. And so, she decided to change this by opening MTArt in 2015. It's an agency for up-and-coming artists, helping them pay for studios, showcase their work through public art installations, virtual galleries and commercial partnerships and find buyers. Young artists appear to like the idea: MTArt says that it reviews 200 portfolios every month in order to find the most innovative young talent. In June 2015, Tanguy founded MTArt Agency. Tanguy has stated she founded the company to provide a better supporting structure for artists outside the traditional gallery model. MTArt covers their artists’ studio costs, sells their works, implement cultural & commercial partnerships and offers their artists press exposure. In return, MTArt Agency gains commission on each piece the artist sells, and artists give one piece of art to the agency’s private collection each year. The agency reviews 200 portfolios of up-and-coming artists every month, with the value of the selected artists’ works growing on average 150% in value year-on-year. MTArt Agency currently has offices in London and Paris. Artists that are currently managed by MTArt Agency include French biodegradable mural artist Saype, French AI collective Obvious, David Aiu Servan Schreiber, Delphine Diallo, Amber Vittoria, Claire Luxton, Dejha Ti & Ania Catherine, Elisa Insua, Lauren Baker, Léo Caillard, Tiffany Bouelle, Leno Dothan, Jennifer Abessira, Ben Cullen Williams, Jesu Moratiel, Ugur Gallenkus, Andreas Tyrimos and Asiko. As well as their investment in artists, MTArt Agency has also partnered with household brands including Aston Martin, Christie's, Chloé, the Mayor of London, Network Rail, the Louvre and the City of Paris on special projects. Tanguy is a member of the Thousand Network, the Creative Industries Federation, The Association of Women Art Dealers and The Association of Women in the Arts. Tanguy also serves as a young patron of the V&A Museum and has been appointed Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Tanguy has delivered two TedX talks; on how to transform cities with art (2017), and on how social media visuals affects our minds (2018). In 2018 Tanguy was a recipient of Forbes 30 under 30 Europe: Art and Culture. In 2019 Tanguy was announced as the face of a new campaign for French luxury fashion house Chloe Tanguy has been commissioned to write a book on The Visual Diet, due for publication in 2020. The Visual Diet campaign explores the themes of replacing typical social media visual consumption with enriched visual art content. Instagram: @marinetanguyart Host: Jamie Neale @jamienealejn Discussing rituals and habitual patterns in personal and work life. We ask questions about how to become more aware of one self and the world around us, how do we become 360 with ourselves? Host Instagram: @jamienealejn Podcast Instagram: @360_yourself Music from Electric Fruit Produced by Tom Dalby Composed by Toby Wright

Museums are the greatest storytellers. Through artefacts and objects we learn the truth about the past, about the lives of our ancestors, seen and unseen. The collections allow us to draw our own conclusions, to craft our own stories, and to explore narratives in ways that are deeply personal. In this episode, Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A Museum in London, sheds light on what he calls the “people's collection”. We learn to be adventurous when writing about objects, to view them as more than just props, and to appreciate the storytelling potential of the journeys they go on. After all, the things that adorn our lives are the windows to our souls - their meanings ebb and flow throughout the ages, and those intricate narratives are ours for the taking, to be explored and exploited. var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 56485265, backgroundColor: 'white', height: '600px', showSpeakers: true };

Andy Sewell’s first book The Heath was a winner of the International Photobook Award 2012 and is included in Martin Parr’s The Photobook: A History Vol. III.  His work is found in private and public collections including The V&A Museum, The MAST Foundation, The Museum of London, Columbia University Art Collection, Eric Franck Collection, The Hyman Collection and the National Media Museum. He was born in East London and grew up in the commuter belt north of the city, a place part rural and part suburban.   He now lives in East London again.  His work explores the permeable quality of the boundaries we put between things.  The Heath is about the paradox of a place managed to feel wild.  Something Like a Nest explores the gap between the countryside as an idea, somewhere often imagined and depicted as an escape from modernity, and the messier, enmeshed landscape we find there.  His latest book, Known and Strange Things Pass, just published by Skinnerboox, looks at the cables carrying the Internet across the Atlantic and costal locations they link.  Exploring, in these places where the digital network is concentrated, a literal and metaphorical entwining of worlds we think of as separate - the ocean and the Internet, the close and the distant, the physical and the virtual, what we think of as natural with the cultural and technological.   Andy’s work is defined by the relationships created between pictures.  It is driven by a fascination with the contradictory quality of seeing – the feeling that as we look closer at things they become more lucid, more themselves, and yet, and at the same time, more entangled, unknowable, and mysterious.   On episode 139, Andy discusses, among other things:His new book, Known and Strange Things PassHaving two bodiesThe importance of chanceNoticing what’s thereResearching the projectThe feeling of embodiment from being in waterHis Previous book, Something Like a NestFirst book, The HeathReferenced:Hyperobjects by Timothy MortonSeamus HeaneyHiroshi Sugimoto  Website | Instagram | Twitter“As I grew up, I was taught the more closely you see something, the more you know about it. The more data we have on it, the less mysterious it becomes. I find the opposite is true. The closer you look at stuff the more mysterious, the more entangled it becomes.”

