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Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone

Professor Roger Kneebone
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone
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    Antranig Basman in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    2026/04/27 | 1h 38 mins.
    Dr Antranig Basman is a mathematician and computer scientist who studied at Cambridge University. After completing a PhD in Computer Vision at the Cambridge University Engineering Department's Machine Intelligence Laboratory he spent five years as Visiting Scholar at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
    In this podcast we discuss Antranig's many interests and avenues of work, especially around pressing societal challenges which exclude the perspectives of marginalised groups. Now he is based in London and works on a range of community-oriented projects with colleagues across the world.
    https://ponder.org.uk
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    Geoff Brown in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    2026/04/13 | 1h 23 mins.
    Geoff Brown is Education Services Coordinator at Middle Temple, one of the four Inns of Court in central London. He trained as an actor before moving to the world of the law and now has a particular interest in advocacy training for those at the start of a legal career - especially the Moot. In this conversation we explore Geoff's many skills and interests, including improv theatre and stand-up comedy.
  • Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone

    Lucy Skilbeck in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    2026/03/30 | 2h 5 mins.
    Lucy Skilbeck studied drama in Australia before coming to the UK in the 1980s and establishing herself as a director and teacher. For ten years she was Director of Actor Training at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) in London. She is also Founder and Director of Being With Horses, where she offers equine-facilitated actor training and coaching.
    In this extended (2 hour) conversation we explore how her work in the theatre and with horses intersects with my own experiences in clinical practice and academia.
    https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/acting-teaching-staff/lucy-skilbeck/
    https://beingwithhorses.co.uk
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    Angus McCullough KC in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    2026/03/16 | 1h 20 mins.
    The distinguished barrister Angus McCullough KC has over 35 years of experience in public and private law. He has played a prominent role in many high profile cases - such as the phone hacking trial with Rebekah Brooks and proceedings against Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (otherwise known as Tommy Robinson). 
    Alongside his work as a barrister he has recently been appointed as a part-time judge of the Courts of Appeal in Jersey and Guernsey.
    Angus has many other interests, especially concerning the natural world. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and he keeps bees. 
    https://www.1cor.com/london/barristers/angus-mccullough-kc/
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    Hamish Brown in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    2026/03/02 | 1h 33 mins.
    Hamish Brown is a pianist, composer and arranger with many strings to his bow. I first encountered Hamish in his capacity as collaborative pianist during a teaching session for Masters students in conducting at the Royal College of Music, where he is a staff accompanist.
    Hamish has collaborated with many leading singers as well as performing as a soloist across the world and as an orchestral keyboard player. His work spans multiple genres, including classical, jazz, musical theatre and choral work.
    http://hamishbrown.org/biography

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About Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone

A podcast for people who like the unexpected. Join the surgeon and academic Professor Roger Kneebone in conversation with unorthodox people whose careers defy traditional boundaries and who swim against the tide. Technical support by Justin Margovan - with my thanks My personal website www.rogerkneebone.co.uk Many of the people in Countercurrent feature in my book Expert: Understanding the Path to Mastery (Penguin Viking, 2020) https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/313/313248/expert/9780241392058.html
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