Podcasts by Creative Conversations ¦ Bold Creativity, Smart Action
Creative Conversations is the podcast that celebrates what we can create when our ideas and actions flow together. Conceived and presented by writer & podcaster Yang-May Ooi. Part of the TigerSpirit.co.uk family of creative content.
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Creating a Beautiful Legacy out of Grief - Hilke Flebbe from 2023-05-17T15:19:43
Hilke Flebbe was just starting her law degree at Cambridge when she received the sudden and terrible news that her mother had died. At age 22, Hilke was left alone in the world - and with an unf...
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Words and Worth - Joanne Lau from 2023-04-06T13:34:46
Playwright Joanne Lau started out as a neuroscientist and came to writing for the theatre via stand up comedy and TV screenwriting. Now her first play Worth is being produced by New Earth Theatr...
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Adventures in Love and Food - Yeshi Jampa and Julie Kleeman, Taste Tibet from 2023-03-17T11:00:23
A young livestock herder walks across the mountains without a map travelling from Tibet to a new life in India. A young British woman takes a photo of wildlife in Dharamsala. So begins an am...
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When Family History meets World Affairs - Marcus Ferrar from 2023-02-16T11:00:53
How do you reconcile the dark and painful contradictory histories within your own family? On one side of Marcus Ferrar’s family, his Jewish mother escaped Hitler’s Germany. On the other side of ...
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The Story of an Album - Louise Golbey from 2023-01-16T09:06:28
For most of us, when we have experienced a break up, we often don’t know what to do to heal our sadness. For a singer-songwriter like Louise Golbey, part of her healing process is to write a...
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Sparking Cross-Cultural Chemistry - Patti McCarthy from 2021-07-08T16:27:02
How do you fit in to a new country with a different culture from your own? How can we develop a sense of belonging while celebrating our differences especially when we are migrants or expats try...
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The Future of Tourism in Oxford - Mary Clarkson from 2021-06-28T16:22:44
How has the pandemic and restrictions on travel affected place-based tourism? What is a destination city like Oxford doing to face the post-pandemic challenge of bringing people back to the city...
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Telling Family Stories - Janet Behan and Damian Le Bas from 2021-05-29T08:28:16
Actor Janet Behan and writer Damian Le Bas join Creative Conversation host, Yang-May Ooi, in today’s show to talk about Telling Family Stories in the context of their respective Irish, Gypsy and...
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What Travel Writing can tell us about Life - Callum Ruddock from 2021-05-11T09:35:12
In a world dominated by Youtube videos and Instagram images that can take you anywhere in the world, is there still a place for travel writing? How can the different types of writing about trave...
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Theatre is Not Limited - The Michael Knight Theatre Company from 2021-03-04T08:29:38
Theatre is not limited, says Hillary May, founder of The Michael Knight Theatre Company. It is open to everyone to take part, it is part of the community, theatre gives a voice to those who woul...
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Oxford, the Hollywood of Stories - Sylvia Vetta from 2021-01-29T16:47:23
When we think of Oxford, we tend to think of the city created by the University, with its dreaming spires and architecture of learning. But there is a whole lot more to explore. Oxford is also t...
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Behind the Scenes in the Museum World - Steve Slack, author of Interpreting Heritage from 2021-01-07T17:02:37
What do ABBA, Hadrian’s Wall and Grecian Urns have in common? They are all part of the world’s heritage. Steve Slack, writer and heritage interpretation consultant joins Creative Conversations h...
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Kristian Morgan on The Natural High of Running from 2020-12-02T13:03:02
Ultrarunner and personal trainer Kristian Morgan talks to Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi about the natural high that comes from physical activity and running – and also shares his adve...
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Carol Alayne on The Art of Bespoke Tailoring from 2020-08-22T12:10:24
Savile Row tailor, Carol Alayne, talks to Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi about the art of creating unique clothing tailored exactly for each individual client - where each piece shows ...
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Stevie Henden on Family, Flying Bombs and Fantasy from 2020-08-13T20:56:44
Dulwich based author Stevie Henden talks with Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi about his family’s multi-generational connection to South London and his London-inspired “spiritual fantasy...
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Lynn Goold on The Fowey Festival and Daphne du Maurier from 2020-08-07T07:48:58
In this special edition of Creative Conversations recorded on location in Fowey, host Yang-May Ooi speaks to Lynn Goold, Chair of the Fowey Festival. We learn about the history of this beautiful...
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Ann Lewis on How Nature Photography Can Change Your Life from 2020-07-14T22:15:30
Ann Lewis, an amateur photographer based on the Isle of Wight, talks to Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi, about how her passion for nature photography showed her a new way of loo...
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My Grandfather Lim Swee Aun on The Story of a Family from 2020-07-06T21:51:36
Yang-May Ooi’s acclaimed solo theatre show Bound Feet Blues was inspired by the oral stories told in her family, passed down through the generations. In this podcast, we have a ...
