David Olusoga Calls for Structural Change in U.K. TV Industry in Powerful MacTaggart Lecture

coronavirus pandemic.The BBC Radio 6 Music DJ praised Davyd, who is behind the successful #SaveOurVenues campaign which has so far raised over £1.2 million for the 556 venues at risk of closure, in a new interview.The impact of those funds was bolstered last month by the UK government announcing emergency grants to the first 135 venue beneficiaries of its Culture Recovery Fund.Speaking to Music Week, Lamacq praised the work of Davyd and the MVT as “unbelievable”.“If Mark doesn’t get an MBE at

straight to your inbox Benjani Mwaruwari has explained what it was like to become an 'instant hero' for Manchester City after scoring on his debut against Manchester United. Before Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan took over the club a matter of months later, City completed the then big-money signing of Benjani for £4.68million in January 2008, after he had impressed in his first stint at Premier League rivals Portsmouth.

Fans have been campaigning for John David Washington to fill the shoes of Green Lantern. The actor, who is currently ruling the theatres with Tenet, has been transformed into the DC superhero via numerous fan arts.

David Byrne is acknowledging it was a mistake doing a Blackface bit in a performance in 1984.

David Byrne has addressed his use of black and brownface in a promo skit for Talking Heads‘ 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense.Taking to Twitter, Byrne revealed that a journalist had recently pointed out this particular part of the promo material to him, and proceeded to call the inclusion of the blackface and brownface a “major mistake in judgement”.“In the piece I appear as a number of different characters interviewing myself, and some of the characters portrayed are people of colour,” Byrne

Judi Dench isn’t a fan of her epithet.

Before the world got hit by the devastating and ongoing pandemic, this year was going to see several actors make the jump to the director’s chair. From Halle Berry‘s directorial debut “Bruised,” to Regina King making her own debut with “One Night in Miami,” and David Oyelowo‘s “The Water Man” all premiering at film festivals this year.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: CBS’ FBI franchise, from Dick Wolf and his Wolf Entertainment, is making a couple of changes in front and behind the camera.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersOn the mothership series, 2020 Juilliard graduate Katherine Renee Turner has joined as a new series regular.

Spike Lee and Christopher Nolan would seemingly be examples of two filmmakers that are very different in their styles and yet have both become iconic enough that one name is all you need to describe them, with “Spike” and “Nolan” adequate enough. And yet, according to one actor that has worked on high-profile films with both, there are some major similarities that make them great at their jobs.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBritish historian and producer David Olusoga has delivered an excoriating assessment of race and racism in the UK television industry in a deeply personal address at the Edinburgh TV Festival.The A House Through Time presenter delivered the MacTaggart Lecture on Monday, the centerpiece address for the entire festival, which is being hosted online this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.Olusoga opened up about his own experiences of racism and inequality,

Local leaders are calling on the government to ease the current coronavirus restrictions in Wigan, where the number of cases remains relatively low.There were 9.4 confirmed cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 people in the borough in the seven days up to August 15, up from 7.3 the week before.But the infection rate elsewhere in Greater Manchester has started to fall.Speaking at a remote press conference today, Wigan Council leader David Molyneux, together with the Mayor of Greater Manchester, called

straight to your inbox David Silva has picked out two games that changed the course of Manchester City's history as he reflected on his ten years at the club. Silva has played his final game for City, bringing to an end a decorated decade at the Etihad where he will be remembered as one of the club's best ever players.

Bedlam Before the Burnout, produced a Shakespeare video which went viral (helmed by Judi Dench, no less), as well as writing, directing and starring in her own powerful new short film, Her & Her – and all from her south London flat.Her & Her links powerfully to the Black Lives Matter movement as it explores what life is like in 21st century London for a mixed-race, queer couple.