OS IN THE NEWS
Reporter Kenza Bryan ( OS 2013 ) was nominated for New Journalist of the Year at the British Journalism Awards 2020 for investigations into unregulated lending and the handling of children ’ s data .
Christy Chan ( OS 2018 ) was selected to represent Great Britain in two sports simultaneously : target rifle shooting and powerlifting .
Meg Clothier ( OS 1995 ) and Chris Clothier ( OS 1997 ) published a new book , Sea Fever : a British Maritime Miscellany , combining their love of the British seaside and all things nautical .
Hugo Coquelin ( OS 2019 ) won the tennis 16U Junior National Championships and competed at Junior Wimbledon .
A new six-film series from Adam Curtis ( OS 1971 ) Can ’ t Get You Out Of My Head : An Emotional History of the Modern World premiered on BBC iPlayer in February .
Professor Sir Simon Donaldson ( OS 1975 ) received the joint 2020 Wolf Prize for Mathematics for his contribution to differential geometry and topology . The prize is considered one of the most prestigious academic accolades and the closest equivalent to a Nobel Prize for mathematics .
Tom Edge ( OS 1995 ) was the writer of a four-part BBC One miniseries Strike : Lethal White . Tom ’ s other credits include The Crown and the award-winning film Judy .
Tash Farrant ( OS 2014 ), captain of South East Stars , was recalled to the England cricket squad for their New Zealand tour in February . England women won the One Day International series 2 – 1 and the T20 series 3 – 0 .
Brian Gilchrist ( OS 1983 ) was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours for services to the British Consulate General in Hong Kong as Honorary Legal Advisor .
The podcast Films to be Buried With , hosted by Brett Goldstein ( OS 1998 ) was listed by The Sunday Times as one of the best 15 podcasts . Brett also writes and stars in Apple TV ’ s hit comedy Ted Lasso .
James Graham-Brown ( OS 1970 ), former Kent and Derbyshire cricketer , is an award-winning playwright , writing as Dougie Blaxland . The Guardian listed his play , Unknown , as one of its readers ’ favourite works of theatre for 2020 . It tells the story of one young person ’ s life of homelessness . It was produced in collaboration with The Big Issue and RoughHouse Theatre .
Ed Gray ( OS 2003 ) won the Kent Life Food & Drink Hero Award 2020 for his family-run business , Watts Farms . Their online shopping service during the pandemic was rated number 1 on Trustpilot for grocers in the UK .
News of the World , directed and co-written by Paul Greengrass ( OS 1973 ) was released on Netflix .
A photograph taken backstage at Gypsy at the Savoy Theatre by Matt Humphrey ( OS 1997 ) appeared on advertising panels throughout London Underground stations for the # BackOnStage campaign . Matt is best known for his work in live performance and film and is twice winner of the BJP Portrait of Britain Prize for his portraits of writer Sir Tom Stoppard and actor Jeremy Irons .
The first novel by Amber Medland ( OS 2008 ), Wild Pets , was published by Faber and was described by the Guardian as ‘ an instant set text of the emerging canon of millennial fiction ’.
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Roe ( OS 2007 ) was awarded Best Original Score at Les Arcs Film Festival for his score for the film After Love .
Junior GB middle distance and cross-country athlete Sabrina Sinha ( OS 2017 ) became the U23 1500m British Champion .
Chris Tavaré ( OS 1973 ) was Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year for 1972 and 1973 . Chris is one of just nine players to be named as a double winner in the Wisden Cricketers ’ Almanack , which has listed its best schools ’ cricketer for every year from 1900 . Chris captained Kent and Somerset County Cricket Clubs and played international cricket for England between 1980 and 1989 .
Opera singer Henry Waddington ( OS 1986 ) was the Sorcerer in the premiere of Dido ’ s Ghost by Errollyn Wallen as part of the Live from the Barbican series in summer 2021 , and on tour to Buxton and Edinburgh International Festivals .
Professor Ruth Morgan ( OS 1999 ) has become Vice Dean within the Faculty of Engineering at UCL . Ruth is Professor of Crime and Forensic Science and the Founder and Director of the UCL Centre for the Forensic Sciences . She was named one of the World Economic Forum ’ s Young Scientists in 2019 and serves on the World Economic Forum Global Future Council for Scientific Collaboration .
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