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Great LivesAlex Wheatle, the Bard of BrixtonAfter a childhood in care in Surrey, Alex Wheatle was moved to a hostel in Brixton aged fourteen. Later he was involved in the riots and given a prison sentence, events which were covered in one of the Small Axe anthology of films by Steve McQueen. But it is Wheatle's writing career that has prompted Ashley John Baptiste to pick him for Great Lives - and his success was rapid and inspiring before his early death in 2025. Joining Ashley in this celebration of the life and career of the Brixton Bard is Lemn Sissay and Vanessa Walters, author of...
2026-01-1927 min
At The Movies (With Iconic Sounds)Episode 444- Small Axe: Alex Wheatle and EducationOn this weeks episode Remi concludes the Small Axe retrospective with a look at the two final films, Alex Wheatle and Education. At The Movies (With Iconic Sounds) is heard every Tuesday morning from 9-10 AM only on CJLO 1690 AM and www.cjlo.com
2025-09-1953 min
Reggae Uprising PodcastHonouring Award Winning Author & Brixton Bard Alex Wheatle : Part 2Send a textAfter his recent passing we have dedicated this episode to honouring previous guest, Alex Wheatle; award winning Author of 18 books, one of which being 'Uprising' his true life story which he toured across the UK as a one man play. In 2006 he spoke of his experiences in the BBC programme Battle for Brixton and in 2020 his life experience was made into a historical drama film featured as part of an anthology series called Small Axe directed by Steve McQueen.In Part 2 Alex discusses the racism he experienced in UK institutions, his role...
2025-04-0958 min
Reggae Uprising PodcastHonouring Award Winning Author & Brixton Bard Alex Wheatle : Part 1Send a textAfter his recent passing we have dedicated this episode to honouring previous guest, Alex Wheatle; award winning Author of 18 books, one of which being 'Uprising' his true life story which he toured across the UK as a one man play. In 2006 he spoke of his experiences in the BBC programme Battle for Brixton and in 2020 his life experience was made into a historical drama film featured as part of an anthology series called Small Axe directed by Steve McQueen.In part 1 of this 2 part special Alex discusses his horrific experiences growing up...
2025-04-0257 min
Lives Less OrdinaryRewind: An author, his cellmate, and a new beginningHow a book-loving prisoner showed a young Alex Wheatle the path to self-belief.Alex had been born in London to Jamaican parents, but grew up in care in the notorious Shirley Oaks children’s home. As a teenager, he was convicted of assaulting a police officer during the Brixton Riots. He felt totally alone and without hope. But as the door slammed on Alex’s prison cell, he met a book-loving man called Simeon who opened his eyes to the importance of his own history – and encouraged him to use his past to write a new and hopefu...
2025-03-3141 min
The Black Fathers' Pulse PodcastAlex Wheatle: SufferahAbandoned as a baby to the British foster care system, best-selling author Alex Wheatle grew up without any knowledge of his Jamaican parentage or family history. Alex joins us to share stories from his new memoir "Sufferah" - of his early years at the notorious Shirley Oaks children's home in London, through the Brixton Uprising, to the front porch in Jamaica of the father who abandoned him as an infant 24 years later.
2024-10-2545 min
Journey Through This Immersive Full Audiobook — Perfect On The Go.In the Ends by Alex WheatlePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/245077to listen full audiobooks.
Title: In the Ends
Author: Alex Wheatle
Narrator: Michael Ajao
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
Release date: 07-11-24
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Self Esteem & Self Image
Publisher's Summary:
Things have been quiet in South Crongton. It's been an age since anyone last spotted Manjaro, South Crong's most notorious warlord. But there have been murmurs that something is coming. Jonah is the fastest sprinter in South Crong, and has his sights set on an Olympic Medal one day. But with his dad now jobless, and his parents constant...
2024-07-116h 47
Front RowHay Festival 2024 - Young Adult FictionIn a special edition of Front Row recorded at this year's Hay Festival, school children and young people put questions to four giants of Young Adult Fiction.Anthony Horowitz has written books for both adults and younger readers, but here discusses his iconic creation Alex Rider. Manon Steffan Ros won last year's Carnegie Medal, the first translated book to read the prize having originally been written in Welsh. Alex Wheatle is the author of the hugely popular Crongton Knights series, having written his first novel Brixton Rock in prison. And Frances Hardinge is the only children's author...
