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Tony Klinger is an award-winning international maker of inspiring documentaries, rockumentaries and films. He has made over 100 films worldwide with stars from the film and music industries such as The Who, Michael Caine, Lee Marvin, Roger Moore, Deep Purple, Peter Ustinov, Jack Nicholson, Sir John Gielgud and many others.

He is also an author, a screenplay writer and a playwright. He talks about how his father went from immigrant to market seller to cinema owner to one of the most highly acclaimed film producers of all time. Tony talks about his most noteworthy films, has great words of wisdom to impart to aspiring filmmakers and writers and he talks about how he died and lived to tell the tale. A great storyteller!

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Tony Klinger's website

GIVE-GET-GO

Tony Klinger Coaching

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I'm very excited to be re-releasing my conversation with Lior Raz: Creator, Screenplay Writer and Lead Actor in FAUDA, the award-winning Netflix Series. I have watched a couple of episodes of the long awaited fourth season and it is every bit as gritty, exciting and traumatic as the others, and our hero Doron is as aggressive and hot-headed as ever.

By contrast, Lior is hilariously funny and self-deprecating. If you didn't listen to the podcast first time around, you are in for a treat and, if you did, please listen again!

Find out how FAUDA was created, what life in the army taught Lior and his journey from National Service to co-creator and icon of one of the most explosive and talked about series on television.

Related Links:

FAUDA Season 4 Trailer

Lior's Website

Hit & Run Trailer

OPERATION FINALE Trailer

Wim Hof

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Damian Lewis is one of the most talented, sought after and highly acclaimed actors of all time, both in the UK and America. He is a multiple award winner and nominee.

Among many things, Damian talks about how Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks chose him to play Major Dick Winters in 'Band of Brothers', how he was given the role of Nicholas Brody in 'Homeland', how he created his character of Bobby Axlerod in 'Billions' and his latest role as an MI6 agent in a new miniseries 'A Spy Among Friends'.

Hilarious, modest, honest – not only is Damian a star of the theatre and screen, he was an absolute star to talk to. An unmissable episode!

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Band of Brothers Trailer

Homeland Season 1 Trailer

BILLIONS Season 1 Trailer

A SPY AMONG FRIENDS Trailer

Wolf Hall Trailer

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I'm very excited to be releasing my conversation with one of the world's greatest and most versatile guitarists, Tony Remy. Annie Lennox, Simply Red, Gary Barlow, Jack Bruce, Craig David, Glenn Hughes; the leading artists from the rock and pop world all chose to play with him.

From the Jazz, Funk and Soul world, he's played with artists such as Herbie Hancock, Pee Wee Ellis, The (Jazz) Crusaders, Matt Bianco, Incognito and many more.

He has played the biggest stadiums in the world including Madison Square Garden, Wembley Stadium and Live 8.

In the industry he's known as "The guitarists' guitar player." Listen to find out how Tony went from one of the poorest areas of London to playing the recorder to becoming a flute prodigy to being one of the most sought after guitarists in the world.

Related Links & Reading

Tony Remy's Website

Tony Remy and Pee Wee Ellis at Ronnie Scotts

Tony and Annie Lennox; Sweet Dreams at Live 8

Tony and Jack Bruce

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My guest today is Richard Lissack who is a nationally and internationally recognised barrister and is one of the handful of practitioners listed as a "Star of the Bar".

Richard talks about his highly unusual route to becoming one of the top barristers in the UK, his pro-bono work for Jack Alderman, who was the longest-serving death row prisoner in the United States, The Bristol Royal Infirmary Heart Scandal, why you should never pre-judge people's innocence or guilt, tips for becoming a barrister, words of wisdom on living life and how Kate Bush was spotted by Dave Gilmour – all told with great humour, insight and candour.

