Talks with a Teacher - S1 Ep3- Korky Paul

S1 Ep3- Korky Paul

03/07/22 • 80 min

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Award-winning illustrator Korky Paul joins the podcast today to discuss his extraordinary career. The man who brings 'Winnie the Witch' to life was born in Zimbabwe and has since touched the four corners of the globe with both his travels and his books. Korky discusses his early days of roaming the African outback, through to spending time in his beloved Greece and finally settling in England. Korky has led a fascinating life and here you can listen to him tell his own tale.

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S1 Ep2- Darren Simpson

In this episode I am joined by author Darren Simpson. The creator of 'Scavengers' and 'The Memory Thieves' moved around a lot growing up and wanted to be a drummer when he left college. Although that dream didn't quite pan out, he instead channelled his creativity into writing wonderful stories for younger readers. Here, we discuss how hard work pays off when it comes to achieving a goal and look forward to the release of his newest novel, 'Furthermoor'.

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S1 Ep4- Helen Ward

Welsh goal machine Helen Ward joins the podcast this week to discuss her distinguished career. The Watford captain tells us about how she began playing the beautiful game as a hobby but was able to make a living out of it as the women's game progressed almost alongside Helen's development as a player. Helen has been able to have two wonderful children along the way to being her country's top scorer and has overcome challenges such as lockdown preventing her from playing for her beloved Watford in 2020. Since then though she has returned to action in style for both club and country. Here we discuss her early days, swapping allegiances from England to Wales and her dreams of hanging up her boots in style on the Gold Coast in 2023...