Simon Woolley | Soar

Recorded: Thu 21 Apr 2022

Duration: 1 hour

Simon Woolley | Soar

Spring Festival 2022

The first Black man to head an Oxbridge College. His is an exceptional story. Soar: My Journey from Council estate to House of Lords which charts this extraordinary trajectory.   In conversation with Alex Clark.

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