Ed Talks

In this episode of Ed Talks, Old Edwardian Ben Anderson (2006) talks to the authors Lee and Andrew Child. Jim Grant (who writes under the Lee Child name) has achieved worldwide fame through his Jack Reacher series of novels, and is now handing the franchise over to his younger brother Andrew. 

The Sentinel was published at the end of last month, and Ben talks to the brothers about how the handover in the writing process worked - but of course, also about their upbringing and Jim's days as a student at KES. They also touch on the subject of redundancy (Jim was made redundant by Granada Television after a hugely successful career there) - and he gives his advice to anyone who may be facing redundancy, or who fear that it may be on the horizon once the UK's furlough scheme comes to an end in March.

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In this episode of Ed Talks, Old Edwardian Ben Anderson (2006) talks to Elliot Weaver (2006) and his brother Zander Weaver (2009) who have both been working in the film industry since leaving KES.

Recently they have directed their first feature length film, Cosmos, which is available to stream now. They talk about what goes in to creating a film but in particular about the challenges that come with producing a "no budget" movie.

You can find out more about Cosmos at www.cosmosmovieofficial.com and see which platforms you can stream Cosmos on at www.cosmosmovieofficial.com/watch-cosmos

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In this episode of Ed Talks, Old Edwardian Ben Anderson (2006) talks to Seb Heaven (2006) about his career as a doctor in Canada, and his experiences of being on the frontline during the COVID 19 pandemic.

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In this episode of Ed Talks, Old Edwardian Ben Anderson (2006) talks to Dame Louise Makin (1978) about her career journey and her time as CEO of BTG PLC, a FTSE 250 specialist healthcare company which was acquired by Boston Scientific in 2019.

She also talks passionately about the environment, she discusses what the effect of being made redundant had on her life and career, and she talks about how she now spends her time on a portfolio of other roles including charity work and mentoring start-up businesses.

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In the first episode of Ed Talks, Old Edwardian Ben Anderson (2006) talks to the author, broadcaster, comedian and classicist, Natalie Haynes (1993).

Natalie currently hosts a show on BBC Radio 4 called Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics and has been nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020 with her novel A Thousand Ships.

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