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    Q&A with Daisy Christodoulou: How to make learning work for our kids

    2026/11/02 | 21 mins.
    Fixing the literacy crisis; Using AI in education; dealing with difficult teachers. Educationalist Daisy Christodoulou answers your questions on the Amol Rajan Connection.

    Chapters

    00:00:00:00 Introduction

    00:01:15:00 How do we encourage kids to enjoy reading?

    00:04:30:00 Helping the quiet children

    00:07:00:00 A middle ground between the 3 Rs and children choosing.

    00:08:25:00 Avoiding a ‘one size fits all’ education for SEND children?

    00:13:50:00 How do we teach children to use AI in a positive way?

    00:16:43:00 How do I stop my teachers picking on me?

    Thanks to our launch partners for all their support.

    NatWest - More details at natwest.com

    Waitrose - For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood

    Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk

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    Team:

    Video Editor: Rachel Dinnewell

    Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios

    Producers: Pastel House Media

    Produced in partnership with Sister Group

    Social Media: Kiera Maloney

    Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett
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    Episode 3 - Daisy Christodoulou: The risk is a Stupidogenic Society

    2026/10/29 | 1h 17 mins.
    Dubbed Britain’s brightest student on University Challenge, Daisy Christodoulou is now one of the UK’s biggest brains in education. If you’re a parent, a teacher or a pupil, what Daisy has to say on the Amol Rajan Connection is urgent and matters, if we are to navigate the future together. And she’s not afraid to challenge current policies on teaching across the UK.

    Chapters:

    00:00:00 Daisy Christodoulou and the education debate

    00:04:00 Who is Daisy Christodoulou?

    00:08:06 When Daisy realised education was going wrong

    00:12:50 Why we need long term memory and knowledge

    00:17:56 Should we have more vocational courses?

    00:29:14 The big education experiment in the UK

    00:38:54 Daisy's Seven Myths of Education

    01:02:17 The politics of education

    01:05:42 Understanding the NEETs crisis

    01:09:00 AI and education - are we getting dumber?

    01:13:47 How should parents prepare kids for the future?

    Thanks to our launch partners for all their support.

    NatWest - More details at natwest.com

    Waitrose - For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood

    Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk

    Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai

    Please follow here for free so we keep in touch.

    Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club:

    amolrajanconnection.com

    Team:

    Video Editor: Rachel Dinnewell

    Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios

    Producers: Pastel House Media

    Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia

    Produced in partnership with Sister Group

    Social Media: Kiera Maloney

    Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett

    Credit: University Challenge, Granada Television, BBC2
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    Q&A Delia Smith: Never a duff Delia

    2026/10/26 | 21 mins.
    The queen of cookery reveals the secret to perfect roast potatoes and the key to cooking moist meat. Delia Smith, who has sold over 21 million books and taught a nation how to cook, answers questions on the Amol Rajan Connection.



    Thanks to our launch partners for all their support.

    Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai

    NatWest - More details at natwest.com

    Waitrose - For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood

    Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk

    Please follow here for free so we keep in touch.

    Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club:

    amolrajanconnection.com

    Team:

    Video Editor: Ben Bonsey

    Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios

    Producers: Pastel House Media

    Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia

    Produced in partnership with Sister Group

    Social Media: Kiera Maloney

    Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett
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    Episode 2 - Delia Smith: Ingredients for life

    2026/10/22 | 1h 10 mins.
    Delia Smith has been one the most famous women in Britain for the past 50 years, selling over 20 million books and teaching a nation to cook.

    This interview was recorded just a few days after the death of her late husband Michael. She talks about adapting to life without him - her career - and her new book, ‘US: Nine ingredients to change our world’, trying to connect and unite communities.

    Thanks to our launch partners for all their support.

    Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai

    NatWest - More details at natwest.com

    Waitrose - For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood

    Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk

    Please follow here for free so we keep in touch.

    Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club:

    amolrajanconnection.com

    Team:

    Video Editor: Ben Bonsey

    Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko Studios

    Producers: Pastel House Media

    Production Support: Aphelia Jones & Merrie Cecilia

    Produced in partnership with Sister Group

    Social Media: Kiera Maloney

    Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett
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    Q&A with Gareth Southgate: Egos, young athletes and mental health

    2026/10/19 | 32 mins.
    Sir Gareth Southgate takes questions on the Amol Rajan Connection: Including from the former BBC boss, Tim Davie, about dealing with huge characters and egos. Follow-up episode with a giant of English football.

    Thanks to our launch partners for all their support.

    Amazon - Search supported internship on aboutamazon.co.uk

    Google Cloud - Discover more: cloud.google.com/ai

    NatWest - More details at natwest.com

    Waitrose - For more information visit waitrose.com/goodfood



    Please follow here for free so we keep in touch.

    Sign up to our FREE newsletter and join our membership club: https://amolrajanconnection.com/

    Team:

    Video Editor: Ben Bonsey

    Cameras & Sound: Chris Meloff, Oakley Moffatt, Jack Kircher at Koko studios

    Producers: Tom Norris, Rachel Dinnewell at Pastel House Media

    Produced in partnership with Sister Group

    Social Media: Kiera Maloney

    Executive Producer: Elizabeth Needham-Bennett
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About The Amol Rajan Connection
If life feels like it's happening TO you, not FOR you, then The Amol Rajan Connection is here to help. This show will slow the world down, explain the mighty forces shaping our era - and help you Win the Future. We're living through one of history's hinge moments. An old order is crumbling and a new one struggling to be born. AI, smartphones, global heating; ageing population; economic crisis: we’re about to get a century of change in a single decade. Amol was Editor of The Independent at 29; spent years leading the BBC’s coverage of global Technology; was Presenter of Radio 4’s flagship Today Programme and the prime-time Amol Rajan Interviews; is Host of University Challenge; and was a useless Faithful on Celebrity Traitors. With 20 years in News behind him, Amol has always been more interested in deep trends than fleeting events. The Amol Rajan Connection is a welcoming space where the most smart, dynamic, influential and brave people on the planet help us understand how the world is changing - and give you the confidence to navigate it. Follow to catch every episode. Join the inner circle at https://amolrajanconnection.com
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