Where Did It All Go Right?

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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