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Clive Myrie is a British journalist, news anchor and presenter who works for the BBC. He has covered major global events for thirty years and has reported from more than ninety countries – most recently in Ukraine, and previously in Iraq, America, Afghanistan, South Africa, among others. He is a two-time BAFTA nominee and two-time Emmy nominee. He’s won the prestigious David Bloom Award for broadcast journalism in America, and he’s won a Peabody Award (the broadcasting equivalent of a Pulitzer prize) for his reporting on the Rohinjya crisis in Myanmar. Since August 2021, he has been the host of the long-running BBC quiz shows Mastermind and Celebrity Mastermind.
Susannah Simons is the Director of Content for Marquee TV, the Global Streaming platform for the performing arts, and is also responsible for the partnerships with arts organisations across Europe and the US. After a long career in broadcasting, mainly as a presenter with BBC Radio 4, Channel 4 and Classic FM, Susannah rejoined the BBC in 2003 as head of Policy and Outreach for BBC Radio and Music before leaving for the world of digital streaming. Susannah has served as Chairman of the National Youth Dance Company, as a Governor of More House School and was on the advisory board of the Royal Ballet between 1998 and 2000. She is currently on the board of One Dance UK, the Council of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and is a trustee of the PRS for Music Foundation.
