Stars recall teachers who were top class
Celebrities share memories of those who made their mark on them at school
MY BEST TEACHER
Almost all of us have a favourite teacher whose name is fixed in our memories long after the faces of our classmates have started to fade.
Hearing about the teachers who inspired household names reminds us there was a time when they were just kids with dreams and no idea of their future success.
In My Best Teacher, singer Cerys Matthews talks about how her love of music began with learning the recorder, poet Lemn Sissay shares what it was like to grow up in a care home and Tim Vine explains why he owns furniture from his old school.
WHERE TO START: Meera Syal on being a good girl at school and how her best teacher Mr Cartwright not only taught her how to play the guitar but also that what makes you different can be the key to your success. WHERE TO FIND IT: All podcast apps and online at tes.com/news/hub/my-bestteacher
THE KINDNESS ECONOMY
TV retail consultant Mary Portas started this podcast in 2019 but it has become even more relevant since the pandemic began.
In the current series she speaks to entrepreneurs with ideas about making the world of business kinder – a simple concept that’s very challenging to achieve.
But listening to these experts talking passionately about ethical beauty brands or placing employees’ mental health at the centre of operations, you start hope for a better future. WHERE TO START: As department stores fall empty due to closures on the high street, in the episode Building the Future, Stirling Prizewinning architect Amanda Levete talks about how we might use them.
WHERE TO FIND IT: All podcast apps.