How are police dogs trained?

How are police dogs trained and what kind of danger is involved in this line of work? These are some of the questions I had for Rick Bruno, a retired police canine handler.

Dressing a figure skater

Katarina de Bourg is a figure skating choreographer and costume designer. We talk about the importance of fabric, how choreographs are made, as well as her work with Swedish visual kei artist Yohio.

Attitude Magazine editor Matthew Todd on being gay in Britain

Attitude is the leading British gay magazine. Editor Matthew Todd talks about its relevance and what the gay scene has been like the past two decades.

Emgie Libris: The art behind handcrafted notebooks

Marilyn Glinka is the founder of Emgie Libris. Her trade? Handmade notebooks. We discuss crafts, tools and funny names.

What’s it like to drive a school bus?

I asked myself the burning question: What’s it like to be a school bus driver? A blogger calling herself “The Bus Driver” provides the answers.

Roxy Farhat goes behind the scenes of how music videos are made

How are music vidoes made? What does a manuscript look like when visuals are more important than dialogue? Director and artist Roxy Farhat answers the questions.

Theodora Lee tells you how you can become a Youtube celebrity

She’s a radio show host, digital media manager and sister of Youtube star Caspar Lee. Meet Theodora Lee, the girl who followed in her brothers footsteps and makes a career out of social media.

Lars Hedelin – Police press photographer on the threatened art of news photography

When working in Bosnia, Lars Hedelins photographs helped fund the future of a war-torn village. According to him, a photo should be touching and spur emotions, not show what can already be said with words.

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