Cultural Peeps Podcast
Hello and welcome to the Cultural Peeps Podcast. My name is Iain Wheeldon and I’m a Senior Lecturer in the School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University.This Podcast series is part of an ongoing project which explores different careers across the cultural sectors.I…
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Episode 62 - Stephen Welsh (Head of Exhibitions and Public Programming, University of Liverpool) (opens the original)
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Episode 62 is with Stephen Welsh, the Head of Exhibitions and Public Programming with the Libraries, Museums & Galleries team at the University of Liverpool. Stephen is primarily based in the Victoria Gallery & Museum – A beautiful, tiled building designed by Alfred Waterhouse, which programmes a wide range of exhibitions that draw on the University’s research and collections. In our chat we talk about how Stephen identified an early love for Museums, Heritage and History which led to his first
Episode 61 - Ruth Haycock (Founder, Director & Principal Consultant, Co-Create Culture) (opens the original)
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This episode is with Ruth Haycock, the Founder, Director and Principal Consultant of Co-create Culture. Ruth is a senior leader specialising in cultural strategy, interpretation and audience engagement, with over 20 years’ experience shaping transformation projects and inclusive cultural programmes across the arts, heritage and museum sectors. Her practice is grounded in care, curiosity and a belief in culture as a civic resource for social connection, collective wellbeing and environmental awar
Episode 60 - Mark Robinson (Experiences Development Delivery Partner - National Trust) (opens the original)
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This episode is with Mark Robinson - Experiences Development Delivery Partner with the National Trust. Mark has a fascinating role, in which he advises and supports different teams and managers from across the National Trust to strategically plan and develop their sites - this includes supporting a wide range of the Trust's work, from experience and engagement design, to visioning, purpose and interpretation planning. In our chat we talk about Mark's educational journey - from his initial passio
Episode 59 - Kim Hopkins (Documentary Filmmaker - Labor of Love Films) (opens the original)
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Episode 59 of the Cultural Peeps Podcast is with Documentary Filmmaker Kim Hopkins. I first came across Kim’s work through the BBC Storyville documentary film ‘A Bunch of Amateurs’ – a fascinating film about a bunch of amateur film makers from Bradford who are trying to save their Amateur film club. I then approached Kim to take part in the project after seeing a Director’s Q and A for her latest film ‘Still Pushing Pineapples’ which examines the life of a former pop star, Dene Michael, who cont
Episode 58 - Sharon Heal (Director of the Museums Association) (opens the original)
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Episode 58 of the Cultural Peeps Podcast is with Sharon Heal, the Director of the Museums Association. In our chat, Sharon talks about how, as an independently funded and not-for-profit organisation, the MA are uniquely placed to advocate for museums without fear or favour from governments or funding influences. We also talk about Sharon’s background in Journalism and how working in trade & local press led to a role as a sub editor on the Museums Journal - which in turn led to a role organising
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