The battle to get London’s youth into the arts: 'you don't need a qualification to engage with a piece of art' London is a cultural hotspot, and yet its youth have never felt so cut off from the arts Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025
Your favourite podcast is now a video – but are vodcasts the future, or just ‘crap telly’? Successful podcasters are filming their shows, putting traditional platforms under pressure. Does it add value or reflect YouTube’s increasing might? The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025
Track Record by George the Poet audiobook review – a heartfelt blend of the personal and political The British-Ugandan writer looks back at his creative journey into a social landscape still defined by colonialism and inequality The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2024
Track Record by George the Poet review – Black artistry and home truths The spoken word artist and podcaster’s hybrid of social history and rallying cry is heartfelt, if occasionally hectoring The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2024
George the Poet: ‘Poetry is the artistic wing of politics’ He performed at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding and was offered an MBE before he turned 30 – but the writer is ready to head in a more radical direction The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2024
The week in radio: Have You Heard George’s Podcast?; The News Agents Investigates; Sidetracked with Annie and Nick; Uncanny – review George the Poet began a creative journey through African history, Lewis Goodall probed people-smuggling – and Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw launched a ramble-chat about music The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023
Anthology of poems by van drivers celebrates life on the road Nikki and Russell Eatly’s poem The Work Wife wins competition in Poetry in Motion collection The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023