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Profiles of Old Bedalians

A Bedales education enables our students to develop in a huge variety of areas, creating diplomats to professors, architects to vets, artists to singers. In this section, Old Bedalians tell us what they learnt at the school and describe their fondest memories.

Click on the images below for individual profiles.  

To view profiles of OBs who left the school more recently, see the page, 7 years on - leavers of 2003 and recent leavers (2010).

"Bedales supported everything. There was no judgement. It kept everything constant. It was a home base for me in a way. It's why I reference it so much in my life." OB Minnie Driver as quoted in BBC Radio Times  magazine 29 Oct - 4 Nov 2011

"I was there 1948 - 1953, the teachers at  Bedales inspired me to live to the fullest, it is thanks to them that my life is such a wonderful adventure - Thank you." OB Tom Lodge who wrote this dedication in his book 'The Ship that Rocked the World'. Tom was one of the early DJs on Radio Caroline.

"The value of unconstrained aspiration and possibility"

"Bedales taught me caring, compassion, and the responsibility to learn that life was up to me"

"It taught me independence, it taught me to want to learn, and it gave me a fantastic base and grounding which, to this day I cherish"

"The level of friendliness I would imagine is hard to find elsewhere"

"A real social and environmental conscience so I don’t have to pretend"

"I really do think that going to Bedales had a massive affect on me.....It just seems to inspire something in people that go there and it gives you really great confidence' OB Shakira Akabusi - read an article on her career and her time at Bedales here.

If you are an Old Bedalian and would like to add your profile, please contact Dennis Archer.

Bedales Gallery Exhibition, BY DESIGN, featured exhibits either produced by or linked to Old Bedalians please click here for more information.

Listen to a BBC Radio 4 documentary programme about John Wyndham, author and Old Bedalian, and featuring Keith Budge, Headmaster, and Jane Kirby, Librarian and School Archivist.

The achievements and activities of Old Bedalians are often profiled in the media. See below for links to recent coverage.   

• OB Gabriel Bruce (Bedales 2007) has just signed up with Indie Label Chess Club Records - listen to his latest music here
• OB Minnie Driver talks about her time at Bedales in BBC's Radio Times
• The Times article on OB Luke Pritchard of The Kooks
• Evening Standard article on OB Johnny Flynn
• Guardian article on Nic Dunlop, Old Bedalian, Photographer and Author
• Guardian's Friday interview with David Kershaw, Old Bedalian and co-founder of M&C Saatchi advertising agency.
• Times profile of Jonathan Taylor, Old Bedalian and Managing Director, Financial Services, HM Treasury.  

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