2024-05-2742 min
Mostly Book TalkEpisode 3 - Abiola Bello, The Diverse Book Awards and FCBG Children's Book AwardAn interview with Abiola Bello, author and also founder of Hashtag Press and The Diverse Book Awards and a chat with Sarah Stuffins from The Federation of Children’s Book Groups about their Children's Book Award.Abiola’s Middle Grade BooksEmily Knight I am…Emily Knight I am... AwakenedEmily Knight I am... BecomingThe Very Merry Murder Club
2024-04-1640 min
The Black Fatherhood PodcastAlex Wheatle: SufferahAbandoned as a baby to the British foster care system, best-sellling author Alex Wheatle grew up without any knowledge of his Jamaican parentage or family history. Alex joins us to share stories from his new memoir "Sufferah" - of his early years at the notorious Shirley Oaks children's home in London, through the Brixton Uprising, to the front porch in Jamaica of the father who abandoned him as an infant 24 years later.
2024-02-1245 minLives Less OrdinaryAn author, his cellmate, and a new beginningWhen award-winning author Alex Wheatle was sentenced to nine months in prison at the age of 18, he thought his life was over. Alex had been born in London to Jamaican parents, but grew up in care in the notorious Shirley Oaks children’s home. As a teenager, he was convicted of assaulting a police officer during the Brixton Riots. He felt totally alone and without hope. But as the door slammed on Alex’s prison cell, he met a book-loving man called Simeon who opened his eyes to the importance of his own history – and encouraged him to use...
2023-12-1141 min
Loose EndsKate Nash, Guvna B, Alex Wheatle, Issy van Randwyck, The Coral, Reuben James, Arthur Smith, Anneka RiceAnneka Rice and Arthur Smith are joined by Kate Nash, Guvna B, Alex Wheatle and Issy van Randwyck for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Reuben James. With music from The Coral and Reuben James.
2023-07-0836 min
Reggae Uprising PodcastThe Uprising of Alex Wheatle (Part 2)Send a textPart 2 of our special featuring guest Alex Wheatle; award winning Author of 18 books, one of which being 'Uprising' his true life story which he toured across the UK as a one man play. In 2006 he spoke of his experiences in the BBC programme Battle for Brixton and in 2020 his life experience was made into a historical drama film featured as part of an anthology series called Small Axe directed by Steve McQueen.Alex discusses the racism he experienced in UK institutions, his role in the Brixton Uprising, how Rastafarian Simian saved his...
2023-05-0358 min
Reggae Uprising PodcastThe Uprising of Alex Wheatle (Part 1)Send a textAfter 3 years of Reggae Uprising Podcast, we took a well deserved break, re-grouped and are back in full effect with spring in our step!Our premier guest for 2023 is Alex Wheatle; award winning Author of 18 books, one of which being 'Uprising' his true life story which he toured across the UK as a one man play. In 2006 he spoke of his experiences in the BBC programme Battle for Brixton and in 2020 his life experience was made into a historical drama film featured as part of an anthology series called Small Axe directed...
2023-04-2657 min
The Art of Oppression"My primary drive is to tell stories.”“Voice is everything. Without a voice we can’t express who we are. My voice comes out in my creativity.”In this week’s episode of The Art of Oppression we hear from multi-award-winning actor, writer, director and producer Alex Kayode-Kay who talks about his latest film The Ballad of Olive Morris. The short tells of an instance in the life of Black activist Olive Morris and it is in this moment that Kayode-Kay gives us a sense of the person Olive was and the motivation behind her activism. Also featuring Courtney Pine and suppor...
2022-11-0232 min
On The Air with Culford SchoolWriting, Growth and Heritage with Alex Wheatle MBEJoin Senior School pupils Nabila and Maryam as they welcome award-winning novelist Alex Wheatle MBE to the studio. Within the episode, our hosts interview Alex on his experiences of finding a love for literature in prison, the importance of black representation within his writing and the inspiration behind his characters.In an enlightening and impactful conversation, Alex shares a personal insight into his life's challenges and successes. He offers advice for young aspiring authors and closes the show with some details of his exclusive upcoming biography.Thank you for listening to our penultimate S...
