17.4 Abi Morgan, Writer

17.4 Abi Morgan, Writer

Can you tell your own story? Viv Groskop talks to award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Abi Morgan, whose work includes The Split, The Iron Lady, The Hour and Suffragette. Abi has occupied and owned many rooms in her life and career – the solitary writer's room, the family rooms of bustle, the emergency hospital room, the space on set to direct. In all these arenas she's adapted herself while keeping a steady eye on maintaining space to tell the stories she wants to tell. Four years ago, Abi and her family's lives were blown apart by a devastating medical emergency suffered by her partner. How would this sudden and unwelcome plot twist affect Abi's life and writing? Channelling confusion and pain, Abi turned the lens onto her own life in This is Not a Pity Memoir. She reveals how a space to write has always been essential to her survival and none more so than in these crisis years. But having reached relative dry land, she tells Viv that it's not over yet. There are more rooms to own and more stories to tell.

Listen to This is Not a Pity Memoir on BBC Radio 4

A new updated edition of Viv's book, How to Own the Room is out now.

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23.6 Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief of the Guardian

23.6 Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief of the Guardian

How do you manage the pressure of being in the hot seat, day in day out? Viv speaks to Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief of The Guardian since 2015, when she became the first woman to hold the position...

16 Apr 32min

23:5 Amy Poon, restaurant owner and food entrepreneur

23:5 Amy Poon, restaurant owner and food entrepreneur

How do you find the courage to keep changing the course of your career and try something new?   Viv speaks to Amy Poon, who grew up in her family's famous Poon's restaurant business, and pursued vario...

9 Apr 31min

23.4  Maria Semple, novelist

23.4 Maria Semple, novelist

How can you use disappointment to fuel your future success?   Viv talks to Maria Semple, who wrote the bestselling novel, Where D'You Go, Bernadette, after bouncing back from the disappointment of her...

2 Apr 37min

23.3 I.Stephanie Boyce, Solicitor and former president of the Law Society of England and Wales

23.3 I.Stephanie Boyce, Solicitor and former president of the Law Society of England and Wales

How do you cultivate self-belief when barriers get in the way of your goals?   Viv talks to I.Stephanie Boyce, a solicitor who went on to become president of the Law Society - the first person of colo...

26 Mars 35min

23.2 Sanna Marin, former Prime Minister of Finland

23.2 Sanna Marin, former Prime Minister of Finland

How can you develop a leadership style that is calm and non-forceful?   Viv talks to Sanna Marin, the former Prime Minister of Finland, who was the youngest ever elected female leader of a country, wh...

19 Mars 32min

23.1 Cariad Lloyd, actress and comedian

23.1 Cariad Lloyd, actress and comedian

How do you build the confidence to risk being more off-the-cuff in professional life?  Viv talks to Cariad Lloyd - the actress and comedian - about making things up on the spot whilst being both in co...

12 Mars 37min

How to Own the Room - Series 23 Trailer

How to Own the Room - Series 23 Trailer

Welcome back to How to Own the Room with Viv Groskop: the podcast where inspirational women reveal the secrets of brilliant speaking.  Yes! A new series of How to Own the Room is about to land. So mak...

9 Mars 1min

22.6 Carrie Sun, author

22.6 Carrie Sun, author

How do you swap a soul-crushing job for one that sustains you? Viv talks to the writer, Carrie Sun, whose new memoir, Private Equity, is about to be released in US and UK. The story draws on Carrie'...

9 Feb 202432min

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