The Exceptional Speaker Masterclass; Politics is back; Barack Obama; Top Gear; Start as you mean to go on; Four Media Myths; Write a letter to a friend; An interview with Paul du Toit; Music from the 1957 Tail-fin fiasco

Maria Shrapova; A break from politics; George Martin; Swimming in Hong Kong; Mind your language; The ten people you meet in the media; I beg to differ; A interview with Shaz Nawaz; Music from the Lost Hollow Band

Back in the UK; Exceptional Speaking; Oscar hangover; Tony Warren; Chris Christie; And who was it said?; Return every call from a reporter; Why social media is like archery; An interview with Lou Heckler; Music from Ainsley Diaz Stevens

Away on safari; Dan Walker; What does 100% British mean?; The seven deadly assumptions of speaking; Serve and Volley; The old variety show; Part two of Baroness Tanni grey-Thompson’s interview; Music from Jinder

A trip to Cape Town; Stories are important; Farewell Independent; Facebook responds poorly; Do you love your topic?: Five minutes on air, five hours prep; 10 tips for shareable content; An interview with Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson; Music from Peter James Millson

Some demonstrations work; Gravitational waves; A brilliant excuse; Kidnapped by aliens; Ladies and Gentlemen; 6 ways to get international publicity; Be the same person everywhere; An interview with Adam Shaw; Music from Rob Corcoran

Donald Trump loses; Matt LeBlanc wins; Lesley Everett’s new book; Dame Helen Mirren; A Bridge too far?; Perfect timing; A confident appearance; Fairly short and thin it out; An interview with Jo Simpson; Music from David Knopfler

A special birthday; Donald Trump again; Sir Michael Caine; Sand in the wind; Five essential elements of a great speech; What will an interviewer ask me?; Act like a tabloid editor; An interview with Karl Mecklenburg; Music from Jinder.

London Lumiere; Dead already; Don Henley; Dogs chasing sticks - or not; How to prepare an ad-lib speech; News and Not-News; Challenge but justify; An interview with Tony Hawks; Music from the Lost Hollow Band

A David Bowie story; Alan Rickman; Kenny Harris remembered; Donald Trump; Seven ways to make a conference amazing; Five ways to ruin your PR material; What are social networks good for?; An interview with Paul du Toit; Music from Jim Boggia