Michael O'Sullivan - Formerly Director of the British Council in Beijing, later Director of Cambridge Commonwealth Trust, then Chief Executive of Cambridge Assessment International Education interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 24th May 2019 Wolfson College, Cambridge

Peter Trudgill - Formerly Professor of Sociolinguistics, Essex University interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 20th November 2012 wikipidia entry

Frances Wood - Formerly Curator of Chinese collections, British Library interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 18th March 2016 wikipidia entry