Balls: Beatie Wolfe interviews 'first lady of rock 'n roll' Suzi Quatro about breaking down barriers and rewriting the rules for women in a male-dominated rock culture. Listen to this show that takes you from Elvis to Leather Tuscadero via the power of limitless swagger.Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary” (Vice) Beatie Wolfe explores the power of music across Space, Science, Art, Health, Film & Technology by talking to the leading luminaries in each field from Nobel Prize winners to multi-platinum producers and hearing the music that has most impacted them, their “Orange Juice for the Ears”. Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation and held an acclaimed solo exhibition at the V&A Museum.Suzi Quatro’s Orange Juice for the EarsFirst song that imprinted? “Don’t be Cruel” by Elvis PresleyFirst album that shaped who you are? (plus which song to play) "Stuck Inside of Mobile (with the Memphis Blues Again)" by Bob Dylan - from Blonde on BlondeThe music you would send into Space? “Pathetique” by BeethovenSong you would have at your memorial? “When I Fall in Love” by Nat King ColeAlbum you would pass onto your kids? (plus which song to play) “Rosie” by Jackson Browne - from Running on EmptyThe show opens with “Can the Can” by Suzi Quatro.This episode of Orange Juice for the Ears first aired live on LA’s dublab radio but is also available as a podcast. This show was Mastered by Dean Hovey. For rights reasons, the music in this podcast version is shorter than in the original broadcast.

Identity: Beatie Wolfe interviews artist and activist Gregg Deal whose work deals with indigenous identity and pop culture, touching on issues of race relations, historical consideration, and stereotype. Listen to this show that takes you from the roots of punk rock to performance art like “The Last American Indian on Earth” via the thread of disrupting spaces. Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary” (Vice) Beatie Wolfe explores the power of music across Space, Science, Art, Health, Film & Technology by talking to the leading luminaries in each field from Nobel Prize winners to multi-platinum producers and hearing the music that has most impacted them, their “Orange Juice for the Ears”. Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation, and held an acclaimed solo exhibition at the V&A Museum.Gregg Deal’s Orange Juice for the EarsFirst song that imprinted? “Ohio” by Crosby, Still, Nash and YoungFirst album that shaped who you are? (plus which song to play) - “Low Self Opinion” by Rollins Band - from End of SilenceThe music you would send into Space? “Sex and Violence” by the ExploitedSong you would have at your memorial? “Hurt” by Johnny CashAlbum you would pass onto your kids? (plus which song to play) “Waiting Room” by Fugazi - from 13 SongsThe show first aired live on LA’s dublab radio but is also available as a podcast. This podcast was Mastered by Dean Hovey. For rights reasons, the music in this podcast version is shorter than in the original broadcast.

Concentrated: In light of what is going on in the world right now, Beatie Wolfe wanted to create a selection of some of her favorite inspiring stories from her Orange Juice for the Ears guests to date about rising to adversity, finding balance within the chaos, reconnecting to what matters and weathering the many storms of life.During this special you'll hear Beatie Wolfe in conversation with CNN’s multiple award-winning global correspondent Sara Sidner; Sea Shepherd Captain & Board Member Peter Hammarstedt; Austrian sound inventor (of the ubiquitous Intel bong) & HealthTunes founder Walter Werzowa; author, producer, business owner & international drummer Queen Cora (with Prince for over 5yrs & Beyoncé for 3yrs) and Grammy/Tony/Emmy winning songwriter and Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Allee Willis.Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary” (Vice) Beatie Wolfe explores the power of music across Space, Science, Art, Health, Film & Technology by talking to the leading luminaries in each field from Nobel Prize winners to multi-platinum producers and hearing the music that has most impacted them, their “Orange Juice for the Ears”. Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation, and held an acclaimed solo exhibition at the V&A Museum.Tracks played during this Orange Juice for the Ears compilation:“Rainbow Connection” by Kermit, a song that reminds Beatie Wolfe of Sara Sidner because of how they first connected at the LA Times NewStory festival“Think About Your Troubles” by Harry Nilsson (from the animated movie The Point), a song that reminds Beatie Wolfe of Sea Shepherd Captain Peter Hammarstedt“True Love Will Find You In The End” by Daniel Johnston, a track Beatie Wolfe most associates with Walter Werzowa“Purple Rain” (live at the Superbowl) by Prince, a track Beatie Wolfe most associates with Queen Cora as she was performing with him at this historic halftime show“(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding, a track Beatie Wolfe most associates with Allee Willis as Allee was sitting on the dock of the bay when Redding’s plane crashedThe show closes with the track Allee Willis chose to play at her memorial, “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire, although sadly that time came much sooner than the world would have wishedThe show first aired live on LA’s dublab radio but is also available as a podcast. This podcast was Mastered by Dean Hovey. For rights reasons, the music in this podcast version is shorter than in the original broadcast.

