The global early years crisis

This year, Theirworld launched the Act For Early Years campaign, calling on world leaders and global institutions to act to support the world’s young...

100th episode: In conversation with Sarah and Gordon Brown

To celebrate the 100th episode of Better Angels on World Children’s Day, Sarah handed over her hosting microphone to Andrew Jack, global education edi...

Climate Education

In November, the world will gather in Egypt for COP27, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, to discuss ways to tackle the climate emergency. ...

Let Me Learn campaign

Right now, 260 million children are not in school, and many more are in the classroom but not receiving a quality education. Let down by poorly traine...

20th Anniversary Special #4: What next?

In the final episode of Theirworld’s 20th anniversary special, Theirworld Chair Sarah Brown talks with Beatrace Ndisha Mwanjala, a Global Youth Ambass...

20th Anniversary Special #3: How do you forge powerful partnerships?

In the third episode of Theirworld’s 20th anniversary special, Theirworld Chair Sarah Brown talks with Motunrayo Fatoke, a Global Youth Ambassador (GY...

20th Anniversary Special #2: How do you create a movement?

In the second episode of Theirworld’s 20th anniversary special, Theirworld Chair Sarah Brown talks with Benedict Joson, a former Global Youth Ambassad...

20th Anniversary Special #1: How do you start a charity?

To celebrate Theirworld’s 20th anniversary, we have produced a special Better Angels podcast series about the history and evolution of the charity.  I...

International Women's Day 2021 Special #2: Live from Theirworld's virtual event

In this episode, we hear some highlights from Theirworld's International Women's Day event and speak with some of the event's attendees about girls’ e...

International Women's Day 2021 Special #1: Youth Activism

In this episode, Jamira Burley, Theirworld's Head of Youth Engagement & Skills, talks to two remarkable young women who are doing incredible work on t...

UN Special #12: Rangina Hamidi Interview

Rangina Hamidi, the Minister of Education in Afghanistan, talks to Sarah Brown about growing up as a child refugee in Pakistan.
She says she was...

UN Special #11: Sanda Ojiambo Interview

Sanda Ojiambo, Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, talks to Sarah Brown about how businesses can take positive action to address...

UN Special #10: Danielle Green Interview

Danielle Green, a Theirworld Global Youth Ambassador from the United Kingdom, speaks to Sarah Brown about the importance of children receiving a good...

UN Special #9: Palak Sharma Interview

Palak Sharma, a Theirworld Global Youth Ambassador from India, talks to Sarah Brown about the challenges facing the education system in her country.

UN Special #8: Marianne Bitar Karam Interview

Marianne Bitar Karam, Country Director at DOT Lebanon, a non-governmental organisation, speaks to Sarah Brown about the challenges facing children in...

UN Special #7: Obakeng Leseyane Interview

Obakeng Leseyane, a Theirworld Global Youth Ambassador, talks to Sarah Brown about the transformational impact of education on others.
He says t...

UN Special #6: Theo Sowa Interview

Theo Sowa, CEO, The African Women's Development Fund, talks to Sarah Brown about the rampant inequalities around the world which are depriving childre...

UN Special #5: Annemiek Hoogenboom Interview

Annemiek Hoogenboom, Country Director, People's Postcode Lottery, tells Sarah Brown that "radical goals, patience and execution" are the building bloc...

UN Special #4: Emanuel "Boo Milton" Interview

Sarah Brown talks to Emanuel "Boo Milton", about his work as a community organiser and youth advocate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
When Covid-19 s...

UN Special #3: Tariq Al Gurg Interview

Tariq Al Gurg, CEO of Dubai Cares, talks to Sarah Brown about the importance in developing countries of providing parents with incentives to send thei...

UN Special #2: John Goodwin Interview

John Goodwin, CEO of The LEGO Foundation, talks to Sarah Brown about the need to “redefine” play and “reimagine” learning. 
He argues that play...

UN Special #1: Filippo Grandi Interview

Refugee education in Greek islands special

Refugee camps in Greece remain overcrowded and unhygienic beyond imagination, but until Covid-19 struck new education centres were a daily lifeline fo...

The world of work interview special

Sarah Brown explores the themes of the new Penguin paperback How to Go Work, and its subtitle, the Honest Advice No Else Ever Tells You, with authors...

International Women’s Day 2020 Special

Sarah Brown talks to guests at Theirworld’s sixth International Women’s Day event, where women from all walks of life, with a few men dotted around, g...

Unlock Big Change: A People's Postcode Lottery Special

This is a special edition of the Better Angels podcast where we talk to iconic changemakers around the world.

This episode has been rec...

Max Kenner: how prison education gives hope

Max Kenner, founder and executive director of the Bard Prison Initiative in the United States, discusses the impact of prison education with Sarah Bro...

Social reform special: Edwina Grosvenor and Dan Snow

In something of a first for Better Angels, Sarah talks to husband & wife advocates for change - Dan Snow, the popular TV presenter and historian, and...

Interview Special: Young campaigners on changing global education

Young activists share their ideas on campaigning to end the global education crisis. Sarah speaks to four of Theirworld’s Global Youth Ambassadors, in...

Interview special: Vibhu Sharma

Sarah talks to remarkable campaigner and inclusion expert Vibhu Sharma about how to bring more children and young people with disabilities into educat...

Interview Special: guest host June Sarpong and Justin van Fleet

June Sarpong MBE, writer and broadcaster, takes over as guest host, talking to Justin van Fleet, President of Theirworld and Executive Director of the...

Interview Special: Extinction Rebellion

Sarah talks to activists at the heart of the Extinction Rebellion campaign, which seemed to burst out of nowhere in the spring of 2019 with its demand...

Interview Special: Rosie Jones

Comedian, Writer and Actor Rosie Jones joins Sarah for a conversation on what drew Rosie to comedy in the first place and the representation of people...

Greatest Hits

Sarah looks back at 3 years of conversations with extraordinary Better Angels Sir Patrick Stewart, Caroline Criado Perez, Sarah Corbett, Theo Sowa CBE...

Slay in Your Lane

Slay in Your Lane Authors Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené join Sarah to discuss the success of their first book as a best-selling guide to life...

Kirsty McNeill Interview Special

In this new series of the Better Angels podcast, host Sarah Brown is exploring how different personality types call for change.
For the final ep...

New Styles

In this new series of the Better Angels podcast, Sarah Brown is exploring how different personality types call for change.
In this episode of th...

Oscar's Book Prize Interview Special

In this Better Angels interview special, host Sarah Brown speaks with James Ashton and Viveka Alvestrand, co-founders of Oscar’s Book Prize, an annual...

The Voices of Activism

In this new series of the Better Angels podcast, Sarah Brown is exploring how different personality types call for change. In this episode of the seri...

Caroline Criado Perez Interview Special

In this Better Angels Interview Special, Sarah Brown speaks to Caroline Criado Perez, a writer and feminist activist and one of Britain's best known c...