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playwright
Sir Alan Ayckbourn
A playwright and theatre director, to date Sir Alan Ayckbourn has written 85 plays. His latest play, The Girl Next Door, premieres in June 2021 at the Stephen Joseph Theatre (SJT).
photographer
Joe Cornish
Joe Cornish is a British photographer noted for his large format landscapes.
mountaineer
Alan Hinkes
Alan Hinkes OBE is an English Himalayan high-altitude mountaineer from Northallerton in North Yorkshire.
archaeologist
Carenza Lewis
Carenza Lewis is an archaeologist and Professor for the Public Understanding of Research at the University of Lincoln. She specialises in the medieval period and is particularly interested in rural settlement and childhood.
egyptologist
Joann Fletcher
Joann Fletcher is an Egyptologist and an honorary visiting professor in the department of archaeology at the University of York.
explorer
Paul Rose
Paul is former Vice President of the Royal Geographical Society, environmentalist, diver, TV presenter and recipient of HM The Queen's Polar Medal.
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