2022-07-2220 min
Start Into A Uplifting Full Audiobook On A Rainy Day.The Humiliations of Welton Blake by Alex WheatlePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/197611to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Humiliations of Welton Blake
Author: Alex Wheatle
Narrator: Ashley Zhangazha
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
Release date: 04-07-22
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
Welton Blake has done it! He's asked out Carmella McKenzie—the best-looking girl in school—and she's only gone and said yes! But just as he thinks his luck is starting to change, Welton's phone breaks, kick-starting a series of unfortunate and humiliating events. With bullies to avoid, girls ready to knock him out and all the drama with his...
2022-04-072h 29
Down The Rabbit HolePirates and Smugglers with Annabelle Sami and Alex WheatleAvast, me hearties! Climb aboard ship as we set sail for adventure on this week's show with an episode all about timeless stories of pirates and smugglers.
Captain Charlie Morris is pouring out the grog and First Mate Hannah Love is swabbing the poop deck to welcome about two very special guests: Alex Wheatle, author of Kemosha of the Caribbean, and Annabelle Sami, author of the Agent Zaiba Investigates series, and its most recent instalment, The Smuggler's Secret.
Follow Down the Rabbit Hole on Twitter and Instagram, and check out our website at dtrhradio.com.
2022-03-0854 min
A Good ReadAlistair Petrie and Alex WheatleActor Alistair Petrie, from TV series Sex Education, found Joan Didion's meditation on grief, The Year of Magical Thinking, unexpectedly uplifting. Writer Alex Wheatle, subject of one of Steve McQueen's Small Axe films, found Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island a means of escape from the horrors of his childhood, and presenter Harriett Gilbert enjoyed Men Don't Cry, by Faiza Guene.
Producer Sally Heaven
2022-03-0827 min
Access Your Favorite Digital Audiobooks TodayKemosha of the Caribbean -- Alex WheatlePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564244 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Kemosha of the Caribbean
Author: Alex Wheatle
Narrator: Sara Novak
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 39 minutes
Release date: February 3, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Action & Adventure
Publisher's Summary: Kemosha and her brother have lived their whole lives in slavery. Sold away to work in lawless Port Royal, Kemosha takes her chance to escape brutal treatment. With fortune on her side, Kemosha befriends Ravenhide, a man with a mysterious past who teaches her the...
2022-02-036h 39
Write Your NovelEpisode 5 - Alex Wheatle: TensionAlex Wheatle MBE joins Yvonne to discuss the device of tension in his book Cane Warriors. Tension can drive a story, develop character and help to grip the reader’s attention - something that Wheatle drew on in telling the story of enslaved boy Noa in the novel. Wheatle explains the decisions he made to guide readers through the narrative and maintain the feeling of suspense and shock. Write Your Novel is an innovative write-along podcast series - written and devised by Dr Yvonne Battle-Felton. A writing exercise at the end of each conversation supports the listener to he...
2021-10-0739 min
Civilcinema#470 Small Axe (2020), de Steve McQueenTras ganar el Oscar a Mejor Película con 12 años de esclavitud (2014), el británico Steve McQueen se tomó lo que parecía un largo receso, pero seis años más tarde regresó no con uno sino con cinco largometrajes conectados bajo un nombre común: Small Axe. Producidos por la BBC, Mangrove, Lovers Rock, Red White and Blue, Alex Wheatle y Education, tratan de responder de diversas formas y apelando a diversos estilos y géneros, a una pregunta básica: ¿cómo es que un inmigrante y su familia se convierten en habitantes cabales de su país de adopc...
2021-09-202h 09
Start A Breakthrough Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Straight Outta Crongton by Alex WheatlePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/194875to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Straight Outta Crongton
Series: Crongton, Book 3
Author: Alex Wheatle
Narrator: Kathryn Drysdale
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
Release date: 07-19-21
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Relationships
Publisher's Summary:
Life's a constant hustle for Mo. Her mum's boyfriend, Lloyd, is just another man who likes to beat down women; the South Crong streets are fraught with hazards and nasty G's; and when it comes to matters of the heart...she's still hung up on Sam. No wonder she's vexed so much of the time. Thank god her sistrens...