Related Links and reading

Richard Lissack

National Bereavement Partnership

Links to the Jack Alderman Case

Links to The Bristol Heart Scandal

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I was unbelievably lucky to have the chance to talk to Chris Difford of Squeeze. Chris formed Squeeze in 1974 by putting an advert in a shop window and Glenn Tilbrook was the only person to answer the ad. The partnership of Chris and Glenn was a collaboration with Chris writing the lyrics and Glenn writing the music.

They had multiple chart-topping singles and albums and their 'Singles' album went platinum. Listen to the podcast to hear how the band went from the pubs of Deptford to Madison Square Garden.

Chris talks with great honesty about the highs and lows, the ins and outs and the joys and trials of that journey. He also talks about his song-writing retreats, mentoring, his autobiography and his "I Never Thought It Would Happen" podcast.

Cool for Cats!!

Related Links and reading

Chris Difford's Website

Listen to Squeeze

Listen to Chris's own podcast: 'I Never Thought It Would Happen'

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Bandwidth Conversation's 20th Podcast Episode!

Kate Mosse is an international best-selling and multi-award-winning writer of fiction, non-fiction and short stories, playwright, broadcaster and champion for women's creativity. She has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide in 38 languages and in over forty countries. Her new book, "Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries – How Women Also Built the World" is coming out; a celebration of some of the extraordinary women who built our world and their unsung achievements.

In this episode, Kate talks about her new book, how she came to be a champion of women's rights and creativity, the inspiration behind "Labyrinth" and the "Languedoc Trilogy", what she thinks of Tarot card readings, why "The Taxidermist's Daughter" is so dark, plus great tips for writers and for living your best life. And so much more!

Related Links and reading

Kate's website

Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries

Labyrinth Mini-series Trailer

The Taxidermists Daughter

Languedoc Trilogy

Joubert Family Chronicles

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John Altman has composed, arranged, conducted, produced and directed countless music for television and film including Titanic, Little Voice, Goldeneye, Leon, Peake Practice. As an arranger and conductor he's worked on hit records for artists including Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Roy Orbison, Simple Minds, George Michael. He has written, arranged and produced the music for over 4,000 commercials worldwide.

He is an incredible saxophonist and has played or recorded with the likes of Little Richard, Prince, David Bowie, The Damned, Eric Clapton, Sting, Jimi Hendrix, Chet Baker, Bob Marley, Amy Winehouse, Muddy Waters, Phil Collins. The list is endless.

Among others he toured with Hot Chocolate and Van Morrison as their musical director. What a life! John has such great stories to tell about his time working with the greatest icons in both the music and film industries. To them, he is the icon!

Related Links and reading

Hidden Man: My Many Musical Lives by John Altman

Björk - It's Oh So Quiet (Official Music Video)

Goldeneye

Titanic "Nearer my God to Thee" scene

Little Voice "A Star is Born"

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Sir Christopher Hampton is a playwright, screenwriter, translator, adaptor, director and lyricist. He is an Oscar and Tony Award winner. His French teacher described him as "quite simply one of the most brilliant students I ever taught". Among many things, Sir Christopher talks about his formative years in Alexandria, making theatre history by being the youngest playwright to have a West End hit at the age of 20, writing "Dangerous Liaisons" and winning the Oscar, writing the screenplay of "Atonement", translating and co-writing "The Father" and his acting role alongside a young Leonardo DiCaprio as the judge in "Total Eclipse".

Related Links and reading

Dangerous Liaisons trailer Atonement trailer The Father trailer Carrington trailer Total Eclipse trailer Read: White Chameleon by Christopher Hampton

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Neil Laughton is an expeditioner extraordinaire. He has summited the highest mountains on each and every continent. He has skied his way to the North and South Poles, he piloted the first ever road-legal flying car from London to Timbuktu. In this conversation Neil talks about leading Bear Grylls up Everest having attempted it two years before during the worst storm on the mountain. He talks about ascending Aconcagua and flying over the Straits of Gibraltar in a car! This podcast is a reminder that in life "It is not what you have that counts, but what you have done" - Reinhold Messner.

Related Links & Reading

Neil's website

Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer

Facing Up, Bear Grylls

Everest – Film trailer