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Pioneers

Sep 29, 2024 11:39 AM

Author:Clare English,Clare English

Pioneers

Clare English meets the entrepreneurs, mavericks, trend-setters and seminal thinkers who have forged a path to the top

Broadcaster and current affairs specialist Clare English talks to 12 extraordinary trailblazers. Here are the inspiring stories of politicians and inventors, scientists and surgeons, models, parents, creatives and founders. All, in their own field and in their own way, have broken new ground and changed the world.

David Blunkett tells how he rose to high political office despite being blind from birth; Kim Cotton discusses the highs and lows of becoming the UK's first surrogate mother; and Ian Ritchie talks about pioneering the first web browser - and reveals the missed opportunity that could have made him millions. From EastEnders actor Michael Cashman, who made history with UK TV's first gay kiss to Professor Sir Alan Cuschieri on spearheading keyhole surgery and David Gow on coming up with the idea of the world's first bionic hand, each has a compelling tale to share.

Also included are three episodes from another BBC Radio Scotland series, Women on Top, in which Clare English chats to successful women about the sacrifices they had to make to reach the top, and whether they really have it all. We hear from Nicola Sturgeon about her life in Scottish politics; Marie Claire editor Marie O'Riordan on the glamour of the fashion industry; and Krissi Murison on becoming NME magazine's first female editor, and whether her gender makes any difference on the job.

Presented by Clare English

Pioneers

Produced by Philip Sime

With: David Blunkett, Sir Alec Jeffreys, Kim Cotton, Ian Ritchie, Michael Cashman, James Goodfellow, Michael Apted, Shannon Murray, Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri, Roy Day and Mike Tunstall of The Samaritans, David Gow

First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland: 23 December 2010-3 February 2011 (Series 1), 25 August-29 September 2011 (Series 2)

Women on Top

With Nicola Sturgeon, Marie O'Riordan and Krissi Murison

First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland: 29 January 2009, 15 January 2009 and 17 June 2010

Reviews

A tightly written prescription for smart thinking... A bold call to reinject pluralism and progressive human values into a decision-making process dominated by algorithms or gut instinct

—— Financial Times -- 2021 Summer Books List

A simply wonderful reimagining of human ingenuity. It will teach you to see around corners

—— Tim Harford, bestselling author of How To Make The World Add Up

Reveals how you can recognize the lenses that you're applying ... an important read -- a steady hand for our turbulent times

—— Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THINK AGAIN

A fascinating look at what makes humans special and how people can improve the way they think to stay ahead of the machines

—— Mustafa Suleyman, Co-founder of DeepMind, Vice-President of Google

A paean to cognitive agility and the elasticity of the imagination

—— The Economist

Packed with big ideas, great stories, values and verve that make it a delight to read. It will certainly change how you think-and might just change the world too

—— Annie Duke, best-selling author of THINKING IN BETS and former poker champion

A great book filled with fresh perspectives to help us out during the rise of AI so we can usher in the Age of Humanity

—— will.i.am, musician and entrepreneur

A captivating read... Framers will transform the way you think

—— Marissa King, Professor at Yale School of Management

Brilliantly shows that mental models are at the heart of creativity, critical thinking and innovation, and how we can get better at it to solve our toughest business and social challenges

—— Aaron Levie, CEO of Box

Provides insight into how we can all nurture more of a beginner's mind and manifest breakthrough ideas for building a better future

—— Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, Salesforce

An appealing pop-science guide to creativity [and] an astute analysis of problem-solving

—— Kirkus Reviews

Humans today live a much easier, more comfortable, and more pleasant existence than ever before, but we also face our greatest existential challenges as a species, and in order to survive we will need not only cooperation, but a new and diverse set of cognitive frames ... [this book] teaches us how to better frame things for ourselves as individuals

—— Porchlight BOOK TO WATCH

When you're in the mood for a pep talk, who better to turn to than a well-networked, optimistic mentor who is naturally in your corner?

—— Tech Crunch

It was surprising to learn-as I did from Reid Hoffman's new book, Masters of Scale-how many of today's top Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are inveterate questioners, driven by curiosity... You need to be a restless learner and a person who's not afraid to question anything-including your own bright ideas... One of the surprises in the Masters of Scale book is seeing how many success stories were born out of failure.

—— Fast Company

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