Rhythm: Beatie Wolfe interviews author, producer, business owner, and international drummer Queen Cora (with Prince for over 5yrs and Beyoncé for 3yrs) about the power of patterns and being a multi-dimensional creative. Listen to this dublab radio show that takes you from visual journaling to living out those dreams via the thread of life’s upbeats and downbeats. Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary” (Vice) Beatie Wolfe explores the power of music across Space, Science, Art, Health, Film & Technology by talking to the leading luminaries in each field from Nobel Prize winners to multi-platinum producers and hearing the music that has most impacted them, their “Orange Juice for the Ears”. Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation and held an acclaimed solo exhibition at the V&A Museum.Queen Cora’s Orange Juice for the EarsFirst song that imprinted? “Simple Pleasures” by Bobby McFerrinFirst album that shaped who you are? “Think (About It)” by Lyn Collins - from Think (About It)The music you would send into Space? “What About” by Queen CoraThe song you would have at your memorial? “I Am Light” by India Arie The album you would pass onto your kids? “Birdland” by Quincey Jones - from Back on the Black The show opens with “Purple Rain” (live at the Superbowl) by Prince, a track Beatie Wolfe most associates with Queen Cora as she was performing with him at this historic halftime show. The show first aired live on LA’s dublab radio but is also available as a podcast. This podcast was Mastered by Dean Hovey. For rights reasons the music in this podcast version is shorter than in the original broadcast.

Susan Young continues discussing her Sewover50 blog post about the community's discussion about your fabric purchases. This episode goes into weighing up purchasing long lasting plastic-based fabrics against ‘natural’ fibres. Susan refers to her review of the Fashioned from Nature exhibit that took place at the V&A Museum exhibit a few years ago. We then discuss reduce, reuse, recycle. Make sure you read The Golden Thread-how fabric changed history by Kassia St Clair.

I am very delighted to say that this week I am joined by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, an award-winning French composer based in London, whose CV includes commissions for the V&A Museum, an HBO short film as well as  drama and documentaries for BBC Radio 4 and The Guardian. She has also composed the film scores for the romantic drama Only You, which is currently available on Netflix and the upcoming film Rocks, which will be released in UK cinemas on the 10th April. It was a really eye-opening discussion, in terms of hearing about all the different layers that go into a composition - from conceptual to intellectual to technical, and Emilie makes some really interesting points about why women composers aren’t getting equal opportunities, and also how this might be remedied. We also talk about the experience of hearing her work on the big screen, and the difficulty of finding studio space to record in.  It’s worth mentioning that we were recording at the BFI Southbank and towards the end you can hear rehearsals for a screening accompanied by a live score, which I thought was actually serendipitous.  Emilie is also an artist on Spotify, so I implore you to go and listen to her music after you’ve heard our interview.  This is episode 42 of Best Girl Grip.  

People pleasing is a big issue for many people and I know that was a huge part of what led to my break down. Feeling like I could never say no to anyone and that I had to keep everyone happy was a real issue so I was over the moon when Ryan said he would love to discuss people pleasing for his episode.Ryan Lanji is a Fashion & Art Curator, his curatorial direction on shows, PR events, collaborations and launches have led to global recognition in fashion and art alike, bringing together some of the biggest names across the industry, including Nick Knight, Gilbert & George, Vidal Sassoon and Mary Katrantzou. More recently curating 'Conservation Couture: The Animal Ball Collection' at the V&A Museum, it featured over forty fashion houses including Chloe, Burberry, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and Thierry Mugler. Alongside his work in fashion and art he is the Cultural Producer of Hungama, East London’s Queer Bollywood hip hop night. Hungama translates to 'chaos' and although Ryan’s music selection may be chaotic, he wanted to create the exact opposite… a safe space allowing queer South Asian people the chance for their culture and sexuality to seamlessly co-exist within a club night.During this installment of #tiwik we seem to cover a lot! From coming out to parents who at the time didn’t understand, to dropping out of school to follow your dreams. We discuss chance encounters and how they can change the direction of your life and how pleasing our parents can lead to never fully actualising who we are at our core. The conversation drifts through community and music, to juggling multiple projects and skills where you’re expected to be everything to everyone, to working for free to create and build your dream. We chat cancelling your diary to create space, the fear of loss, rejection and hiding from people in the cinema just to get some peace! “Everytime you people please you lose a bit of yourself.” so hopefully through listening to this episode you can gain a bit of yourself back. EPISODE INFO AND LINKS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mslanji/https://www.instagram.com/hungama_ldn/ USEFUL LINKS:If you need help with your mental health, please reach out to get help. There are amazing charities where you can find help:Samaritans  - Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair. Call for free on 116 123 - 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Website:  https://www.samaritans.org Mind - Charity for better mental health https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/depression/#.XclfYZL7TOQSwitchboard - For over 45 years, Switchboard’s volunteers have been answering millions of UK calls, talking to LGBT+ people who need someone with empathy and insight. https://switchboard.lgbt/Stonewall  - https://www.stonewall.org.uk/ABOUT THE SHOWTIWIK is a love letter to my younger self. A conversation about all the things we were told not to talk about. A sharing of knowledge, emotions and laughs. A potential handbook (or the audio equivalent) on how to master your mental health and fall back in love with yourself!Nothing is off limits. We talk about everything from dating, suicide and mental health through to make up, skin care, magic and spirituality. It's all the things I wish I'd known when I was younger so hopefully me and my guests will save you some heartache, provide some laughs, and inspire you to try something new helping you to grow from the inside out.Join the conversation by tagging @welfordwellbeing on:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/welfordwellbeingFB - https://www.facebook.com/welfordwellbeingusing the hashtag #tiwikFor more information on Welford Wellbeing check out www.welfordwellbeing.com You can listen and follow on:Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0q3RxJ6fRED4oBoCpwPukV?si=TR-87oDDS9Os-Rern07bGg Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/things-i-wish-id-known/id1479344250or check out https://www.welfordwellbeing.com/tiwikpodcast for more information 

