Hurtwood: Beyond The Hill
Hurtwood: Beyond The Hill
Podcast Description
Over 50 years ago, with the spark of an idea, Richard Jackson boldly started a school with just a handful of students. Today Hurtwood House is home to 360 students and its alumni include Hollywood Royalty, award winning filmmakers, world famous musicians and top business entrepreneurs. Each week in ‘Hurtwood: Beyond the Hill’ ex-student and presenter James Gaffney interviews one of the many thousands who have been through Hurtwood’s doors, reminiscing about the good times at the school and lifting the lid on their journeys and the secrets of their success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast explores themes of creativity, education, and career development, with episodes focusing on various alumni successes such as Doug Quinn discussing performing arts, Ward Thomas sharing their rise in country music, and Ebiye Alaibe on his diverse career in law and logistics.
Over 50 years ago, with the spark of an idea, Richard Jackson boldly started a school with just a handful of students. Today Hurtwood House is home to 360 students and its alumni include Hollywood Royalty, award winning filmmakers, world famous musicians and top business entrepreneurs. Each week in ‘Hurtwood: Beyond the Hill’ ex-student and presenter James Gaffney interviews one of the many thousands who have been through Hurtwood’s doors, reminiscing about the good times at the school and lifting the lid on their journeys and the secrets of their success.
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Award winning composer and sound designer Alex Baranowski chats all things music with James Gaffney. In this episode Alex discusses the songwriting process and composing for different genres from major Netflix films and television shows to theatre productions and commercials. Known for his versatility, Alex has been nominated for a Tony Award on Broadway and has composed soundtracks for ‘The Kitchen’ (Film 4/Netflix) and the multi-award winning Warner Bros film ‘The Windermere Children’. Most recently he scored ‘Brides’ which premiered at Sundance Film Festival directed by Young Vic artistic director Nadia Fall.
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