Talks of our Time

From Winston Churchill's 'Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat' to Steve Jobs' 'How to Live Before you Die', history has proven time and time again that great speeches change lives. In this series, Alex Merry asks some of today's tech titans, scientists, Olympians and comedians to share five talks that have inspired them on their journeys to creating change. Produced by Benedict Holzmann.

#09 Dave Chawner | Stand-up comic | Can Comedy Change Perceptions of Mental Health? 10/29/2018

#08 Dominic Traynor | Founder of A Tale Unfolds | How to Inspire the Next Generation of School Kids 10/21/2018

#07 Alessandra Sollberger | CEO of Evermore | Shooting for the Moon: Blockchain, Stoicism and the Future of Bio-Hacking 10/15/2018

#06 Whitney Iles | CEO of Project 507 | Can an offender change their spots? Violence, Prison and Rehabilitation 10/07/2018

#05 Kevin Green | Chair of the Good Recruitment Campaign | How to Create a Successful Career in a Changing Job Market 09/30/2018

#04 Jess Butcher MBE | Co-Founder of Blippar | Is the Feminist Movement Undermining Itself? 09/23/2018

#03 Leon Taylor | Olympic Silver Medalist | Movement as Medicine 09/17/2018

#02 Caroline Harper CBE | CEO of Sightsavers | Eliminating Global Disease and My Journey to the TED Stage 09/10/2018

#01 Sam Conniff Allende | Author of Be More Pirate | A 21st Century Guide to Rule-Breaking 09/02/2018