One wintery day in early March 2016, Natalie Queiroz's world turned upside down. She was eight months pregnant and preparing for maternity leave when was stabbed twenty-four times during a nine minute attack by a heavily disguised man who turne

Lulu Jemimah

Aug 30th, 2022 42m 57s

In this episode we talk with the extraordinary Lulu Jemimah from Uganda; a writer, educator and radio producer who defied all social and cultural expectations by taking the brave and unusual decision to marry herself to crowdfund her Oxford Uni

Cephas Williams

Aug 23rd, 2022 1h 1m

In this episode we talk to the photographer, business man, connector, champion and founder of the Black British Network Cephas Williams. In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd, Cephas wrote an open letter to his newly born son called Letter

The Fandangoe Kid

Aug 15th, 2022 43m 31s

We talked with The Fandangoe Kid (AKA Annie Nicholson), whose art is driven by navigating her own story, following the loss of many individuals in her family back in 2011, her practice being largely underpinned by the will to create a platform

Anick Soni

Aug 7th, 2022 53m 45s

To kick off series 2 we chatted with Anick Soni, whose life has been more complicated than most. In his 20's Anick is already a trailblazer and a champion. His story has opened doors for other young people, showing the world what it means to b

Jade Thirlwall

Dec 13th, 2021 53m 33s

To close Series 1 we speak with the incredible Jade Thirlwall; Little Mix royalty, friend and supporter of The World From My Window and all round beautiful human being. Jade talks about the people that helped to shape her path so far, from the

Louis Byrne

Dec 6th, 2021 1h

Louis is a hairstylist who has worked with the likes of Chanel, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen and Vogue, whilst also being the personal stylist for Vicky McClure, Emma Willis and Ellie Goulding. His rollercoaster of a life story is incredible -

BARONESS HILARY ARMSTRONG OF HILL TOP

Nov 29th, 2021 52m 18s

We're taken on a unique journey through the back rooms of Westminster and given access to a world that most people won't ever get to witness. Hilary has dedicated her life to raising the voices of people living on the margins of society, which

Matthew Todd

Nov 22nd, 2021 51m 51s

Matthew is an award winning writer, performer and campaigner for climate change. He is the author of "Straight Jacket”, which deals with the legacy of gay shame and was editor of Attitude magazine from 2008-16. In this episode we talk deeply ab

Paula Harriot

Nov 15th, 2021 57m 6s

Paula is a campaigner, mother, trailblazer within the criminal justice system and a former prisoner. After her release from prison, Paula climbed fiercely up the professional ladder and now works tirelessly to ensure that prisoners' voices are

Megan Jayne Crabbe

Nov 8th, 2021 44m 1s

Megan is a best selling author, speaker and digital creator with more than 1.3 million followers on her instagram account; a page that feels like a celebration of everything life throws her way. In this episode Megan bravely invites us to lo

Maya Gadir

Nov 1st, 2021 41m 37s

Now, more than ever, is the time to be celebrating, and amplifying, the stories of the people of Sudan. Recorded just weeks before the military tried to wrestle back power from the civilian-led transitional government, Maya walks us through the

Thomas Knights

Oct 25th, 2021 50m 1s

Thomas is a man on a mission to 'rebrand the ginger male stereotype'. In 2013 Thomas created an exhibition of 100 beautiful men, all with beautiful ginger hair, which soon became a global movement that put two fingers up to all the haters out t

Adébayo Bolaji

Oct 18th, 2021 57m 25s

In this episode we sunk back into our chairs with some wine and joyfully meandered through the technicolour world of multi-disciplinary artist, actor, writer and director Adébayo Bolaji. He unpacks some of the tightropes and tensions he's been

Jordan Stephens

Oct 11th, 2021 54m 27s

The World From My Window is an unscripted show where we lead our guests through a conversation inspired by the process a writer takes when planning their work, with the aim of uncovering the true life stories of our guests and bringing new lear