Clive Lewis is a British Labour politician who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2015. He worked as a TV reporter for BBC News and served as an infantry officer with the Territorial Army. He served a three-month tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2009. He became shadow defence secretary in June 2016, and shadow business secretary in October 2016. He left the Shadow Cabinet in 2017 in protest over the Labour Party’s decision to trigger Article 50 to leave the EU, but rejoined the front...

In Ep22 we speak with Politician & Ex Journalist, Clive Lewis about life as a politician, the grass roots of journalism, tribal politics, the Corbyn movement and the future for progressives. Out Monday 24th May on all good podcast platforms.

Marco North is a filmmaker, photographer, author and musician based in Moscow, Russia. Born in Brooklyn, and educated at SUNY Purchase. In this episode we talk about the production and recent release of his award-winning episodic series Blackbetty. His recent debut album Heaven Get Behind Me, and his Songbird podcast, a brutally honest, behind the scenes look at the songwriting and recording process. We deep dive into a fascinating chat about the trials and tribulations of creative personal...

Prior to the launch of Season 3, we have some words of wisdom and advice from filmmaker and musician, Marco North. New full episode on May 24th.

Prior to starting Season 3 of Grit, I caught up with Martin Ruby of Songbird Podcast for a little chat about the joy of podcasting.

Zoë is part of the writing team for Netflix’s new show Zero Chill. She also writes for Netflix teen-drama Free Rein and is a regular writer for Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, having written over 40 episodes. Zoë also writes for children’s drama such as CBBC and Netflix’s Worst Witch, CBBC’s The Dumping Ground and Disney’s comedy-drama-musical The Lodge. Zoë’s acting career has seen her star as a series regular Zoe Carpenter in Hollyoaks, web series Staff Room and numerous other roles and voiceover...

Zillah is an Emmy-nominated creative leader and strategist with a long and varied professional life in the media industry. Most recently as the Director of Content at Satore Studio. She was Commissioning Editor for Virtual Reality at the BBC and headed up the BBC VR Hub following being the Executive Editor for BBC Research & Development. In this episode we discuss innovation within media and journalism, how VR can change both the creative and production process along with the importance...

Lovise graduated a bachelor in media production in 2019 with internships at Kitchen in Oslo and Motlys on the NRK series Heimebane. Throughout her studies and upon graduation she worked as a web designer at Smart Media. She is now working as a UI/UX Designer at TRY Pearl in Oslo. In this episode we talk about the important and multi-faceted role of a UI/UX Designer, starting out in the industry, growing as a media professional and continuous development.

Daniel Stewart trained at the esteemed California Institute of the Arts in LA, where he continued to live and work in film and television, then extensively in regional theatre (On and off Broadway) in NYC, along with a thriving career as a go to Brit for voice over work.  He returned to the UK in recent years with shows in The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, The National Theatre and The West End.  He has co-starred as a series regular alongside his father, Sir Patrick Stewart in the Starz series...

Tet Kofi is a director of Journolink, a service which helps to seamlessly link journalists with small business experts when they need them,  and a working broadcast journalist. He has consulted as a crisis management expert for UK and European multinationals and trains senior execs in media management and presentation. He started in journalism at the BBC World Service. In this episode we talk to Tet about the relationship between journalism and public relations and how the two are not as...

Sumo’s work can be seen all around Luxembourg, but also in numerous cities around the world. Although an important, formative stage in his artistic development, graffiti and street art are merely one aspect of Sumo’s work on images. Bursting with statements, slogans, motifs, and intense colours, Sumo’s compositions represent an abstract documentation of moments.  In this episode, we talk about how Sumo’s early work led to his emergence as a renowned artist in his own right. How he learned...

Simon Dean is the Creative Director and Founder of Spark & Glory, a short form branded content production studio that specialises in creative seamless 360º Marketing and Brand campaigns. Simon has had a long and fruitful career as a Creative Director for WarnerMedia, Walt Disney Company, and Bloomberg TV. In this episode, Simon talks about the role of the Creative Director in shepherding creative projects with production and marketing departments, the importance of being 50% creative,...

Adam Richardson has been cutting films for the UK’s major broadcasters for over 20 years. He specialises in documentary and current affairs, working on BBC investigative documentary series Panorama and Channel Four’s Dispatches. His films cover a broad range from investigative exposes, drama reconstructions, and undercover stings to archive-driven narratives.  In this episode, we talk about the role of the film editor, the art and craft of editing, and debate the skills and tools of the job.

Matt Cuttle is an award-winning multi-skilled senior producer working in the entertainment and video game industry. He works as an Executive Producer for ADVNCR formulating and producing online streams, video content, and eSports events. In this episode, we talk about the role of the exec producer and content creator in the realm of live streaming, the gaming community, and brand communications. A great listen for people wanting to work in an innovative and exciting part of digital content...

This week we will join Exec Producer Matt Cuttle to talk about producing live streaming,  gaming events, and branded content with ADVNCR.

Dave King began his career in comic books and publishing. He co-art directed a U2 music video and worked with many of the UK’s leading animation houses. In the episode we talk through Dave’s rollercoaster career, arriving on Hollywood sets, cold calling studio executives to secure development deals and the art of boxer shorts.

Elida graduated a bachelor in media production with internships at Monster in Oslo and PMA Film & Television in London. Upon graduation she started as a production assistant at NRK Super working on flagship show Fantorangens Verden. She is now operating in a co-ordinating role. In this episode we talk about the important and multi-faceted role of a production assistant, starting out in the industry, leaning into vulnerability and building up confidence. 

Sally has experience in theatre, film, and voiceover. Her recent work includes narrating an audiobook about love, corporate explainers and playing a vengeful vampire in a radio drama. Sally spent more than 10 years as a subeditor on national newspapers including The Sunday Times, worked in television for companies including Buena Vista Productions and for a year in Stockholm writing financial news for SEB. In this episode we talk about the art of voice over work, acting techniques and the...

Jonas started his youtube channel in 2015 and started making short films with regular youtube collaborator Jonas Ems. Growing his channel with over 300k subscribers and more than 60million views.  In 2019, he launched his web series and started a original, branded and influencer content company. In this episode we discuss Jonas’ inspirational journey to success, the importance of storytelling, the life of an influencer and the differences of making content across multiple platforms.

Ingeborg Aarø is a Content Creator for the Oslo based PlusCulture. In this episode, Ingeborg gives insight into the first year as a media producer after graduation, the role of the professional content creator and the mindset one needs to get started. 

In Episode 7 we talk to Oslo based Content Creator Ingeborg Aarø.

David Allison produces live comedy formats with his company This is Your Laugh. His strong background in producing for television, both documentaries and entertainment shows has given him great insights into development hell and the challenges of making shows happen. In this episode we talk about how Covid has affected the live comedy scene, his newly commissioned TV format Monster Court for CBBBC. How he started out as a runner on a popular daily live entertainment show and how David has...

In this episode we talk to Comedy Producer, David Allison. 

With over twenty years of experience at the top of the entertainment industry, Dave Emery is a prolific Camera Supervisor and Remote Camera Specialist.  In this episode, Dave gives us great insight into the world of remote camera and jib operation in multi camera and single camera environments ranging from drama to studio and large scale event productions. In particular we discuss the effect the Co-Vid Pandemic has had on the industry, along with top tips for those starting out in the industry.

In Episode 5 we talk to Camera Supervisor, Dave Emery about multicam, robotic cameras and the impact of CoVid on productions, among many other things. Released on Friday 6/11.