Podcasts

This week Sue is joined by Neil Brooks, the newly-appointed Head Teacher of Fulham Prep’s new independent co-educational senior school. He talks about his new role and the musical influences that have shaped his career.

With Christmas just a few weeks away, many of us will have started thinking about a winter getaway, either on the slopes or somewhere warmer. But when’s the best time to book, where can you find the best deals, and what are your options if you want a wintry break but don’t want to ski? Sue Dougan sits in for Sarah and is joined by Sean Tipton from ABTA, Alistair McLean of Artisan Travel and Dan Fox, MD of Ski Weekends.

What do you do if you’re due to retire, but you don’t really want to? This week Sue Dougan, sitting in for Sarah, looks at retiring without fully retiring and what your options are, including working for a charity or other voluntary organisation, and whether you can still take your pension if you’re still earning. Sue is joined by Michelle Cracknell of TPAS, Nici Audhlam-Gardiner, MD of Saga Money and Julian Noakes from Retirement Reinvented.

Analysis published by Royal London has revealed that new mothers could be missing out on hundreds of millions of pounds in state pension rights. Sue Dougan sits in for Sarah and she and her guests look at what this means for young mums – how do you know if you’ve missed out and what can you do? She was joined by Steve Webb of Royal London, Anna Monteith from ICAEW and freelance finance journalist Donna Ferguson.

With a fortnight to go until Black Friday, the panel look at fraud and how to stay safe online. They look at how secure online banking is, and what steps you can take to ensure that you’re not a victim of fraud. Sue Dougan sits in for Sarah and is joined by Young Money Champion Amelia Murray, Harry Rose, money editor at Which?, Joe Hancock, Cyber Security Lead at Mishcon de Reya and Brian Laing of Last Line.

Antonio was in the studio to talk about his new book, simply called Vegetables, and his career as a chef.

The Business of Film with film critic, James Cameron Wilson looking at the biggest winners and losers at the box office this week. This week, it's Doctor Strange, Trolls, The Accountant and more!

If you're short of things to do this weekend, then look no further. We have a variety of activities for you, wherever you may be based throughout the UK. This week, they include Remembrance services, the Lord Mayor's Procession, visiting England's largest reindeer herd at Blithbury Reindeer Lodge & more!

Every week on The Entrepreneur Show we meet interesting people behind some interesting businesses around the UK. This week, Simon speaks to Philip Krim, the CEO of Casper - the original sleep disruptor currently transforming the mattress industry.

The world's biggest celebration of new businesses returns next week - Global Entrepreneurship Week. The festival of entrepreneurship starts on Monday, and hundreds of events will be taking place across the UK and around the world to encourage people to start a business and help support existing business owners. Simon spoke to the managing director of the Global Entrepreneurship Network UK and Global Entrepreneurship Week UK.