The Next Chapter by Ellie Barker

<p>Tom loved rearranging his bedroom as a child. At the time, he had no idea that these small moments were the first hints of a career he would one day fall in love with.</p><p>For years Tom worked in marketing on huge...

<p>If you live in the West Country, I’m pretty sure you already know Alex. She’s been a presenter on our regional news – first for the BBC and now ITV West Country – for many years. Before that, she was an actress. She...

<p>Roger Saul created Mulberry - you know the one - from a £500 loan from his parents. By the 1990s, Mulberry was exporting to 30 countries, winning the Queen’s Award for Export three times, and attracting fans like...

<p>What happens when you reach a point in life where the path you’re on no longer feels like the right one?</p><br><p> In this powerful and uplifting episode of The Next Chapter, TV Journalist Ellie Barker talks to...

<p>Dan Simpson always loved acting and performing as a child — and this love took him to Fun Kids, the UK’s children’s radio station. But he’s always been just as curious about what goes on behind the scenes.</p><p>So...

<p>Gemma Haigh says she was a little distracted at school – but later discovered she was neurodivergent. Her love of diving deeply into subjects led her to a fascinating career as an art curator, working in...

<p>In this episode of The Next Chapter podcast, Ellie Barker speaks with brand expert and former social worker Chris Endersby, whose journey from child protection to corporate leadership is as unexpected as it is...

<p>In this episode of The Next Chapter, Ellie Barker chats with life and career coach Abi Unwin, who shares how a simple piece of advice from a friend helped her reshape her career—and her life. Abi now supports...

John Marrs is the bestselling author who has sold millions and millions of copies of his psychological thriller novels and speculative fiction. His third book The One which he originally self published went on to become...

<p><br></p><p>Most of you will know Bill Ward as Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street or James Barton in Emmerdale. With over 30 TV shows, 50 stage plays, and multiple British Soap Awards to his name, Bill has become one...

<p>John Scott started out, he says as the class clown. But he is the one smiling now. He's had a working life many could only dream of. He loved making costumes and ended up working on iconic films like Four Weddings...

<p><br></p><br><p>Cathy Moseley grew up in Bethnal Green in London. She describes it as a true working-class upbringing with a proper, honest work ethic. As a teenager, Cathy was the only girl working on a big city...

<p>Have you come back from holiday and thought - I really don't want to live like this any more? Did you have one of those moments when you were on the beach and thought there has to be more to life? </p><br><p>Gill...

<p>Joe Sims grew up in Bristol in a home which - in his words - may not have had lots of cash but was filled with love. Thanks to his passion, hard work, a brilliant teacher at school and the support of his parents...

<p>Amanda Prowse loved reading as a child. She was very shy and used to escape with her ‘friends’ in her books. She loved the idea of writing her own stories, but when a teacher told her at the age of 7, she’d never...