9 September 2019 - 18:00 pm - 19:30 pm Anatomy Museum, King's College London, 6th floor, King's Building, Strand, London WC2R 2LS Over the past twenty years, a growing number of countries have established national inquiries in relation to historic child abuse, encompassing investigations of abuse in residential institutions and foster-care, as well as abuse in the context of particular types of institution or specific child welfare programmes. Historical researchers have engaged with these inquiries in a range of different roles – as members of inquiry secretariats, consultants, expert witnesses and, in at least one case, as the director of a national inquiry (Prof Pirjo Markkola in Finland). This panel brings together speakers with a range of expertise across these different roles to explore what we can learn from a range of international examples about the relationship between historical research and child abuse enquiries. Amongst the questions to be explored in this session are: How important is historical knowledge for the setting of the remits and scope of inquiries? What are the challenges and limitations of using different kinds of historical material in child avuse inquiries? In what ways can inquiries succeed or fail as forms of public history in increasing public understanding of historic abuse? Speakers: Professor Pirjo Markkola (Tampere University and former director of the Finnish national child abuse inquiry) Professor Eoin O’Sullivan (Trinity College Dublin; his work with Mary Raftery on the history of abuse in Irish industrial schools led to the setting up of the Ryan Commission) Professor Johanna Sköld (Linköping University and former member of the secretariat for the Swedish Inquiry into Child Abuse and Neglect in Institutions and Foster Homes) Professor Shurlee Swain (Australian Catholic University and contributor of historical research to numerous abuse inquiries in Australia) Event organiser: Gordon Lynch is Michael Ramsey Professor of Modern Theology at the University of Kent. He has undertaken a range of research and public history projects in relation to the history of UK child migration programmes, including a national museum exhibition at the V&A Museum of Childhood and the musical project, The Ballads of Child Migration. He has served as an expert witness for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, and continues to serve in this capacity for the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.

9 September 2019 - 18:00 pm - 19:30 pm Anatomy Museum, King's College London, 6th floor, King's Building, Strand, London WC2R 2LS Over the past twenty years, a growing number of countries have established national inquiries in relation to historic child abuse, encompassing investigations of abuse in residential institutions and foster-care, as well as abuse in the context of particular types of institution or specific child welfare programmes. Historical researchers have engaged with these inquiries in a range of different roles – as members of inquiry secretariats, consultants, expert witnesses and, in at least one case, as the director of a national inquiry (Prof Pirjo Markkola in Finland). This panel brings together speakers with a range of expertise across these different roles to explore what we can learn from a range of international examples about the relationship between historical research and child abuse enquiries. Amongst the questions to be explored in this session are: How important is historical knowledge for the setting of the remits and scope of inquiries? What are the challenges and limitations of using different kinds of historical material in child avuse inquiries? In what ways can inquiries succeed or fail as forms of public history in increasing public understanding of historic abuse? Speakers: Professor Pirjo Markkola (Tampere University and former director of the Finnish national child abuse inquiry) Professor Eoin O’Sullivan (Trinity College Dublin; his work with Mary Raftery on the history of abuse in Irish industrial schools led to the setting up of the Ryan Commission) Professor Johanna Sköld (Linköping University and former member of the secretariat for the Swedish Inquiry into Child Abuse and Neglect in Institutions and Foster Homes) Professor Shurlee Swain (Australian Catholic University and contributor of historical research to numerous abuse inquiries in Australia) Event organiser: Gordon Lynch is Michael Ramsey Professor of Modern Theology at the University of Kent. He has undertaken a range of research and public history projects in relation to the history of UK child migration programmes, including a national museum exhibition at the V&A Museum of Childhood and the musical project, The Ballads of Child Migration. He has served as an expert witness for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, and continues to serve in this capacity for the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.

