Beyond The Hill

About Beyond The Hill

Over 50 years ago, with the spark of an idea, Richard Jackson boldly started a school with just a handful of students. Today Hurtwood House is home to 360 students and its alumni include Hollywood Royalty, award winning filmmakers, world famous musicians and top business entrepreneurs. Each week in ‘Hurtwood: Beyond the Hill’ ex-student and presenter James Gaffney interviews one of the many thousands who have been through Hurtwood’s doors, reminiscing about the good times at the school and lifting the lid on their journeys and the secrets of their success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Hurtwood House

Category

arts · education · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 May 2024

Latest episode

27 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Jun 2025

   S2.8 Lucy Mason-Lockett: Theatre Stage Manager

   Host James interviews Lucy Mason-Lockett, Deputy Stage Manager, about technical theater, her experiences at RADA, and stage managing for productions like Hercules, offering insights into behind-the-scenes theater careers.

2. 

   20 Jun 2025

   S2.7 Alex Baranowski: Composer

   Composer Alex Baranowski discusses his versatile songwriting process across film, television, theatre, and commercials with James Gaffney in this interview.

3. 

   13 Jun 2025

   S2.6 Josie Ferguson: Author and Clinical Psychologist

   Author and Clinical Psychologist Josie Ferguson discusses her novel writing process with James, her initial career in publishing, and how psychology informs her exploration of human nature in this interview.

Who has been a guest on Beyond The Hill

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lucy Mason-Lockett
• Alex Baranowski
• Josie Ferguson
• Georgina Steele
• Toby Miles

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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