Day: March 2, 2014

UK TV: LENNY HENRY WRITES BBC DRAMA BASED ON HIS TEENAGE YEARS AND RISE TO FAME

March 2, 2014

Comedian and actor Lenny Henry has written a one-off BBC drama based on his teenage years and his rise to fame. The drama titled Danny And The Human Zoo tells the story of a teenage impressionist growing up in a Jamaican family in 1970s Dudley (Birmingham). Lenny who grew up in Dudley launched his career starring in the controversial Black And White Minstrel Show and later appeared on the hit talent show New Faces. When asked about the up and coming drama Lenny said: “I’m […]

TELL US SOMETHING NEW SOL – FORMER FOOTBALLER SOL CAMPBELL CALLS FA ‘INSTITUTIONALLY RACIST’

March 2, 2014

Former footballer Sol Campbell has claimed in his new autobiography that the FA (Football Association) is “institutionally racist”. In an extract from the book Sol says: “I believe if I was white I would’ve been England captain for more than 10 years. It’s as simple as that. I think the FA wished I was white. I had the credibility, performance-wise, to be captain. I was consistently in the heart of the defence and I was a club captain early on my career. “I don’t […]