In Memoriam

This page honours the remarkable guests we have had the privilege of hosting on London Real who are no longer with us: people whose ideas, courage and honesty left a lasting mark on the world.

They came from very different places. A primatologist who changed how we see animals, a Holocaust survivor who spent her life teaching tolerance, a futurist who imagined a world without money, actors, entrepreneurs, scientists, rebels and campaigners. Each sat down with Brian Rose for a long, open conversation, and those conversations are still here to watch, read and learn from.

Below you will find every one of them, with links to their full episodes and transcripts. You can also watch the whole collection on our In Memoriam playlist on YouTube.

Watch their episodes

The guests we remember

RJ Mitte (1992–2026)

RJ Mitte (1992–2026) was an American actor, producer, model and disability advocate, loved around the world as Walter “Flynn” White Jr. in Breaking Bad.

Watch: Breaking Bad (2015)

Eva Schloss (1929–2026)

Eva Schloss (1929–2026) was a Holocaust survivor, author and educator, the posthumous stepsister of Anne Frank and a co-founder of the Anne Frank Trust UK.

Watch: Surviving Auschwitz & The Holocaust (2018)

Afrika Bambaataa (1957–2026)

Afrika Bambaataa (1957–2026) was a DJ and producer from the South Bronx who founded the Universal Zulu Nation and helped shape early hip-hop culture with records such as Planet Rock.

Watch: Godfather of Hip Hop (2014)

Simon Mann (1952–2025)

Simon Mann (1952–2025) was a British former SAS officer and mercenary, best known for his role in the failed 2004 coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.

Watch: The Mercenary (2017) and Inside The Mind Of A Mercenary (2019)

Oliviero Toscani (1942–2025)

Oliviero Toscani (1942–2025) was an Italian photographer and art director whose provocative Benetton campaigns changed what advertising could say.

Watch: Be Unique: More Than Fifty Years of Magnificent Failures (2018)

Jane Goodall (1934–2025)

Dr Jane Goodall (1934–2025) was the British primatologist whose decades of research with wild chimpanzees at Gombe changed how we understand animals and ourselves.

Watch: Wild At Heart (2016)

Charlie Kirk (1993–2025)

Charlie Kirk (1993–2025) was an American conservative activist, broadcaster and the co-founder of Turning Point USA.

Watch: How The Elite 1% Are Exploiting The Coronavirus Pandemic & Lockdown For Their Own Gain (2020)

Philip Zimbardo (1933–2024)

Professor Philip Zimbardo (1933–2024) was an American psychologist and Stanford professor emeritus, best known for the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment and later for his work on heroism and time perspective.

Watch: The Stanford Prison Experiment (2018)

Nick Hungerford (1980–2023)

Nick Hungerford (1980–2023) was the British entrepreneur who founded the online investment manager Nutmeg and helped open up wealth management to everyday savers.

Watch: Pioneering The Digital Transformation Of Personal Finance (2014)

Timothy Oulton (1967–2022)

Timothy Oulton (1967–2022) was a British furniture designer and entrepreneur who turned his father’s small Manchester antiques shop into an international design brand.

Watch: Be Original (2016)

Jamal Edwards (1990–2022)

Jamal Edwards MBE (1990–2022) was the British music entrepreneur who founded SB.TV as a teenager and helped launch the careers of artists including Ed Sheeran, Jessie J and Stormzy.

Watch: Self Belief (2016)

David Graeber (1961–2020)

David Graeber (1961–2020) was an American anthropologist, anarchist activist and author of Debt: The First 5,000 Years and Bullshit Jobs.

Watch: American Anarchist (2015)

Charles Poliquin (1961–2018)

Charles Poliquin (1961–2018) was a Canadian strength coach who trained Olympic and professional athletes across many sports and wrote widely on strength training and nutrition.

Watch: Strength Sensei (2018)

Jacque Fresco (1916–2017)

Jacque Fresco (1916–2017) was an American futurist and self-taught designer who created The Venus Project and argued for a world without money.

Watch: The Venus Project (2012) and The Venus Project – Redux (2014)

Howard Marks (1945–2016)

Howard Marks (1945–2016) was a Welsh author and convicted cannabis smuggler, known as Mr Nice, who after his release from a US prison became a bestselling writer, live performer and campaigner for cannabis legalisation.

Watch: Meeting Mr Nice (2013) and Meeting Mr Nice – Redux (2015)

Arjen Kamphuis (born 1972)

Arjen Kamphuis (born 1972) was a Dutch information security expert, co-author of Information Security for Journalists and a campaigner for digital privacy who disappeared in Norway in August 2018.

Watch: Hacktivist (2014)

Thank you

To every guest on this page: thank you for your time, your stories and your honesty. Your words continue to reach new people every day. If there is a past London Real guest you think should be remembered here, please let us know.