Stage & Screen Speakers – Page 2

Janet Street Porter

Janet made her name as a young ground-breaking journalist, TV producer and presenter. She has been credited with inventing youth television – but she’s also served as President of the Ramblers Association. On screen and on the page she’s covered everything from architecture to food, education to driving a taxi. After dinner Janet explains why she refused to give in to pressure to make fiddly food on Masterchef, her unique management style, and why she was picked to go into the jungle.

Meera Syal

The Goodness Gracious Me star has appeared in Broadchurch and US comedy, The Brink, and taken to the West End. She’s also penned three bestsellers (two of which she’s adapted for the screen).

Sandi Toksvig

Sandi is firmly in control of QI, and is co-presenter of Channel 4’s Great British Bake Off. An accomplished broadcaster, actor and writer of comedy, drama, fiction and non-fiction, she is also one of the co-founders of the Women's Equality Party and is the author of Girls Are Best, which shows how women have always pulled off the greatest feats and made the most important inventions.

Ruby Wax

A qualified psychotherapist, Ruby has made the leap from brash television star to respected campaigner, writer and communications expert. She shows how leadership skills can be taught then honed like a muscle, and how techniques she used in celebrity interviews translate directly into the boardroom – witness the clip of her talking to Madonna. The Veuve Clicquot Woman of the Year also talks about her work to raise awareness and public understanding about depression and mental illness, and how to cope better with the stresses of the modern world.