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Joanne Ooi on Covid and Creativity from 2020-07-03T17:22:04
How can we maintain our creativity during Covid lockdown? Could this crisis be an opportunity for creative renewal for creative organisations as well as individuals? Cultural commentator Joanne ...
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Tony Dillon on Re-Connecting with Nature from 2020-06-27T12:29:50
Many of us live in big cities like London. We are surrounded by noise, crowds – and a lot of pollution. Is that lifestyle seriously damaging us? And can re-connecting with nature save our health...
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Fran Bushe on Talking about Sex from 2020-05-16T19:32:21
Why is it so difficult to talk about sex? Fran Bushe, comedian and creator of The Diary of My Broken Vagina and Ad Libido, joins Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi to talk about talking ab...
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Simon Pimenta on Building Resilience from 2019-12-06T16:30
Our modern daily lives can be stressful. Worry and anxiety can feel overwhelming. How can we develop greater resilience and bounce back with vigour from difficulties and setbacks? Re...
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Janet Behan and Jessica Higgs on Why Shouldn't I Go? from 2019-09-13T18:42:17
In this episode of the Creative Conversations podcast, host Yang-May Ooi drops in on actress and playwright Janet Behan and theatre director Jessica Higgs during rehearsals for Janet’s new one w...
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William Blake at Tate Britain review - with Yang-May Ooi and Anna Sayburn Lane from 2019-09-10T16:04:18
In this episode of Creative Conversations, we try something different. Host Yang-May Ooi meets author Anna Sayburn Lane at Tate Britain to record their views and impressions as they visit the Wi...
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Cheryl Robson on Aurora Metro Books from 2019-03-07T10:35:22
Cheryl Robson, founder and managing editor of Aurora Books, joins Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi to talk about her three decades steering a successful independent publ...
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Stephen Ring on Beautiful North Devon (Westward Ho! mini-series) from 2019-02-12T16:49:49
In this third episode of our three part mini-series recorded in Westward Ho! in North Devon, well-known local artist and photographer Stephen Ring talks with Creative Conversations host Yang-May...
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John Barton on Sand, Sea and Song (Westward Ho! mini-series) from 2019-02-09T11:30:43
In the second episode of our three part mini-series recorded in Westward Ho! in North Devon, the "Music Man" John Barton talks with Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi about a lifetime of m...
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Pete Sawyer on Kitesurfing to Happiness (Westward Ho! miniseries) from 2019-02-07T11:09:04
In the first of a three part mini-series recorded in Westward Ho! in North Devon, kitesurfer Pete Sawyer talks with Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi about how his passion for kites...
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Zaharah Othman on Love Stories across Cultures from 2019-01-11T18:34:51
Malaysian journalist Zaharah Othman joins Creative Conversations podcast host Yang-May Ooi to talk about her lifetime in journalism covering both heartwrenching events like the MH17 traged...
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Stephanie van Driesen on How to be a Superstar from 2019-01-03T00:17:48
We open Season 2 of Creative Conversations with a superstar episode to kick off 2019. Stage actor and performing artist Stephanie van Driesen joins host Yang-May Ooi to talk about what it ...
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“Walter Plinge” on An Actor’s Life from 2018-12-17T11:10:47
Actor “Walter Plinge” (aka Philip Blaine) talks about his life as an actor in repertory theatre in the 1950s and it is a fascinating historical record of an exciting time in British theatre as w...
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Michael McManus on An Honourable Man from 2018-11-29T11:05:02
Author and playwright Michael McManus talks to Yang-May Ooi about his play An Honourable Man set in a dystopic post-Brexit world... Episode CCV005 ¦ Creative Conversations is part of the Tiger S...
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Daniel York on Telling Forgotten Stories from 2018-10-16T17:37:09
Actor and playwright Daniel York joins Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi to talk about his new play Forgotten, an epic story about the Chinese Labour Corps who worked in the trenches duri...
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Sue Plumtree on Creating a Great Life After 50 from 2018-05-11T18:13:11
Relationship coach Sue Plumtree joins host Yang-May Ooi on Creative Conversations to tell her story of divorcing at age 60 and how she found the courage and creativity to create a new life and b...
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Terence Bailey on Paranormal Fiction and Life from 2017-08-30T15:55:05
Novelist Terry Bailey joins Yang-May Ooi on Creative Conversations to chat about his paranormal thriller Dead in Time and how he uses his own experiences in his fiction. Find out more about Terry a...
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James Zarzana on the benefits and challenges of self-publishing from 2017-08-04T16:15:42
James Zarzana joins Creative Conversations to talk with Yang-May Ooi about the benefits and challenges of self-publishing. James is the author of the Marsco Saga - www.jamesazarzana.com. Creative C...
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