Anita meets Patch Rogers (@PatchRogers) in the oriental rug department of world famous Liberties Department Store for an exclusive interview about the new BBC Two documentary series starting tonight at 9pm! In this landmark living history series, a late 1800s Victorian arts and crafts commune in the Welsh hills has been painstakingly brought back to life as a group of 21st-century crafters move in to experience the highs and lows of living and working together as a creative commune. Over their month-long stay they are set to renovate four of the key rooms in the house.

Watch episode 1 at 9pm on BBC Two or catchup on iPlayer: https://bbc.in/2M3OTUm

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Nishma Robb (@nishmarobb) is Head of Ads Marketing for Google & YouTube in UK & Ireland and also Chair of Women@google - leading a mission to inspire girls and women entrepreneurs with the magic of technology.

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Kerry O’Brien (@LadyEmcee) is the founder of The Young Urban Arts Foundation &The Urban Arts Experience. As well as running two hugely successful organisations, Kerry is also a seasoned motivational speaker, award-winning recording artist and songwriter spending over 20 years travelling the globe recording and performing with a wide array of legendary artists such as Roni Size, Krust, Fabio, Grooverider, Rebel MC, Afrika Bambaataa, and Kool Herc.

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Maya is both a role model and a compelling spokesperson for young refugees and migrants across the UK. Travelling from Damascus in Syria, Maya arrived in the UK in September 2015 where she was reunited with her father, who was forced to leave their family home and embark on a dangerous journey to find safety 15 months earlier. 

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Anusha is a Portrait Photographer and listed as the top 21 photographers to follow on Instagram. In 2010, Anusha founded Indian Memory Project – The world’s first online visual & narrative based archive that traces a personal history of the Indian Subcontinent through images found in family and private archives. The project has been cited as exemplary around the world and has pioneered an alternate method in which narratives of the world are curated, told and understood. 

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Leading Soloist at Northern Ballet, Dreda joined Northern Ballet in 2007. Born in Toronto, Canada she trained at the National Ballet School of Canada and later at the Royal Conservatory, The Hague. Previous companies include Het Nationale Ballet, Amsterdam.

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Dwayne Fields (@DwayneFields) grew up in inner-city London and was wrapped up in the world of street gangs, he became a victim of both knife and gun crime. In 2010, Dwayne became the first black Briton to walk over 400 miles to the magnetic North Pole.

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Sitar player and composer, Anoushka Shankar (@ShankarAnoushka) is a singular figure in the Indian classical and progressive world music scenes. Her dynamic and spiritual musicality has garnered several prestigious accolades, including six Grammy® Award nominations, recognition as the youngest – and first female – recipient of a British House of Commons Shield, credit as an Asian Hero by TIME Magazine, and a Songlines Best Artist Award.

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