Spark

Spark

Spark is a collection of short films about ambition and work aimed at 9- to 14-year-olds that encourages them to think about what they might do and who they might become.

Ade Adepitan, Paralympic Champion | Spark

Ade Adepitan, a Paralympian volleyball champion, could not use his legs, but he never lost his determination to make it as an athlete.

Akram Khan, Dancer | Spark

Choreographer Akram Khan talks about his life and encourages confidence and aspiration, by sharing his journey from shy child to creative choreogr...

Alastair Humphreys, Adventurer | Spark

Alastair Humphreys explains how he was just an ordinary kid and like most boys, he loved to ride his bike. One day, inspiration struck...

Ayishat Akanbi, Fashion Stylist | Spark

Meet Aiyshat Akanbi. She's a determined, fashion-forward young stylist. As a child she would adjust the outfits of people she saw on ...

Charlotte Harbottle, Butcher | Spark

Keen writer Charlotte Harbottle had no idea a Saturday job would inspire her to become a butcher, but here she is raving about cuts of m...

Chris Berridge, Stonemason | Spark

Stonemason Chris Berridge discovered working with his hands also made his head feel good, while Ronnie Achero managed to turn his childhoo...

Ellen MacArthur, Yachtswoman | Spark

Record-breaking yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur was a landlocked child who saved years of dinner money to buy a boat.

Fraser Doherty, Entrepreneur | Spark

Entrepreneur Fraser Doherty adored making jam with his granny and selling it to neighbours so much as a child that he dedicated himself ...

Ho-Yin Ng, Architect | Spark

Architect Ho-Yin Ng talks about his life to inspire courage and commitment. He had always liked art but never really believed he was good at it....

Katrice Horsley, Storyteller | Spark

Professional storyteller Katrice Horsley was an elective mute until the age of five, when the words came tumbling out, wrapped in a fier...

Linda Pilkington, Perfumer | Spark

Perfumer Linda Pilkington talks about her life, in order to spark creativity and ambition. Linda explains that, as a child, she would keep...

Maggie Alderin-Pocock, Space Scientist | Spark

Space scientist Maggie Alderin-Pocock may have had her head in the clouds as a kid but with good reason - she was staring at t...

Puja Varsani, Robot Designer | Spark

Puja Varsani is a product designer with a fascinating passion for social robotics. These are robots that help people and in the future t...

Ronnie Ochero, Games Artist | Spark

Ronnie Ochero turned his childhood obsession of playing video games into a career, by making them! For Ronnie, it was a natural process t...

Ryan Neile, Animal Behaviourist | Spark

Animal Behaviourist Ryan Neile talks about his life in order to inspire confidence in our own strengths and abilities. As a child, he...

Vicky Jewson, Film Director | Spark

Vicky, a young feature-film maker, directs a skydiving stunt for her latest film. The skydiver is her friend Fran, who she met in seconda...