You can’t get a complete history of anything in two hours – particularly the slave trade. - Sheila Atim

You know, always being positive, always wanting to try things, even if at first glance, it isn’t quite clear what the outcome is going to be.

Progress doesn’t go in a straight line. Representation moves forward, then retreats. It’s a journey. I don’t know what the final destination looks like, or if there even is one. It’s just about pushing forward.

Ultimately it’s a case of sink or swim, ‘I’ve always had that “sink-or-swim” thing about my own career too,At difficult moments, it’s like: “Okay, you’re not gonna sink so let’s figure something out.” Take a moment, have a whinge... and then get on with it.’