Falmouth University appoints new honorary fellows

Charles Wace, Deputy Chair of Falmouth’s Board of Governors, began his career in newspapers and broadcast media before founding Twofour, one of the UK’s largest independent production companies, in 1998. With headquarters in Plymouth, Twofour had a turnover of around £60million when Charles stepped down as its Group Chief Executive 15 years later. He has since chaired PACT, the UK screen sector trade body for independent production and distribution companies, and holds posts as Director of Creative UK, Chief Executive of investment company Limesnapper and Chairman of Beagle Media, a corporate communications and thought leadership company based in Cornwall.  

A graduate of Falmouth University’s Fine Art BA and a member of The Royal Academy of Arts, Hew Locke’s achievements as a sculptor and contemporary visual artist include Procession, a large-scale installation at Tate Britain, and his façade commission Gilt at The Met, New York. Born in Edinburgh, Hew spent his formative years in Guyana. He attempted to paint the biggest ever “from life” watercolour in his first year as a student here and recalls a sailing trip on Cornwall’s Helford River, which prompted a lifelong interest in making boat sculptures. His works feature in permanent collections at the British Museum, New York’s Brooklyn Museum and The Pérez Art Museum Miami. 

From Skins and Shameless to The Thick of It and Breeders, Morwenna Banks has starred on screen in a multitude of leading roles. Her voice features in animations including Peppa Pig (as Mummy Pig, Madame Gazelle and Dr Hamster), the Oscar nominated short film Jolly Roger and Paddington Bear. She has also written extensively for television, working with Jo Brand on Channel 4’s Damned, on the award-winning Slow Horses for Apple TV and adapting her own radio drama Goodbye into the film Miss You Already starring Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore. Born in Cornwall, Morwenna is a patron of West Country charity Drama Express, which enables young people with additional needs to participate in the performing arts.  

Classical music radio and television broadcaster Petroc Trelawny is best known for presenting Breakfast on BBC Radio 3. Raised and educated in Cornwall, Petroc started his career at BBC Radio Devon and became one of the nation’s youngest newsreaders, presenting bulletins for BBC Plymouth’s Spotlight. He read the news for British Forces broadcasting Service during the Gulf War and in 1992 joined Classic FM as the first presenter of the new radio station’s afternoon show. During more than 25 years with Radio 3, Petroc has co-hosted the station’s drive-time arts magazine In Tune and introduced broadcasts including BBC Proms and the Leeds International Piano Competition.