Major James Corrigan (born 1924) joined the Durham Light Infantry at the age of 17. He took part in the Sicily landing and the D-Day landing. He was mentioned in dispatches and was awarded the Legion d’Honneur and the Croix de Guerre. Here he recounts some of his memories to Paul Sloane. He died on November 10 2021 aged 97.

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Broadcaster, author and speaking coach, Jeremy Nicholas talks to Paul Sloane. He tells stories of some of his great interviews including when Brian Clough punched him and when he annoyed Christopher Lee. He explains why and how humour should be included in speeches.

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Pam Warren became famous as the Lady in the Mask after she suffered horrific burns in the Paddington Train Crash. She tells Paul Sloane the story of how she recovered and became an eminent author and speaker.

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At the age of five Richard McCann lost his mother; she was the first victim of the notorious Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe. Despite other tragic incidents, drugs and prison, Richard turned his life around. He grew to become one of the UK’s top motivational speakers. Here he shares his story of his journey together with insights and lessons for speakers and anyone who faces adversity.

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Paul Sloane interviews Brigadier Mike Roycroft. In a 30 year career in the British Army Mike rose to the rank of Brigadier. He served in Germany and Northern Ireland. He shares stories and lessons from the major change programmes he led both in the army and in the charities sector. He is now CEO of the St Raphael's Hospice in London. He died from cancer in 2023.

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Paul Sloane interviews David Gurteen, creator of the Gurteen Knowledge Cafe. He is an expert on knowledge management and organisational learning. Here he explains exactly what a knowledge cafe is. He tells us why he thinks most people do not have effective conversations. He shares stories and learnings from cafes he has run around the world.

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Paul Sloane interviews Cary Hobbs who as a teenager hosted Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly on his radio show. He went on to a successful career in IBM and Ashton-Tate. He is an accomplished musician and entertainer.

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Paul Sloane interviews his co-author Des MacHale, formerly professor of Mathematics at Cork University. Des talks about his life-long love of humour, puzzles and Maths. And he reveals the infamous joke told to him by his hero, Marshall McLuhan.

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Paul Sloane interviews Brian McBride. He was the UK chief executive for Dell, T-Mobile and Amazon and a Director of Celtic FC. He is now chairman of ASOS and a popular speaker on Digital Marketing. He reveals the remarkable interview question which Jeff Bezos asked him.

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Paul Sloane interviews Bob Archer, a former wrestling champion and music impresario. He ran music venues and nightclubs where he met the Beatles, the Who, Elton John and many others.

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