Dame Pat McGrath: From Northampton to the World of Beauty
Pat McGrath learned to experiment with colour beside her Jamaican mother in Northampton. She went on to shape fashion photography, runway shows and international cosmetics lines,…
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Dame Kelly Holmes: The Long Road to Double Olympic Gold
Read the article: Dame Kelly Holmes: The Long Road to Double Olympic GoldDame Kelly Holmes won the Olympic 800 and 1500 metres in Athens after a career repeatedly interrupted by injury. Her route from school athletics and Army…
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Moira Stuart: A Life in British Broadcasting
Read the article: Moira Stuart: A Life in British BroadcastingMoira Stuart’s career reaches across television news, radio, documentaries, music and entertainment. Behind a familiar broadcasting presence lies a working life that has continually changed. Her…
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Beverley Knight: British Soul and a Life on Stage
Read the article: Beverley Knight: British Soul and a Life on StageBeverley Knight’s career connects the gospel music of her Wolverhampton childhood with British soul, independent recording and the West End. A singer and songwriter who became…
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Dame Maggie Aderin: Space Science and the Next Generation
Read the article: Dame Maggie Aderin: Space Science and the Next GenerationFrom building scientific instruments to answering children’s questions about space, Dame Maggie Aderin has connected technical work with public curiosity. Her route through dyslexia, university, telescope…