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Natalie grow up on the Isle of Wight has worked as a  NHS GP in Tower Hamlets for the past 20 years. She has now left the job she loves to focus on women's health and and the growing pandemic of dementia. Natalie  has traveled  this country as well as Europe and the USA to see how different places manage dementia. Some of her findings have been fascinating . Her new book THE DEMENTIA REVOLUTION will be out soon.

Director ELIZABETH BLAKE-THOMAS is a British award-winning filmmaker based in Los Angeles, having recently completed her 11th feature film. We chat about Elizabeth's  love of theatre and how she made the transition into directing  feature films. We also talk about her methodology to life called "Medicine with word" Her podcast "Filmmaking Without Fear" is available now on all major streaming platforms: https://www.motheranddaughterent.com/podcast [https://www.motheranddaughterent.com/podcast] Her book “Filmmaking without Fear” is also available online at Amazon (https://amzn.to/39cwe59 [https://amzn.to/39cwe59]) and Walmart (https://bit.ly/3zhFDTH [https://bit.ly/3zhFDTH])

Karen is an award-winning producer from the UK who moved in to producing following a highly successful career in Global Events Management in the City of London. Her former training as an actor combined with her exceptional organisational skills and financial acumen make her an outstanding Creative Producer. Karen is CEO and lead producer of production company, Hidden Door Productions, established in 2015. Her debut feature film, Just Charlie, has achieved critical acclaim around the world and won many awards including the prestigious Audience Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Grand Prix in the Ecran Juniors in Cannes 2019. It has been sold to many territories internationally (theatrical and otherwise) including Amazon in the USA and most recently to SKY cinema in the UK. Karen has produced a number of privately financed short films including "Lady M" starring Samantha Bond (Tomorrow Never Dies, the World is not Enough) and Eleanor Bron (A Little Princess, Black Beauty) "Bertie" starring Alison Steadman (Life is Sweet, Gavin and Stacey) and Arthur Darvill (Dr Who, Broadchurch) and "Down" starring Amanda Donohoe (LA Law, Emmerdale) and Paul Barber (Only Fools and Horses, The Full Monty) These films have done extremely well at festivals, been BAFTA long listed and have secured distribution deals. Karen is president of the Timothy Welling Bursary, an award and mentoring scheme set up with E15 Drama School designed to support and nurture a student in their final year of training. Karen is also the Producer of the wonderful (Love Without Walls) directed by Jane Gull (My Feral Heart) which premiers at the Manchester Film Festival and is coming to cinema summer 2023!

Sue's had an amazing life and career.  Born in Manchester, her early family life was not always easy. Once Sue realised she had a voice there was no stopping her.  Appearing in countless musicals including Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof, Chicago and Wicked as well as TV and film roles in Mike Basset Manager, Doctor Who and Red Dwarf and many more. We chat about some of the challenges of being a Jewish actor, her love of music and her belief that theatre should be something that people can relate too.

JACK SPRING became the UK's youngest feature film director after directing comedy DESTINATION: DEWSBURY. The film enjoyed a 6 week theatrical run in the UK and was acquired by Amazon Prime, Sky and Virgin. The film lead to a BAFTA 'BREAKTHROUGH BRIT' nomination. Jack's new film THREE DAY MILLIONAIRE is a wonderfully  funny and engaging look at the life of the Grimsby fishing community. For such a young man Jack's is mature and grounded way beyond the 26 years he has lived so far. He now has two feature films under is belt and for him the sky is the limit.