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27 June 2017

  • Louise Winter, funeral director, Poetic Endings

    The bespoke funeral director: 'It's about handling death differently'

    From woodland burials to poetic eulogies, Louise Winter works with grieving families to help them plan memorable send offs

18 April 2017

  • Philip Wolf founder of Cultivating Spirits

    The weed sommelier: 'It's simple – you smoke, you eat, you drink'

    As more states legalise marijuana, a new breed of sommeliers are pairing puff with food. Philip Wolf describes the highs and lows of the job

15 March 2017

  • Marcus Bentley in his recording studio

    The voice of Big Brother: 'I got the job because of the way I said chickens'

    After years as a struggling actor, Marcus Bentley forged a career as one of the UK’s most recognisable voices

6 October 2016

  • Older couple walking together in park.

    My career discovering the secret to everlasting love: 'I just fell into it'

    Relationship expert, writer and psychologist Ty Tashiro describes what first sparked his interest in researching love and relationships

22 September 2016

  • WhisperRed video screenshot

    Euphoric sensations: The YouTubers building a career from ‘head orgasms’

    ASMR video-makers are attracting hundreds of thousands of YouTube subscribers to their channels

12 September 2016

  • The twilight view from Matt Dearden's plane across the Himalayas

    You'll land to dancing and chanting and gifts of live chickens

    Bored with the 9-5, Matt Dearden swapped computing for the highs and lows of life as an Indonesian bush pilot, where any scrap of ground is called an airstrip

8 July 2016

  • festival-goers walking against sunset at Latitude festival

    It's about living and breathing music: the life of a festival programmer

    You’re never off-duty when your job is booking music for festivals – but I feel very privileged, says Latitude’s Natasha Haddad

1 July 2016

  • Seth Shostak

    Seth Shostak: We will find aliens in the next two decades

    Meeting ET isn’t so far off, I can bet my coffee on it, says astronomer who has dedicated his career to seeking out life on other planets

19 January 2016

  • Jay Taylor and puppy Clover

    Life as a guide dog puppy trainer: 'It can be tough to let them go'

    Jay Taylor describes the highs and lows of training dogs to help people with sight loss, and why she particularly likes naughty pups

7 January 2016

  • Radio and TV presenter Jeremy Vine photographed at BBC Radio 2

    Jeremy Vine: 'Journalists are the luckiest people in the world'

    From life as a trainee reporter to presenting Newsnight, the BBC presenter talks about a star-studded career in journalism and how you can get there

18 November 2015

  • Fleur De Force at her home in Northamptonshire.

    Fleur De Force: 'Taylor Swift inspired me to be a beauty vlogger'

    From building an audience of millions to always being ‘plugged in’, Fleur De Force describes the highs and lows of life as a successful video blogger

3 November 2015

  • Matthew Ahmet

    Want to be a kung fu master? Stand on your head for hours and sleep on a plank

    Matthew Ahmet left school at 16 to learn kung fu at China’s famous Shaolin temple. After years of gruelling training he now makes a living from performing with the monks around the world

7 September 2015

  • Chef Tom Kitchin with fish from George Campbell fishmongers at Newhaven, Edinburgh where some of the shellfish and fish is landed.

    Tom Kitchin interview: 'As a young chef I thrived on getting my arse kicked'

    From working 17-hour days to being the youngest Scotsman to win a Michelin star, Tom Kitchin discusses the highs and lows of being a top chef

12 August 2015

  • Benedict Cumberbatch portrays Sherlock Holmes in "Sherlock"

    Disguises, danger and celebrity affairs: my job as a private detective

    Richard Martinez describes the highs and lows of his career working as a real-life Sherlock Holmes

7 July 2015

  • Andy Murray returns the ball to Mikhail Kukushkin during the men's singles match at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships.

    My job as a Wimbledon umpire: you need to be thick-skinned and calm

    From officiating the 2009 Wimbledon finals to staying calm on the pitch, Alex Bosshardt talks about the highs and lows of being an umpire

11 June 2015

  • BA pilot Emily Lester

    'Exhilarating and surreal' – what it's like to fly for a living

    From flying solo to commercial airline training, BA pilot Emily Lester talks about a career in the skies and how to get there

16 April 2015

  • Pre-1600 yoda lookalike found on Medieval manuscripts

    Was Yoda a medieval monk? It takes a museum curator to tell you

    What is it like to take 36,000 people to work with you? Social media opens up the secret world of solitary jobs

3 March 2015

  • BIG HERO 6

    Want to get ahead as an artist? Don't be afraid to suck, says Big Hero 6 animator

    Zach Parrish, head of animation for Disney's Oscar-winning animated film Big Hero 6, draws on his experience to offer tips for how to make a career in animation

21 January 2015

  • Ex Machina

    From Asimov to Ex Machina: sci-fi films inspired my career in robotics

    Professor Murray Shanahan on the future of artificial intelligence and how young people can start a career in the AI industry

7 January 2015

  • Luca Parmitano

    'I couldn't see, hear or speak' – the day I nearly drowned in space

    From pilot training to risking his life on the ISS, astronaut Luca Parmitano talks about a career in the stars and how to get there

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