S1 EP3 | Lord David Puttnam, Oscar-winning producer

01/13/20 • 24 min

Welcome back to A Little Bit of Genius!

In this episode of the podcast, student co-hosts Angelina and Hala speak with Lord David Puttnam, the Oscar-winning film producer of Chariots of Fire.

Having retired from the film world, Lord David Puttnam currently sits on the UK House of Lords and Nord Anglia’s Education Advisory Board.

Listen as our students speak with Lord Puttnam about how creativity shaped his career and life.

Welcome back to A Little Bit of Genius!

In this episode of the podcast, student co-hosts Angelina and Hala speak with Lord David Puttnam, the Oscar-winning film producer of Chariots of Fire.

Having retired from the film world, Lord David Puttnam currently sits on the UK House of Lords and Nord Anglia’s Education Advisory Board.

Listen as our students speak with Lord Puttnam about how creativity shaped his career and life.

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S1 EP2 | Deborah Ellis, bestselling author and activist

In this episode of A Little Bit of Genius, our students speak with critically-acclaimed author Deborah Ellis, who wrote more than 20 books including the best-selling novel The Breadwinner.

In 2017, The Breadwinner was made into a feature-length animated movie with Executive Producer, Angelina Jolie.

Deborah is also an activist and has made considerable contributions to the improvement of lives of women and children in war-torn countries.

This episode’s co-hosts are secondary school students Eli and Angelina.

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S1 EP4 | Andrew Jack, Financial Times journalist

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Andrew has been with the paper since 1990 after studying at Oxford and Harvard.

In this episode, he discusses how he became a journalist at a leading paper, how Financial Times works with students in schools, and the importance of being creative when writing.