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TV tonight: Lenny Henry tackles tough questions in eye-opening new series

The actor and comedian probes complex questions around integration with guests. Plus: Amol Rajan interviews tennis star Billie Jean King. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022

Integrate, my mum said, so I did. But Eric Morecambe helped me find my Windrush self

Our parents were heroes who wanted us to fit in, but eventually I came to value my own identity, says actor and comedian Lenny Henry

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022

Why are big festivals like Glastonbury so white?

Lenny Henry was right to raise the lack of diversity at these events, says journalist and musician Stephanie Phillips

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

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Britain would be dull if my London accent wipes out all of the others

By the end of this century, the slang I grew up speaking in my little pocket of inner-London with my mates will be the dominant dialect of Britain. According to Matt Gardner, a professor of linguistics at Oxford, Multicultural London English (MLE), will eventually rule the roost. MLE is a…

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022

Lenny Henry suggests there's a lack of diversity in crowds at festivals like Glastonbury

Lenny Henry has suggested there is often a lack of diversity in the crowd at festivals, with him mentioning Glastonbury Festival - which returns to Worthy Farm later this month

Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022

Lenny Henry ‘always surprised by lack of black people at Glastonbury’

His comment comes as Glastonbury’s co-organiser Emily Eavis remarked that Stormzy becoming the festival’s first black solo British headliner in 2019 was ‘a little bit late’

Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2022

Lenny Henry ‘always surprised’ by lack of black and Asian faces at Glastonbury

Actor and entertainer says festivals an area of British life where proper integration still missing

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022

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'Captivating Cole Martin steals show from big names in My Name Is Leon'

The show features performances from big names including Lenny Henry and Christopher Eccleston. Sara Wallis writes that Cole Martin even steals the show from bigger names in the cast

Daily Mirror · Jun 11, 2022

The One Show viewers taken aback after finding out Dame Sheila Hancock's age

Comedian Lenny Henry was stunned

Nottingham Post · Jun 10, 2022

Sheila Hancock confirms age on BBC One Show - and viewers were shocked

Fellow guest Lenny Henry was left stunned when she revealed it

Bristol Post · Jun 10, 2022

BBC The One Show viewers stunned as Dame Sheila Hancock announces her real age

The award-winning actress turned author appeared on the show to promote her brand-new book, Old Rage

Chronicle Live · Jun 10, 2022

The One Show viewers gobsmacked by Dame Sheila Hancock's real age

Dame Sheila Hancock appeared on Thursday's edition of The One Show as she promoted her book entitled Old Rage and spoke about death being 'imminent' for her because of her age

Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2022

TV tonight: My Name is Leon is a beautiful story about a boy taken into care

The BBC adaptation of Kit de Waal’s novel sees Cole Martin star alongside Lenny Henry. Plus: which celebrity lives in a three-bed semi in Wales? Here’s what to watch tonight

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022

BBC drama My Name Is Leon sheds light on stark realities of Birmingham riots of 1981

Sir Lenny Henry's BBC drama My Name Is Leon is set during the Handsworth riots in July 1981. We speak to Lenny and others of their memories of that traumatic time

Irish Mirror · Jun 9, 2022

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Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022

My Name Is Leon sheds light on stark realities of Birmingham riots of 1981

Sir Lenny Henry's BBC drama My Name Is Leon is set during the Handsworth riots in July 1981. We speak to Lenny and others of their memories of that traumatic time

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2022

Lenny Henry criticises TV streamers’ commissioning tactics

Comedian says BBC approach is better as the focus is on the story being pitched rather than whether it will sell

Manchester Evening News · May 17, 2022

Free copies of Lenny Henry's children's book hidden around Greater Manchester as part of library festival

Families are being urged to get involved in the Look for a Book campaign

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022

Shove over, stale males! Meet the working-class women storming TV

Television has been dominated by middle-class men for far too long. Now, a glorious wave of female drama makers are proudly putting their roots on screen

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Daily Mirror · Apr 29, 2022

Chris Tarrant says Tiswas would be cancelled now as kids were 'pelted in cages'

Former Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? presenter Chris Tarrant believes the popular Saturday morning children's TV show would never air now as kids were 'slipping everywhere' and there were smoke bombs

Edinburgh Live · Apr 26, 2022

Whoopi Goldberg spotted in Edinburgh with Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry

The Sister Act star has been filming for Anansi Boys in Edinburgh for a few weeks, with the Hollywood star already g=having been spotted dining out in a city centre restaurant.

Daily Record · Apr 26, 2022

Whoopi Goldberg having 'great time' filming Anansi Boys in Edinburgh

The Sister Act star was joined by Lenny Henry and Neil Gaiman as she sent a special message to her colleagues on The View from the set of Amazon's Anansi Boys in Scotland.

Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2022

Chris Tarrant's ex-wife isn't in his memoir as it's 'about funny stuff'

Chris Tarrant has discussed his career in the new book It's Not a Proper Job, though the memoir doesn't even mention his ex-wife Ingrid Tarrant because, he said, it's 'about funny stuff'

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022

Doctor Who: The actors rumoured to take over from Jodie Whittaker, from David Tennant to Lydia West

Here’s a list of the stars who bookies believe could be the next Time Lord

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Whoopi Goldberg to star in new adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys

Amazon Studios production is based on Gaiman’s 2005 novel

Leeds Live · Apr 6, 2022

Eastenders Lewis actor Aidan O’Callaghan's Emmerdale past and role in The Witcher prequel with Lenny Henry

The hunky actor, who played Miles De Souza, will appear as the new manager of The Prince Albert in rival soap Eastender's

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