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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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

Three Little Birds review – Lenny Henry’s Windrush drama is way too sanitised

The star’s semi-autobiographical period drama about Jamaican immigrants moving to England in the 50s fails to get under the skin of its characters. It needs more grit

The Guardian - UK

Three Little Birds on ITVX review: Lenny Henry's Windrush drama is a triumph

This story pulls no punches in showing the ugly truth of this immigrant story, inspired by his own mother's experiences

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TV tonight: Lenny Henry’s fond, soulful Windrush drama

From Jamaica to Dudley: three women receive a chilly welcome in the UK. Plus, another Attenborough nature epic arrives, touting whales, sea angels and archerfish. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Lenny Henry and the cast of Three Little Birds on their powerful Windrush drama: ‘Our long existence here isn’t a fairytale’

The ITV series brings a version of Henry’s mother’s ‘legendary’ stories to the screen. Nicole Vassell hears about the making of the show and the poignant message at its centre

The Independent UK

Lenny Henry hopes Windrush drama will generate conversation about immigration

Three Little Birds, based on stories of Henry’s family in 1950s, is not ‘Disneyfication’ of prejudice his parents’ generation encountered

The Guardian - UK

‘I watched it and burst into tears’: Lenny Henry on his poignant, hilarious ode to Windrush

Russell T Davies helped Henry turn his family’s tales of leaving the Caribbean for 50s Dudley into a moving period drama. He talks sexism, racism and wishing he was more like Scorsese

The Guardian - UK

Black History Month: your guide to what’s happening in London

We break down the best events happening day by day

Evening Standard

Black History Month: Books black authors want all children to read

Sir Lenny Henry, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and more share their top picks from black authors.

The Independent UK

Winners of Portrait Artist of the Year to paint Judi Dench for Sky Arts special

The Portrait Artist Of The Decade episode will delve into the stories of previous winners.

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Evening Standard

National Television Awards 2023: Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond among stars on the red carpet

Alex Scott, Olly Murs and Katherine Ryan were among stars arriving at The O2 in London

The Guardian - UK

From Boiling Point to Breathtaking – the 15 best TV dramas for autumn 2023

Brie Larson in Lessons in Chemistry, Lenny Henry’s post-Windrush drama, the final series of Sex Education and The Crown – choice viewing as the nights draw in

The Guardian - UK

Theresa May says she regrets using term ‘hostile environment’

Memoir blames Windrush scandal on Home Office staff and previous governments including Clement Attlee’s

Nottingham Post

Huw Edwards' last TV appearance cancelled in last minute change

The BBC News at Ten presenter was named as the man accused of allegedly paying a teenager more than £35,000 for sexually explicit pictures by his wife

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Daily Record

Huw Edwards' last TV appearance on BBC show cancelled in late change

Huw Edwards was due to appear on The One Show on Thursday, July 6, but he was removed at the last minute.

WhatToWatch

Three Little Birds: cast, plot, first looks and everything we know

Three Little Birds is set in 1957 and follows three young women leaving Jamaica for a new life in Britain.

Evening Standard

Marcus Ryder on how the Windrush generation shaped modern Britain

The impact of the passengers arriving at Tilbury Docks 75 years ago today was transformative — culture, food, humour, the very infrastructure of society was changed forever, says Marcus Ryder

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: August in England; Blue Now; The Vortex – review

Lenny Henry draws his audience deep into the life – and its shattering – of a Windrush evictee; Derek Jarman’s final film is reverentially revisited; and Lia Williams and son ignite Noël Coward at his darkest

The Guardian - UK

From Guardians of the Galaxy to Ed Sheeran: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether it’s the return of a musical superhero or an acoustic singer from Suffolk, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK

August in England review – Lenny Henry’s remarkable one-man show about the Windrush scandal

The actor makes his debut as a playwright with a richly detailed character study, performing with warm humour and outrage at injustice

Evening Standard

August in England at the Bush review: Lenny Henry’s Windrush play is passionate, funny and hugely affecting

Henry can confidently add ‘playwright’ to his already polymathic CV

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