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Welcome to the Bedales Podcast.

Bedales is, and has always been, a unique community; there’s lots to talk about.

Join us as we sit down with former and current students, staff and speakers alike to discuss a range of topics centred around the school. As per our philosophy, we talk to the whole person - head, hand and heart.

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Episodes
Life@Bedales - Christmas special , 37:20

Welcome to this Christmas episode of the Bedales Podcast featuring interviews, carols and readings from members of the Bedales School community. We hear from Clare Kirkham (Head of Bedales Prep) and Will Goldsmith (Head of Bedales) in conversation with Sixth Form students Orlando and Aaron.


We then enjoy highlights from the Bedales Service of Carols and Readings for Advent and Christmas, recorded from All Saints’ Church, Steep in December 2025, led by Doug McIlwraith, Director of Music, and featuring the Bedales Senior Choir and readings from students and staff. Thank you to Harry Boulton, Assistant Director of Music, for the recording of the service, Rev Canon Dr Susie Collingridge for taking the service and making available the church, The congregation for joining in so heartily with the singing, and to Sofia GM, Old Bedalian, for producing this episode.  
Life@Bedales – Talking politics , 21:54 Sixth Form students Aaron and Orlando talk all things politics with Bedales Senior’s Head of Humanities Faculty, Abi Wharton. The conversation initially focuses on the democratic legitimacy of a government and the pros and cons of lowering the voting age to 16 in England. The need for more education on democracy and citizenship is raised, to help young people make the most of such a change. The increasing influence of social media is considered as well as wider global developments in politics, and in particular in the US. If you’d like to learn more, tune in! This edition was recorded and edited by Bedales 6.1 (year 12) student, Arthur. 
Beyond Bedales – In conversation with fashion designers Charlotte Dellal and Alexander Yetman , 39:41 Welcome to this episode of the Bedales Podcast focussing on the fashion industry. We’re joined by two trailblazing fashion designers and Bedales alumni - Charlotte Dellal (1999), founder of Charlotte Olympia, known for her bold, whimsical, award-winning designs centred around luxury shoes which she grew into a global brand, and Alexander Yetman (2015), who has developed his childhood passion to create his own label of handmade clothing based from his London studio. Together, they reflect on their creative approaches, influences, the fashion industry and how their time at Bedales shaped their creative journeys. This episode is produced by Bedales alumna Sofia G-M (2014).
Beyond Bedales - Behind the scenes with the theatrical Stansted Players , 32:04

This podcast is all about the Stansted Players, a theatrical group of Bedales alumni, directed by former Bedales teacher Alastair Langlands. They come together every year to produce a play, usually a little-known one, which is then performed at Bedales.

The acting troupe of Stansted Players was founded in the late 1920s by the Earl of Bessborough of Stansted House. In this episode, current player Christy Callaway-Gale (2012) finds out from Alastair how he revived the players in 1990 and moved its home to Selborne and Bedales. Old Bedalian Sofia G-M (2014) then meets up with other players Serena Brett (2011), Nick Tier (1986) and Jordan Theis (2010) during rehearsals for their 2025 production of Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona.

The Stansted Players perform at Bedales School annually at the end of August.
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