Anthony Burton CBE

Active in the law, Chair @royalcourt Theatre, Chair @DeathPenaltyProject and Brighton football supporter.

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

Three years ago, #JonSnow was the first guest on The Courage To Speak Podcast recorded the year he received his Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

Now he’s speaking openly in Jon Snow: A Last Big Story (20 June) @Channel4
Listen then watch:

https://t.co/rudlTYUyaG

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

Memoirs of a Survivor https://t.co/EYjS9FgxDF Happy Birthday to #JulieChristie who I acted with in this (my first) film ✨

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

🎬 Skylarks Charity Screening: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧 Featuring @_stevenmcrae 🩰

Join for an inspiring evening @ChiswickCinema as we screen the film starring the incredible filmworld-famous ballet dancer and Principal of the Royal Ballet ✨ Book here: https://t.co/ddfgV6RoJG

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

Mum’s headstone is finally up in @HighgateCemeter with her poem written as an 11 year old German Jewish refugee who’d just learned English. And her ‘Be Happy And Be Helpful’ motto. She’s next to #JonathanMiller and opposite #KarlMarx #ReneeGoddard ❤️❤️❤️

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

ice-skating fun ⛸️💕

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

🚨 Series 3 of The Courage To Speak has been a highlight — every interview left me changed in some way. If you’ve listened, I’m so glad you’re part of this community. If you haven’t yet, now’s the perfect time to start. 🎉🎉🎉

https://t.co/Y613P456ZG

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

Final episode of series 3 of The Courage To Speak 🎧

I’m joined by dancer and artist @FernandoM0ntano talking about his journey from 1980s Colombia to the Royal Ballet — and why art and dance can give a voice to those without freedom. Out on Monday 🎉

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

Delighted to welcome @mrdavebyrne Artistic Director of the @royalcourt to The Courage To Speak Podcast. We discuss commissioning new work, supporting writers, and why bold, challenging theatre still matters in the 2020s. 🎭🎧

https://t.co/MDrm7vrbCc

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

@mrdavebyrne Thank you, David. Your willingness to think boldly and speak honestly is exactly why this conversation matters.

[David Byrne @mrdavebyrne]

This was a brilliant and fun conversation to have.

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

New episode on Monday!
I’m joined by @mrdavebyrne , Artistic Director of the @royalcourt , for a brilliant conversation about commissioning bold new work and shaping the future of British Theatre

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

@julie_etch Exposes the Reality of Modern Slavery.
Find out whats really happening behind closed doors possibly in your neighbourhood: #ModernSlavery
Find out more on #TheCourageToSpeak Podcast: https://t.co/FDMsFdS9wI @justiceandcare @Anti_Slavery

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

Such a joy hosting a fundraising night for @womenofyear Foundation @ChiswickCinema
We screened the beautiful and heart-stopping La Voix Humaine with the incredible @Danielledeniese I loved chatting to Danni in the Q&A before opening it up to the audience 🎉

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

In my next episode of The Courage To Speak, #AmandaBarrie opens up about living with dyslexia through her 75-year career and the strategies that helped her survive in an industry that didn’t understand the condition. https://t.co/xrFm9k1o3U

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

New episode out now: I speak with Caroline Wheeler @cazjwheeler about the Infected Blood Scandal and the devastating truths uncovered in Death in the Blood. A powerful, urgent conversation.
🔗 https://t.co/e21HhUX41e

#InfectedBloodScandal #TheCourageToSpeak

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

I’m privileged to have @cazjwheeler on the next episode of The Courage to Speak Podcast.
For 24 years she’s exposed the truth of the #InfectedBloodScandal — incompetence, cover-ups and devastating human cost.

Episode out Monday 24 Nov. Don’t miss it.

#CarolineWheeler

[Gina Miller @thatginamiller]

Thank you @LeonieMellinger for your kind approach to some difficult times/issues in my life.

I hope our conversation it gives your listeners hope and let's anyone struggling now that there can be better tomorrows

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

🌟@thatginamiller took on Theresa May, Boris Johnson… and won.
She’s faced abuse, trauma, and now breast cancer — and she’s still fighting. #TheCourageToSpeak Podcast. Listen here: https://t.co/Ak5wHs66Iu…
@SCMDirect

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

This Monday on The Courage to Speak, I talk to @thatginamiller — the campaigner who twice took the government to court and won.
She’s brutally honest about standing up for democracy, fighting financial misconduct, surviving personal trauma, with extraordinary courage.
Don’t miss

[Leonie Mellinger 💙 @LeonieMellinger]

@thatginamiller took on May, Johnson… and won.
She’s faced abuse, trauma, and now breast cancer — and she’s still fighting. #TheCourageToSpeak Podcast. Listen here: https://t.co/jfYWrDAyQn
@SCMDirect