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How I Found My Voice, with Philip Collins (Online)

Politics &
Economics

Philip Collins, political columnist for The Times and former speechwriter for Tony Blair, joins Samira Ahmed in this live recording of our award-winning podcast

Philip Collins, political columnist for The Times and former speechwriter for Tony Blair, joins Samira Ahmed in this live recording of How I Found My Voice, the award-winning podcast which explores how some of the world’s greatest artists and thinkers became such compelling communicators. Previous guests include Michael Palin, Bernardine Evaristo, Philip Pullman, Katherine Ryan and Rose McGowan. You can listen to the previous episodes here.

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How I Found My Voice, with Philip Collins (Online)

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Speakers for the motion

  • Philip Collins

    Columnist for the Evening Standard and former chief speechwriter to Tony Blair

Chair

  • Samira Ahmed

    Journalist, writer and broadcaster

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Philip Collins

Columnist for the Evening Standard and former chief speechwriter to Tony Blair

Columnist for the Evening Standard, Associate Professor in Rhetoric at the LSE and the founder and writer-in-chief of The Draft. He wrote for The Times for a decade and is a former chief speechwriter to the prime minister Tony Blair.
Chair

Samira Ahmed

Journalist, writer and broadcaster

One of the most recognised voices in British broadcasting. Her work spans news and the arts – from working as a reporter and presenter on Channel 4 News to presenting the Proms. She presents Front Row on BBC Radio 4 and Newswatch on BBC One. She hosts the award-winning Intelligence Squared podcast, How I Found My Voice. 

 

Speakers are subject to change.