Our guest today is Baroness Lola Young. Lola Young is a member of the House of Lords, as well as an actress, an academic, an activist and campaigner for social justice.
In her new memoir, Eight Weeks, Lola tells her remarkable life story from a childhood in foster care, to becoming one of the first Black women in the House of Lords.
Through her care record ... Show More
Yesterday
Luke Harding and Alastair Campbell: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest (Part Two)
The post-war international order is under increasing strain. The principle that borders cannot be changed by force is being challenged –not only by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but by Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland, his undermining of longstanding alliances and his wi ... Show More
36m 34s
Sep 13
Luke Harding and Alastair Campbell: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest (Part One)
The post-war international order is under increasing strain. The principle that borders cannot be changed by force is being challenged –not only by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but by Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland, his undermining of longstanding alliances and his wi ... Show More
33m 55s
Nov 2024
Baroness Lola Young: From foster care to the House of Lords
"As I grew up, I realised I had to look after myself because no one else was going to do it for me."Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey joined the House of Lords in 2004, becoming one of its first Black female members. But from the age of eight weeks old to eighteen years old, she mov ... Show More
57m 52s
Sep 2019
#218 Lotte Jeffs: The Art of Soft Power In A Harsh World
My guest today is Lotte Jeffs - author, journalist and previous acting Editor of ELLE magazine. She writes for a wide variety of publications including The Times, The Telegraph and The Guardian covering topics from fashion and style to sexuality and gender to social trends, memoi ... Show More
37m 17s
Jan 2021
Historical Awareness…On Our Terms ft. Lavinya Stennett
On this week’s episode of Life...On Our Terms, host Gemma Cairney is talking to education activist Lavinya Stennett, founder and CEO at The Black Curriculum. By campaigning for black history to be embedded in the national syllabus, Lavinya is working tirelessly to ensure the futu ... Show More
29m 39s
May 2022
Brené with Viola Davis on Being Brave, Speaking Truth, and Finding Me
I’m talking with none other than the amazing, singular Viola Davis about her new memoir, Finding Me. This book, and this conversation, are gifts — deep reflections on a turbulent childhood, the journey to overcoming trauma, and how she found her voice in the often brutal entertai ... Show More
58m 39s