Rob Sansom in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone
Release Date: 04/15/2024
Tony Webb in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone
After a five year apprenticeship as a wood and stone carver Bradford’s (a leading London workshop) in the 1950s, Tony worked at the firm for fifteen years as a journeyman. He then moved to St Paul’s Cathedral as Master Carver. There he was responsible for the cathedral’s extensive conversation and restoration programme and also created new work. In this conversation we explore Tony’s lifelong fascination with the art and craft of carving, inspired by forms in the natural world.
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Misha Perouansky in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone
Professor Misha Perouansky is a consultant anaesthetist and experimental neuroscientist in Madison WI, USA. He first took part in Countercurrent 2017. In 2023 he suffered a catastrophic water-skiing accident, leading to a high above-knee amputation of one lower limb and a number of other injuries. In this Countercurrent Revisited conversation we explore Misha’s experience of serious trauma and its impact on his life and career.
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Emma Barker in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone
Dr Emma Barker is an art historian and academic who teaches and researches at the Open University. She specialises in eighteenth-century French art and she is currently exploring ideas around art and blindness.
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Anne Desmet in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone
Anne Desmet RA is a distinguished wood engraver, print maker and Royal Academician. Fascinated by the idea of metamorphosis, her imaginative works often draw on architectural themes. We discuss how her work has evolved over several decades, and how she brings together a wide range of styles and techniques.
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Andrew George in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone
The immunologist Andrew George is Professor Emeritus at Imperial College London. In addition to his immunological research, Andrew plays a leading role in developing policy around ethical conduct and regulation of research. He has held many senior positions in universities and the health service and is also a career coach.
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Christopher Le Brun in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone
Sir Christopher Le Brun PPRA is widely known as a painter, though he also works in other media. From 2011 until 2019 he was President of the Royal Academy of Arts (RA). We discuss his approach to art and the challenges of leading the RA during a time of challenge and redevelopment.
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Quassim Cassam in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone
Quassim Cassam is professor of philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is well known for his work examining terrorism, political extremism, the professional values of general medical practice and the idea of epistemic vice. In this conversation we explore how these strands are interwoven within his career.
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Peter Openshaw in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone
Peter Openshaw CBE is a respiratory physician and mucosal immunologist at Imperial College London, where he is Professor of Experimental Medicine at the National Heart and Lung Institute. His because a familiar voice in the media during the Covid-19 pandemic. We discuss how his clinical and research interests intertwine, and how his Quaker principles underpin his approach to clinical practice and experimental work.
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Dan Dworkis in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone
Dr Dan Dworkis is a board-certified emergency physician and Adjunct Professor at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He is Chief Medical Officer at the Mission Critical Team Institute. His book The Emergency Mind: Wiring Your Brain for Performance Under Pressure was published in 2021. In this conversation we explore what it means to deal with uncertainty in situations of crisis.
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Matt Bishop in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone
Matt Bishop is a writer, journalist, novelist and communications expert with a lifelong passion for motor sport. In this podcast we explore his insights into the worlds of Formula One racing and journalism.
info_outlineRob Sansom is an actor, Simulated Patient, house decorator and builder. In this conversation we explore how his work in these apparently unrelated worlds connects in unexpected ways.