9 September 2019 - 18:00 pm - 19:30 pm Anatomy Museum, King's College London, 6th floor, King's Building, Strand, London WC2R 2LS Over the past twenty years, a growing number of countries have established national inquiries in relation to historic child abuse, encompassing investigations of abuse in residential institutions and foster-care, as well as abuse in the context of particular types of institution or specific child welfare programmes. Historical researchers have engaged with these inquiries in a range of different roles – as members of inquiry secretariats, consultants, expert witnesses and, in at least one case, as the director of a national inquiry (Prof Pirjo Markkola in Finland). This panel brings together speakers with a range of expertise across these different roles to explore what we can learn from a range of international examples about the relationship between historical research and child abuse enquiries. Amongst the questions to be explored in this session are: How important is historical knowledge for the setting of the remits and scope of inquiries? What are the challenges and limitations of using different kinds of historical material in child avuse inquiries? In what ways can inquiries succeed or fail as forms of public history in increasing public understanding of historic abuse? Speakers: Professor Pirjo Markkola (Tampere University and former director of the Finnish national child abuse inquiry) Professor Eoin O’Sullivan (Trinity College Dublin; his work with Mary Raftery on the history of abuse in Irish industrial schools led to the setting up of the Ryan Commission) Professor Johanna Sköld (Linköping University and former member of the secretariat for the Swedish Inquiry into Child Abuse and Neglect in Institutions and Foster Homes) Professor Shurlee Swain (Australian Catholic University and contributor of historical research to numerous abuse inquiries in Australia) Event organiser: Gordon Lynch is Michael Ramsey Professor of Modern Theology at the University of Kent. He has undertaken a range of research and public history projects in relation to the history of UK child migration programmes, including a national museum exhibition at the V&A Museum of Childhood and the musical project, The Ballads of Child Migration. He has served as an expert witness for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, and continues to serve in this capacity for the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.

9 September 2019 - 18:00 pm - 19:30 pm Anatomy Museum, King's College London, 6th floor, King's Building, Strand, London WC2R 2LS Over the past twenty years, a growing number of countries have established national inquiries in relation to historic child abuse, encompassing investigations of abuse in residential institutions and foster-care, as well as abuse in the context of particular types of institution or specific child welfare programmes. Historical researchers have engaged with these inquiries in a range of different roles – as members of inquiry secretariats, consultants, expert witnesses and, in at least one case, as the director of a national inquiry (Prof Pirjo Markkola in Finland). This panel brings together speakers with a range of expertise across these different roles to explore what we can learn from a range of international examples about the relationship between historical research and child abuse enquiries. Amongst the questions to be explored in this session are: How important is historical knowledge for the setting of the remits and scope of inquiries? What are the challenges and limitations of using different kinds of historical material in child avuse inquiries? In what ways can inquiries succeed or fail as forms of public history in increasing public understanding of historic abuse? Speakers: Professor Pirjo Markkola (Tampere University and former director of the Finnish national child abuse inquiry) Professor Eoin O’Sullivan (Trinity College Dublin; his work with Mary Raftery on the history of abuse in Irish industrial schools led to the setting up of the Ryan Commission) Professor Johanna Sköld (Linköping University and former member of the secretariat for the Swedish Inquiry into Child Abuse and Neglect in Institutions and Foster Homes) Professor Shurlee Swain (Australian Catholic University and contributor of historical research to numerous abuse inquiries in Australia) Event organiser: Gordon Lynch is Michael Ramsey Professor of Modern Theology at the University of Kent. He has undertaken a range of research and public history projects in relation to the history of UK child migration programmes, including a national museum exhibition at the V&A Museum of Childhood and the musical project, The Ballads of Child Migration. He has served as an expert witness for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, and continues to serve in this capacity for the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.

