Hassan Akkad

19 Podcast Episodes

115. From Asylum Seeking to Cricket – with Hassan Akkad, Shomit Dutta and Andrew Lancel

115. From Asylum Seeking to Cricket – with Hassan Akkad, Shomit Dutta and Andrew Lancel

We talk to Hassan Akkad, who came to the UK as an asylum seeker from Syria and who earned a BAFTA for his BBC documentar... Read more

19 May 2023

25mins

Changes Revisited: Robyn and Hassan Akkad

Changes Revisited: Robyn and Hassan Akkad

For the first week of 2023, when you might be thinking about changing some things in your life, big or small, we are rev... Read more

2 Jan 2023

26mins

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36. My journey from Syria to Filmmaker to NHS Hospital Cleaner and Activist, with Hassan Akkad

36. My journey from Syria to Filmmaker to NHS Hospital Cleaner and Activist, with Hassan Akkad

I’m so excited to introduce you to our guest for this episode... Syrian filmmaker, activist and most recently, author, H... Read more

20 Jan 2022

1hr 3mins

Amanpour: Kaiya McCullough, Yvens Rumbold, Orlando von Einsiedel, Hassan Akkad and McKay Coppins

Amanpour: Kaiya McCullough, Yvens Rumbold, Orlando von Einsiedel, Hassan Akkad and McKay Coppins

Former professional soccer player Kaiya McCullough discusses the allegations of emotional abuse she levelled against Was... Read more

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Convergence: Courage in a Crisis - Director Orlando von Einsiedel & Hassan Akkad

Convergence: Courage in a Crisis - Director Orlando von Einsiedel & Hassan Akkad

An epic collaboration that spans eight countries and 9 individual stories, Convergence reveals the power of compassion a... Read more

89. Hassan Akkad - I am. I have

89. Hassan Akkad - I am. I have

Hassan Akkad, award winning documentary filmmaker, activist and author of Hope Not Fear: Finding My Way from Refugee to ... Read more

5 Oct 2021

39mins

Hassan Akkad on the Power of Storytelling

Hassan Akkad on the Power of Storytelling

Hassan Akkad is a photographer, filmmaker and activist. He came to the UK in 2015 after fleeing Damascus after he was to... Read more

28 Sep 2021

40mins

Hassan Akkad

Hassan Akkad

What's it like to say goodbye to your family, your friends, your entire life – and head out into the unknown, never to r... Read more

27 Sep 2021

46mins

EPISODE 36: Choosing Hope Not Fear with Hassan Akkad

EPISODE 36: Choosing Hope Not Fear with Hassan Akkad

Welcome to Season 4! In this episode we chat to the incredible Hassan Akkad (coming back after episode 11!) We chat to H... Read more

2 Sep 2021

1hr

Hassan Akkad: Home is Safety

Hassan Akkad: Home is Safety

Hassan Akkad is a Bafta award-winning filmmaker, photographer and Refugee Rights Activist, who at the start of the COVID... Read more

2 Mar 2021

51mins

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