2021-07-198h 40
Keeping Athena Company38. Alex Wheatle - Keeping Athena CompanyAlex Wheatle keeps my company in this episode. Yes, THE Alex Wheatle - author of countless novels, activist and subject of the Small Axe episode that told us we all need a Simian in our lives.
We talk about unlearning inferiority, putting on fake accents and how to get your first book published.
This chat was as delicious as the plantain I finally got to feed someone with. Enjoy.
2021-07-191h 17
Write-Off with Francesca SteeleAlex WheatleThe British novelist Alex Wheatle has such an extraordinary backstory that when he was working in the writers’ room for Steve McQueen’s BAFTA winning film series Small Axe, McQueen ended up making one of the films about Alex’s own life. Alex was raised in a care home where he was abused. He emgered as teenager in Brixton under-educated and ill-prepared for adulthood, and in 1981 was sent to prison for a year for his involvement in the Brixton Riots. Prison though turned out to be Alex's salvation. There he met a man who encouraged him to revive his childh...
2021-06-1645 min
Black Girls with AccentsFish out of water (Brixton Rock) - mini series discussion on Small Axe, part 4.In Episode 4 of our summation of Small Axe, we turn our attention to McQueen’s adaption of Alex Wheatle’s coming-of-age novel, Brixton Rock. As foreigners, were relate to Wheatle’s fish-out-of-water experience, as Black girls entering into a unfamiliar environment.
2021-06-0529 min
Quick Book Reviews with Philippa HallQuick Book Reviews - Episode 109Philippa interviews Nicci Cloke from the Faber Academy about their writing courses and then reviews all 10 of the finalists for the YA Book Prize 2021 and lists her top 5, so who does Philippa think should win? Authors and their books include:Wranglestone by Darren Charlton (published by Little Tiger)Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson (published by Electric Monkey)And the Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando (published by Simon & Schuster Children's Books)Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence (published by Hodder Children's Books)Loveless by Alice Oseman (published by HarperCollins Children's Books...
2021-05-2448 min
NERVOSNervos em Série – Parada Cultural das Nações #8 | Grã-Bretanha + Ilhas Virgens BritânicasEstamos no oitavo episódio da Parada Cultural das Nações, série especial do nosso podcast que refaz o tradicional desfile das delegações nas Olimpíadas – os próximos Jogos Olímpicos estão marcados para começar no dia 23 de julho de 2021, com a Cerimônia de Abertura em Tóquio –, mas com os destaques cinematográficos, musicais ou televisivos da atualidade nestes países. Desta vez, só da a Union Jack, já que passam por aqui os estandartes artísticos do Reino Unido, ou como no nome oficial de seu time, Grã-Bretanha e Irlanda do Norte, e de seu territó...
2021-05-1618 minNERVOSNervos em Série – Parada Cultural das Nações #8 | Grã-Bretanha + Ilhas Virgens BritânicasEstamos no oitavo episódio da Parada Cultural das Nações, série especial do nosso podcast que refaz o tradicional desfile das delegações nas Olimpíadas – os próximos Jogos Olímpicos estão marcados para começar no dia 23 de julho de 2021, com a Cerimônia de Abertura em Tóquio –, mas com os destaques cinematográficos, musicais ou televisivos da atualidade nestes países. Desta vez, só da a Union Jack, já que passam por aqui os estandartes artísticos do Reino Unido, ou como no nome oficial de seu time, Grã-Bretanha e Irlanda do Norte, e de seu territó...