Courtney Blackman explores the ways in which creativity and an adventurous spirit have shaped her life and career - fashion, journalism, real estate, marketing, networking, tech and of course renovating a heritage listed opera house! Courtney is Head of PR & Marketing at YBF Ventures – Melbourne’s top startup hub for tech and innovation, Courtney looks after the company’s public-facing reputation and leads the internal and external communications teams. She is a member of YBF’s executive leadership team. Since starting at YBF, Courtney has put the YBF brand in front of millions of eyes via traditional marketing and editorial placements. In her first year, YBF reached 21,530,721 people via traditional media and 4,705,315 via social media. She designed, developed and currently oversees content production for three direct-email products and has increased direct communication by 1188%. Courtney and her team hosted over 400 events in 2018, most open to the wider tech ecosystem. Courtney manages the ongoing content strategy for YBF’s own news page, a YBF Medium account and YBF’s own YouTube channel and multiple social media platforms. Under her leadership the YBF marketing team has grown social media followers by over 8,000%, and in April of 2019 the company was awarded ‘Best Instagame’ by the Coworky Awards out of the States. YBF was also shortlisted for the 2019 Australian Small Business Champion Awards. Courtney has been active in pushing gender equality and produced Australia's first fintech awards celebrating women and cultural minorities in 2018 – the Lift Off Awards. The awards were supported by the Victorian Government, Lander & Rogers, Xero, Visa, ConsenSys, Vinomofo, Foreigner Brewing Co. and the British Consulate-General Melbourne. Prior to moving to Melbourne, Courtney was a London-based entrepreneur working in fashion and music. She founded and grew Forward PR, a media firm that became one of the most respected agencies in London working across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Courtney’s team secured coverage in tens of thousands of outlets (print, digital, television and radio) including Vogue, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, BBC – resulting in millions of pounds worth of equivalent advertising. Her team created and managed hundreds of events (catwalk shows in London and Paris, product and album launches, etc.); successfully aligned celebrities and influencers and negotiated numerous unique collaborations. Courtney was a board member of the Ethical Fashion Forum; a judge for the WGSN Global Fashion Awards, Scottish Fashion Awards and the Fashion Monitor Journalism Awards; a commentator for NBC's Today Show and a presenter for Fashion One Television. She was a regular guest lecturer at universities and even helped develop the PR program at Southampton Solent University. Courtney also founded, grew and ultimately sold London’s premier professional fashion networking club. As MD and Chairperson, she secured top names as event speakers – British Vogue Editor, Edward Enninful; male model, David Gandy; heiress and accessories guru, Lulu Guinness; and British GQ Editor, Dylan Jones; forged lasting partnerships with Swarovski, Condé Nast, Pulse Films and the V&A Museum and secured and maintained relationships with sponsors. She served as Producer for The Industry TV and Editor-in-Chief of its digital magazine. Personal interests include the arts. Outside of YBF Ventures, Courtney is the editor of a London-based men’s lifestyle magazine called Candid Magazine where she oversees a team of more than 12 global editors and contributors. The magazine features original content in the fields of arts, fashion, film, music and celebrity interviews. Courtney and her partner also spent thirteen years historically restoring and operating an opera house in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, and owned and operated a contemporary art gallery in the town. In the first quarter of 2019, the Lunenburg Opera House was sold to a society, which will carry on their original vision of being a beacon of the arts for Nova Scotia’s South Shore. linkedin.com/in/courtneyblackman www.ybfventures.com www.candidmagazine.com www.lunenburgoperahouse.com https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/lunenburg-opera-house-finds-new-owners-1.5112765   To find out about upcoming events organised by Melbourne Silicon Beach - Australia's fastest growing startup community - go to: https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Melbourne-Silicon-Beach/ Melbourne Silicon Beach is proudly sponsored by: Victory Offices http://bitly.com/VictoryOffices_SD   MYOB   http://bitly.com/MYOB_SD   Allied Legal   http://bitly.com/AlliedLegal_SD   Your host, Dan O'Grady can be found on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danogradysimpateco   and at simpateco.com.au   Intro & outro music by Dan O'Grady  

Beatie Wolfe has beamed her music into space, been designated a UN role model for innovation, done groundbreaking research on the power of music for people with dementia, created the world’s first live 360 AR ‘anti-stream’ from the quietest room on earth, and is the subject of new documentary commissioned by the Barbican directed by Ross Harris.    Beatie Wolfe is an Anglo-American singer songwriter with an acoustic indie rock sound. Described by GQ as "smoky captivating melodies” and by Highsnobiety as “timeless romantic song-craft, Wolfe's music pulls from the brooding poeticism of Leonard Cohen, the tender haunting melodies of Elliott Smith and often veers into Americana territory.” Wolfe's live show has been hailed as "breathtaking" (The New York Times) and “a profound delivery of depth and soul” (BBC)   Named by WIRED Magazine as one of "22 people changing the world,” Beatie Wolfe is at the forefront of pioneering new formats for music, which reunite tangibility, storytelling and ceremony to the album in this digital age. In this vein, Wolfe has created a series of world’s-first designs that bridge the physical and digital, including: a 3D vinyl for the palm of your hand; an intelligent album deck of cards; a wearable record jacket - cut by the tailor who dressed Bowie and Hendrix out of fabric woven with Wolfe’s music - and most recently the world's first live 360 AR stream from the quietest room on earth and a Space Beam via the Big Bang Horn Wolfe’s work has been featured in the world’s leading museums (including a major solo exhibition at the V&A Museum), festivals, conferences and received nominations across the music, tech and art fields. Forbes calls Wolfe "an Artist with a capital A" for mixing her music with art, technology and science and taking it to entirely new dimensions. Wolfe is also the co-founder of a “profound” (The Times) research project looking at the power of music for people living with dementia In this episode listen in as Alex Doman sits down with Beatie in her Los Angeles home to explore her story so far, and what is unfolding, including her new album with Linda Perry. Beatie shares why she believe music is important, and so much more…    You can catch Alex and Beatie presenting together on a panel on music and wellbeing moderated by BBC Music at the MUSIC x TECH Experience #MxT2019 in Dublin, Ireland October 10-11, 2019 where they will be joined by Austrian composer and producer Walter Werzowa, most famous for composing the “Intel bong” jingle.   #MxT2019 is a gathering of the world’s leading experts, from the established to the radical, highlighting new technologies in a changing global entertainment industry, where they explore how the dynamic between evolving consumer needs and the incorporation of the latest technological disruptions are continuously shaping the music industry of the future.    Beatie Wolfe https://beatiewolfe.com Advanced Brain Technologies/The Listening Program® http://advancedbrain.com Alex Doman http://alexdoman.com  MUSIC x TECH Experience https://www.beatvyne.com/mxt/ Follow Alex Doman alexdoman.com  Facebook  Instagram  Twitter LinkedIn  Follow Advanced Brain Technologies advancedbrain.com Facebook  Instagram  Twitter  LinkedIn YouTube Videos Alex’s TEDx Talk- Your Brain is Better on Music The Listening Program®- Your Brain is Better on Music Alex’s Book Healing at the Speed of Sound Contact info@advancedbrain.com Ph. 801-622-5676 Additional Links vitalneuro.com sleepgenius.com 

