This morning, we welcomed Sir Harrison Birtwistle, one of this country’s greatest living composers, into the agency to kick off our latest series of W+Ked speakers

In the 1960s, Harrison shocked the classical world when debuting his opera Punch and Judy and both he and his music have stayed as uncompromising and distinctive ever since.

The composer spoke on his music, influences and staying on the cutting edge of his profession and finished with a thrilling live performance of a piece called ‘Pulse Sampler’, performed by oboist Melinda Maxwell and percussionist David Hockings.

A huge thanks to Harrison, Melinda and David for sharing their knowledge and talents and to the W+Ked team for a properly inspiring start to this year’s speaker programme.

This year’s British Arrows was a bit of a success for W+K London. We’re massively proud to have won Commercial of the Year for Nike’s Nothing Beats a Londoner, along with a further 11 Arrows and nine Craft prizes.

Nothing beats a Londoner swept the board with 14 prizes – six gold Arrows, six gold Crafts and two silver Crafts. Along with Commercial of the Year, it received the honour of Best Crafted Commercial.

Aside from Nike, winning work came from Three – Phones Are Good (two gold and a bronze Arrow and a silver Craft for Writing), Sainsbury’s – The Big Night (two silver Arrows) and The FA – England World Cup Squad Announcement (bronze Arrow).

Nike was also named Advertiser of Excellence for its continued delivery of inspiring advertising worldwide.

Huge congratulations to all involved and a massive thanks to our brilliant Wiedeners, clients and production partners.

Check out the winning work below and the full list of winners here.