Openly | With Imran Savas
Openly | With Imran Savas
Every episode of Openly | is one long, honest conversation.
No autocue. No pre-agreed questions. Just people talking honestly, sometimes in front of a handful of guests watching it unfold up close.
It's a space where people can say what they actually think, and be heard properly for once.
What makes it different
Raw. No rehearsed answers, no media training on display. What you see is the conversation actually happening, unfiltered, in the moment.
Intimate. Every episode is filmed in front of a small live audience, in a different venue each time. No sea of strangers, no arena distance — close enough that the audience can lean in, react, and occasionally take part.
Safe. Openness only works when people trust it won't be twisted into a clip or a headline. Openly | is built to protect that, so guests can go further than they would anywhere else.
How each episode works
Every episode has one subject at its centre not because it's trending, but because the guest has something real to say about it. But the conversation isn't confined to it. It moves the way real conversations do: starting with where the guest came from, tracing how they got to where they are now, where they think they're headed next — and always circling back to the subject that anchors the episode.
It's not a Q&A built around a theme. It's a life, explored through the lens of one thing that matters — and the goal is simple: leave people better informed, more thoughtful, and more willing to understand a perspective beyond their own.
Who's been in the room
New guest. New subject. New venue. New audience, every time. Openly | brings together leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists, politicians, faith leaders, campaigners, community figures, poets and creatives — different backgrounds, different beliefs, same rule: speak honestly, and you'll be heard properly.
Recent guests include:
- Dr Mohammed Mustafa (Beast from the Middle East)
- Rustam Wahab, founder of UK Fact Check Politics
- Umr The Poet
- Imran Ali (What In The Chef)
Get involved
Guests — if you've lived through or thought deeply about something worth talking about honestly, we'd love to hear from you.
Venues — host a live recording and put your space at the centre of a real conversation.
Partners — support the series or back future episodes.
Every enquiry goes to Imran personally and gets a considered reply, including fee, availability, and full details for what you have in mind.