Please note that we had audio recording issues with this episode. We did our best in post-production, bug the audio quality is not up to our usual standards. We apologize. On this episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast, we're talking about elevating haberdashery with my guest, Carolyn Denham. Together, Carolyn and her husband Roderick Field are the owners of Merchant & Mills, a fabric, notions, and patterns company based in the UK. They founded the company in 2010 with the intention of bringing style and purpose to the overlooked world of sewing. Merchant & Mills products are stocked in retailers all over the world and the company has collaborated with London’s V&A Museum and with Alexander McQueen. The pair have published three books that aim to enable and inspire more people to find the satisfaction of simply making. Carolyn has a degree in fashion design and has worked in New York, Italy, and London. We had an issue with the sound quality on this episode. Carolyn has a fantastic story to tell so I hope you'll stick with it. +++++ Today’s show is sponsored by Hello Atelier, the podcast that takes you inside the artist’s studio. Join host Betsy Blodgett as she sits down with quilters, textile artists, ceramicists, painters and more many in their very own studios. Further immerse yourself in creative worlds by visiting www.helloatelier.org to see photos from their studio visits and links to each artist's work. Then, sign up for the Hello Atelier newsletter for bonus interviews with makers and entrepreneurs – past guests include While She Naps’ Abby Glassenberg! Hello Atelier is available on your favorite podcast app. Tune in to their latest episode with quilter Luke Haynes. If you like what you hear, please subscribe and give them a rating. +++++ Please note that this show used to be called the While She Naps podcast. The name has changed, but the content and host have stayed the same.   To get the full show notes for this episode, visit Craft Industry Alliance where you can learn more about becoming a member of our supportive trade association. Strengthen your creative business, stay up to date on industry news, and build connections with forward-thinking craft professionals. Meet with show host, Abby Glassenberg, each month for our Craft Business Roundtable, get access to courses and webinars taught by industry leaders, and much more.

On today’s episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast we're talking about blogging and writing a book with my guest, Florence Knapp. Florence is a quilter and dressmaker. For over a decade she has kept a blog, Flossie Teacakes, where she shares her adventures with a needle and thread and the life that goes on around her stitching. During this time she has designed sewing patterns and her work has been featured in various magazines, as well as in a book produced by the V&A Museum. Florence’s early years were spent in England and Australia, where her childhood homes were filled with vibrant color and intense pattern. As an adult, she found quiltmaking offered the perfect canvas on which to continue to embrace these things, as well as to indulge her love for small-scale precision work through fussy-cutting and English paper piecing. In May 2018 her first book, Flossie Teacakes’ Guide to English Paper Piecing, will be published. +++++ This episode is sponsored by Ettie & Marion. Ettie and Marion creates truly original fat quarters for the modern quilter. As a small, independent screen-print and fabric design company, Ettie and Marion can release new fabrics as soon as inspiration strikes. See what’s coming next by following @EttieandMarion on Instagram or check out the website at ettieandmarion.com +++++ Please note that this show used to be called the While She Naps podcast. The name has changed, but the content and host have stayed the same. To get the full show notes for this episode, visit Craft Industry Alliance where you can learn more about becoming a member of our supportive trade association. Strengthen your creative business, stay up to date on industry news, and build connections with forward-thinking craft professionals. Meet with show host, Abby Glassenberg, each month for our Craft Business Roundtable, get access to courses and webinars taught by industry leaders, and much more.

  GameEnthus Podcast ep340: TanyaCon or Expression Space   This week Tanya(@CypherofTyr) creator of @INeedDivGms and co-host of @SpawnonMe joins Tiny(@Tiny415) and Aaron(@Ind1fference) to talk about: #INeedDiverseGames, SpawnonMe, Universal FanCon, Pax East 2018, Patreon, V&A Museum, Ready Player One, Rampage, Extra Life, A Quiet Place, Avengers Infinity War, Far Cry 5, Hot Pot, Assassin's Creed Origins, Speed Dating for Ghosts, Dissidia NT Final Fantasy, Pokemon Snap, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Muffled Warfare, Splatoon 2, God of War, T.C. Carson, House Party 2, Breathe of the Wild, A Wrinkle in Time, Yakuza 6, Pato Box, City of Brass, Super Daryl Deluxe, Muffled Warfare, Rogue Aces, Battery Jam, Terrorrhythm, Preta Vendetta Rising VR, PIXELMAN, Minit, Billy Mitchell, Keith Robinson, Bioshock, OG XB backward compatibility, PS4 Pro and more.                                                                         If you like the show please leave us an itunes, Google, Youtube or Stitcher review, a tweet, an email or a voicemail (202-573-7686).   Show Length: 115 minutes Direct Download     Show Links Follow Tanya Follow INeedDivGms INeedDivGms Shirt Follow SpawnonMe SpawnonMe Shirts Tanya's Book  Universal FanCon Tanya's FanCon Schedule V and M Museum Video Game Exhibit  Shareef's Far Cry 5 article   New videos GameEnthus.com   Youtube.com/user/GameEnthus      Community Info   Kiaun's Show The Analog Circle Podcast Gary's Show TheGamesMenRPG Open Forum Radio GeeksGoneRaw SingleSimulcast     Show Music     Common - Nuthin' to do instrumental Usher - U make me wanna instrumental Lord Finesse - Hip 2 da game instrumental 2Pac - Got my mind made up instrumental Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka instrumental O.C. - Time's Up instrumental Q-tip, Mos Def, Tash(Tha Liks) - Body Rock instrumental      

