Eamonn Gearon has lived with the Bedu in Egypt’s Western Desert, and conducted a number of lengthy, solo, camel-powered explorations of the Sahara. He is an historian and analyst who specialises in the Middle East. He ran Area Studies Training for the...

"He's a future prime minister – though he'll be mortified to hear us say that. He's far too modest." So wrote The Guardian of my guest this week, Tom Chigbo. Tom is a Senior Organiser for Citizens UK, a community-organising alliance of faith, education...

Eamonn Gearon has lived with the Bedu in Egypt’s Western Desert, and conducted a number of lengthy, solo, camel-powered explorations of the Sahara. He is an historian and analyst who specialises in the Middle East. He ran Area Studies Training for the...

Eamonn Gearon has lived with the Bedu in Egypt’s Western Desert, and conducted a number of lengthy, solo, camel-powered explorations of the Sahara. He is an historian and analyst who specialises in the Middle East. He ran Area Studies Training for the...

"The only way you're going to make any change in the world is if you're talking to people who don't think the same as you." After a performance career as a classical singer and work in the world of pop music, Florence Bavanandan founded Clear Voice as a...

"Education's role is to encourage people to look at the world through wider eyes." Rev. Dr John Barrett was President of the World Methodist Council. Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity made up of a number of denominations. The World...

Welcome to Widemindedness with Victoria Ball. In each episode, I interview expert guests to explore how much richer life is when we widen our minds to engage with different ideas and perspectives. I believe that widemindedness helps us to feel happier,...

Dr. Daniel Wehrenfennig is the executive director of the Olive Tree Initiative, an award winning experiential learning programme that helps young people better understand conflict through educational trips. He wrote his Ph.D. about the...

"The great benefit of widemindedness is that you are always being refreshed by the variety of the world and people, and of what one can learn from both." A. C. Grayling CBE is perhaps one of the best known voices in modern philosophy. He is the Master...

A. C. Grayling CBE is perhaps one of the best known voices in modern philosophy. He is the Master of the New College of the Humanities, London, and its Professor of Philosophy. He is the author of over thirty books of philosophy, biography, history of...