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Empathy for the villain with Francesca McChron

17 min · 30 de abr de 2026
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If you watch a play or film do you feel sorry for the villain or do you think they deserve what’s coming to them? Good drama is rarely black and white so the actor playing the baddie, needs to portray what makes them tick to ensure the audience ‘gets it’. Actor Francesa McChron [https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-mccrohon-70851895/] firmly believes empathy is essential for all characters both good and bad in an every setting whether that’s on the stage, on film, at an immersive event or in a role play for professional training. She caught up with Jill Sainsbury [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillsainsbury/] on a windy day beside Portsmouth Harbour close to her home. “What did you actually learn?” is the podcast that gets out and about to find out how people learn new stuff and help others to do the same. We’ve turned off Teams to visit fascinating people in person in the places where they hang out to find out how they absorb and pass on new info. The podcast is produced by Switched-on Multimedia [http://www.switched-on.tv], film and content producers for training and education. To find out how Switched-on Multimedia [http://www.switched-on.tv] can boost your training and education video and digital content visit our website [http://www.switched-on.tv] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit switchedonmultimedia.substack.com [https://switchedonmultimedia.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

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