Dec 10, 2019
In this episode
Alistair chats to Cheryl Giovannoni, the Chief Executive of the
Girls Day School Trust. In that role she is responsible for 20,000
students and almost 4,000 members of staff across 25 girls schools
around the country.
But she is no teacher – Cheryl was originally an advertising exec, rising through...
Nov 12, 2019
Sir Alex Younger is the Chief of
the Secret Intelligence Service, better known as MI6.
As an intelligence officer, he served in Europe, the Middle East and was Station Chief in Afghanistan before taking up the top role.
This is the first time ever that a serving Chief of MI6 has given a recorded interview. In...
Sep 9, 2019
In this episode Alistair chats with
Commander Will King, the Captain of a Royal Navy warship.
The conversation was recorded onboard HMS Montrose in the Gulf during the crisis with Iran. Moments earlier we had exited the high risk zone, having escorted three commercial tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
For Cdr...
Aug 8, 2019
In this episode Alistair chats with
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster. As the de
facto Head of the Catholic church in England and Wales, he is both
a leader and a spiritual guide for millions and is close to Pope
Francis.
During the conversation he opens up about his leadership of the church...
Jul 28, 2019
In this episode Alistair chats with Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary
General of NATO and former Prime Minister of Norway.
Jens reveals what happened in the minutes after 2011 terror attacks
in Norway and how he led the nation in response. And he talks about
his experiences of Donald Trump, and how he handles...