Maya Angelou
Dr. Maya Angelou was one of the most renowned and influential voices of our time. Hailed as a global renaissance woman, Dr. Angelou was a celebrated poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Born on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Angelou was raised in St. Louis […]
Meeting Sam Smith
The video above is his make or break song which he describes in our interview. “There was no plan B!” I caught up with Sam Smith and his team following him winning 4 Mobo awards. There was no studio available at the BBC. We walked across the road and used the crypt in the church […]
Ziggy Marley
ZIGGY MARLEY is a man on a mission, and for one so softly spoken, his words are strong. ‘I encourage humanity to rise up and do something about the problems of our planet,’ he says. ‘We are out of balance. Our environment is being destroyed and the people in charge don’t care. They’d sacrifice everything […]
JP Sears
Seriously.. It’s hard to take a guy who wears a lace headband and a purple orchid in his hair seriously, especially when he’s telling you how to become gluten intolerant and “ultra spiritual.” And if you’re confused whether JP Sears wants you to believe him or not, that’s just the way he likes it. The […]
Tawai – A feature length documentary by Bruce Perry
Tawai is a word the nomadic hunter gatherers of Borneo use to describe the connection they feel to their forest home. In this dreamy, philosophical and sociological look at life, Bruce Parry (of the BBC’s Tribe, Amazon & Arctic) embarks on an immersive odyssey to explore the different ways that humans relate to nature and […]
Anoushka Shankar~ Love Letters
Six-time Grammy Award-nominated sitarist, composer and producer Anoushka Shankar released her debut EP, Love Letters. Love Lettersreveals a new direction for Anoushka, a shift in style and subject, and comes at a pivotal time in her career as she signs to her new record label Mercury KX. Anoushka Shankar has been described by The Guardian […]
Popular Problems ~ Leonard Cohen
His plan was to start smoking again at the tender age of 80 years young, having smoked for 50 years. He thought about it a lot… This press conference was at the Canadian Embassy in London some years back to an invited audience flown in from all over the world. I have friends who were […]
The American soprano Jessye Norman, sadly died of complications from a spinal cord injury aged 74
The American soprano Jessye Norman, sadly died of complications from a spinal cord injury aged 74, in September of last year. She was one of the most prominent singers in the last quarter of the 20th century. At her peak, her regal stage manner, brought her immense prestige and high fees. I interviewed Ms Norman […]