At 29 years of age, Councillor John Alexander is the youngest leader of any Council within Scotland. John took over the Council leadership in May 2017 having originally been elected in 2012 at the age of 23 and serves the community where he still lives. We talk about the changing political landscape, the move to a more collaborative style of politics (of which John is a champion) and delve into what motivates him to live his life serving the community. 2018 is an exciting time for Dundee, with the waterfront development and the opening of the V&A Museum of Design, however, we also talk about the social challenges facing the City - a subject very close to John’s heart. As a modern politician, John doesn’t spend his time sitting in an ivory tower, rather he likes to get out and meet the people of the City, listen to what they have to say, and involve them in the political dialogue. He also makes use of social networks to connect and you can find him on the following platforms: Twitter https://twitter.com/CllrAlexander & https://twitter.com/DundeeLeader Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CouncillorJohnAlexander/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cllralexander/

Rachel and Erin are in Europe! This is the first in out travel series, which will be more informal and random than our usual episodes. Tine in to see what we're up to, where we go and what adventures we have. In this episode- Jetlag, the British Museum, Hyde Park, V&A Museum and Cousin Charlotte.

In this episode we're talking toys with Catherine Howell collections manager at the V&A Museum of Childhood in east London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anne Spalter (@annespalter / http://annespalter.com/) is a Digital mixed-media artist. Our conversation today, just like the intro of Feisworld Podcast, crosses the boundaries between business, art and the digital world. Anne is an academic pioneer who founded the original digital fine arts programs at Brown University and The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in the 1990s. In her studio practice, Anne uses custom software to transform source footage—captured by her during multi-sensory experiences such as walking through an open-air flower market in Bangkok, dangling from a helicopter over downtown Dubai—into kaleidoscopic, algorithmically manipulated Modern Landscapes. Her work, Miami Marbles will mark the entrance to the annual contemporary exhibition at PULSE Miami Beach  (December 1-4, 2016). Anne's work is housed in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London; the Albright-Knox Museum in Buffalo, NY; the Rhode Island School of Design Museum in Providence. Anne's work and her ambition as an artist and an an educator extends much beyond herself.  She has dedicated so much of her career to help young and experienced artists excel in their art careers. She has given talks and presentations at art institutions in the US and around the world. She spent six years working on a book called The Computer in the Visual Arts. Anne joined the Board of Arts Business Initiative (ABI) at New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Did you know? NYFA (@nyfacurrent) hosts a free #ArtistHotline--every 3rd Wednesday of the month?  Together with husband Michael Spalter, they created the Spalter Digital Art Collection that has lent to institutions such as the V&A Museum in London and the MoMA in New York. I hope you enjoy this episode. If any of your family, friends who are artists and could benefit from Anne's knowledge, please share her wisdom and start a conversation. We believe that through the right channels and support networks, many artists can be successful artistically and financially. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/feisworld/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/feisworld/support

Martin has over 30 years of experience as a manager in the construction industry, and has been investing in his own buy to let portfolio for the last 10 years. His experience extends to working on projects in the V&A Museum, the British Museum, the Bank of England, and the Stock exchange. At first, he enjoyed the profits from his own portfolio rather than reinvesting them, but recently has realised the power of compounding his assets and is now focussing on growing his property business both for long term gains and short term cash flow. In addition, for the past 3 years he has been using his extensive construction expertise to help other investors with their refurbishment and development projects, often only being called in for assistance once something has gone wrong. He's trying to change this by getting involved earlier in projects either as a consultant or a full service project manager, breaking down the barriers between contractors and his clients. Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes so you don't miss another episode, and download our free guide to Financial Freedom Goal Setting at www.insidepropertyinvesting.com/goals. Full show notes available at http://www.insidepropertyinvesting.com/martinrapley/

After a brief hiatus, Re:Sleeves returns with a show recorded at the new Birmingham Institute of Art & Design building in Birmingham UK. Special guest, sculptor Ana Rutter joins regular hosts Ben Waddington and Robert Sharl to talk about the David Bowie is exhibition at the V&A Museum. As the exhibition's London run draws to a close Ana talks about constructing a specially-commissioned artwork for the show, and we consider how Bowie's history tracks the cultural shifts in popular music during the late twentieth century.