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Increase in Black artists on Glasto bill reflects cultural shift

After Lenny Henry’s 2022 criticism of lack of diversity, this year’s bill features Janelle Monáe, Danny Brown, Little Simz and more

The Guardian - UK

Racism ‘baked in’ to theatre world as white workers paid 20% more, damning report finds

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and Tara Theatre study looks at challenges facing producers from the global majority

The Independent UK

Lenny Henry questions future of Black dramas as his show Three Little Birds is axed

Show was cancelled despite drawing nearly 3 million viewers

The Independent UK

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Lenny Henry rues fate of black TV dramas after Three Little Birds axed

Exclusive: Star’s Windrush ITV show cut after just one series as TV industry loses funding streams

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King hosts celebrity guests at Buckingham Palace garden party to champion creative industries

Celeb guests included Maya Jama, Louis Theroux and Sir Ridley Scott

Evening Standard

My future is bleak: can I go on without the all-you-can-eat unlimited Premier Inn breakfast?

With the chain selling off 126 restaurants, I’m worried. Will I be able to get the bottomless glasses of orange juice I need, asks writer Rich Pelley

The Guardian - UK

Letters: Michael Blakstad obituary

John Harding writes: He used his television contacts to get stars such as Rory Bremner and Lenny Henry to do dry runs of future series

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From getting sexy with Cilla to nearly slipping a disc: Lenny Henry’s best Comic Relief moments

It’s the comedian’s final night as host of the TV telethon. As he hangs up his red nose for the last time, here are his most joyful highlights from 36 years of freestyle fundraising

The Guardian - UK

Missing You: how to watch, recaps, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know

Missing You is a Harlan Coben thriller on Netflix with an all-star cast.

WhatToWatch

TV tonight: Lenny Henry bows out after nearly 40 years of Comic Relief

Funny for Money also stars David Tennant, Davina McCall, Alan Partridge – and the cast of W1A. Plus: Fantasy Football League. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Comic Relief 2026: when is it, who is in it and what to look forward to

A favourite Red Nose will be brought back from each decade as Comic Relief celebrates 40 years

Evening Standard

Comic Relief 2024 — release date, sketches, presenters, interviews and everything we know about Red Nose Day

Comic Relief 2024 — this year’s fundraising extravaganza will be Sir Lenny Henry’s final stint as host.

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Sir Lenny Henry reveals he quit Comic Relief in part to missing former co-hosts including ex-wife Dawn French

The 65-year-old will step down from hosting the annual telethon after 39 years

Evening Standard

Steve Brown obituary

Composer and lyricist who was a long-time collaborator of Steve Coogan and Harry Hill, and co-created the award-winning musical Spend, Spend, Spend

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Sir Lenny Henry to host Comic Relief for final time this year

After 39 years, the charity’s co-founder steps down as presenter to allow ‘new and familiar faces’ to take the role

Evening Standard

Sir Lenny Henry to step down from presenting Comic Relief after 39 years to 'give someone else a go'

Sir Lenny said there is a wealth of talent that could take over the role he has held since 1985

The Guardian - UK

Celebrities reveal their political allegiances, 1991

Ben Elton and Lenny Henry were backing Neil Kinnock; Bob Monkhouse and Steve Davis supported John Major

Evening Standard

S Club avoids awkward run-in with ex member Hannah Spearritt at Cirque Du Soleil premiere

Relations between the Dancing On Ice star and the pop group are said to have soured when it was announced she would not be joining them on their 2023 reunion tour

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Evening Standard

Winter Survival Appeal: Sir Lenny Henry asks Londoners to dig deep as total hits £2.25m

Our Christmas drive with Comic Relief to help Londoners in poverty has passed £2.25 million, thanks to a £50,000 donation from TK Maxx and Homesense, as Sir Lenny Henry called on the public to dig deep to support “the most vulnerable in our communities”.

The Independent UK

The blockbuster book festival returns: Hay announces first wave of 2024 guest speakers

The annual festival will once again unite ‘great minds and fascinating people who’ve looked at the world from different viewpoints’ for a week of wide-ranging debate

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Three Little Birds; Life on Our Planet; Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream; The Burning Girls – review

Lenny Henry’s heartfelt Windrush drama pulls its punches, Netflix can only dream of David Attenborough – and how much Abba can Corfu take?

The Guardian - UK

They have all earned Britain’s thanks: 20 Black heroes who should be on a postage stamp

To mark Black History Month, we asked an all-star panel to tell us who they would celebrate for their contribution to British society

Evening Standard

Edward Enninful: British Vogue editor-in-chief named UK's most influential black person

Stormzy, Ncuti Gatwa, Sir Lenny Henry and Mo Gilligan also feature on the list

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: a joyous celebration of Lenny Henry

An ITV film exploring the prolific actor and musician’s work is a tonic. Plus, Lucy Beaumount’s turn on Taskmaster disgusts even the unflappable Julian Clary. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Independent UK

Three Little Birds review: A disturbing, effective look at how this country treated the Windrush generation

Anyone with a sense of racial justice, or just common decency, ought to be appalled by what they see in Lenny Henry’s excellent miniseries

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