2021-05-1618 min
Write-Off with Francesca SteeleTrailerWelcome to Write-Off with Francesca Steele, a podcast about writing rejection in all its forms, from self-doubt to books not selling, and how people get through it. I'm a writer and journalist based in London with some personal experience of this after my own first book failed to sell. Guests include Anna Hope, Andy Weir, Katherine Heiny, Michele Roberts, Julian Fellowes, Ann Napolitano, Phoebe Morgan, Harry Parker, Alex Wheatle and Douglas Stuart. I hope you find them as inspiring as I do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-04-3001 min
Tune In To The Most Critically-Acclaimed Full Audiobook Today!Liccle Bit by Alex WheatlePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/240081to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Liccle Bit
Series: Crongton, Book 1
Author: Alex Wheatle
Narrator: Michael Ajao
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
Release date: 04-22-21
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Peer Pressure
Publisher's Summary:
Venetia King is the hottest girl at school. Too bad Lemar is the second shortest guy in his year. Everyone calls him Liccle Bit, and his two best friends, McKay and Jonah, never tire of telling him he has no chance with girls. Things aren't much better at home. His mum is permanently hassled, his sister a frustrated single...
2021-04-227h 26
Maximum Film!Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock, Alex Wheatle, and Education with Robert Butler IIIAt the top of the show, we take some time to explain why we are changing our name from Who Shot Ya? to the temporary The Untitled Ify, Drea, & Alonso Project. You can read our full statement hereAfter we take care of that business, we do something we’ve never done before – talk about three separate movies in one episode! And there is no one better suited to talk about these movies than our guest. This week we are joined by the host of First Cut on YouTube, Robert Butler III. He is here to chat abou...
2021-04-161h 13
Unlock A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Award-Winning.Liccle Bit by Alex WheatlePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/239672to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Liccle Bit
Series: Crongton, Book 1
Author: Alex Wheatle
Narrator: Michael Ajao
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
Release date: 04-14-21
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Racism & Discrimination
Publisher's Summary:
Venetia King is the hottest girl at school. Too bad Lemar is the second shortest guy in his year. Everyone calls him Liccle Bit, and his two best friends, McKay and Jonah, never tire of telling him he has no chance with girls. Things aren't much better at home. His mum is permanently hassled, his sister a frustrated single...
2021-04-147h 26
KISS LifeCan't Take No More Of That40 years on from the Brixton riots, is the UK still institutionally racist? KISS listeners from the cities at the centre of the 1981 uprisings, and guests including author Alex Wheatle MBE and political commentator and advisor Calvin Robinson join Swarzy to discuss.
2021-04-1254 min
Stance Podcast with Chrystal GenesisBrixton Uprising w/ Singer Carroll Thompson, Novelist Alex Wheatle, Poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, Musician Asher Senator, Dr Rebekah Delsol; Singer Rachel ChinouririMarking the 40th anniversary of the 1981 Brixton Uprising, Stance explores the moments leading up to the uprising and the activism that inspired it, their connections to the Windrush scandal, and the 2021 Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and subsequent #KillTheBill protests in Bristol. Looking at the uprising through film, academia, literature, and music, we explore political activism through poetry with globally renowned Jamaican poet, Linton Kwesi Johnson. Stance delves into Soundsystem Culture and the Smiley Culture collaboration with founder of Code 7 youth charity, DJ and musician Asher Senator. Novelist Alex Wheatle shares his...
2021-03-311h 20
FilmfrelstFilmfrelst #436: Et blikk på «Small Axe» og en samtale med Oscar-vinner Steve McQueenI denne episoden av Filmfrelst har vi celebert besøk – den britiske Oscar-vinneren Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) snakker med oss om sitt nye prosjekt, antologien Small Axe, bestående av fem filmer, som fra 11. mars ligger ute på NRK TV.
Etter verdenspremieren på New York Film Festival høsten 2020, ble det raskt klart at de fem filmene i McQueens Small Axe – «Mangrove», «Lovers Rock», «Education», «Alex Wheatle» og «Red, White and Blue» – utgjør et virkelig storverk, som med politisk brodd forteller et knippe historier fra det vest-indiske miljøet i London i perioden fra 1960- og ut på 1980-tallet.
2021-03-1348 min
Planet Film GeekPFG Reviews (Wonder Woman 1984, I Care A Lot, Bliss, Sechzehn Stunden Ewigkeit, Small Axe, WandaVision)Mit Joe, Ted & Luke
Diese Woche in den Reviews gibt's Wonder Woman 1984, I Care A Lot, Bliss, Sechzehn Stunden Ewigkeit, Small Axe & WandaVision Episoden 6 & 7!
Viel Spaß!
00:00 Small Axe: Red, White & Blue, Alex Wheatle, Education
27:41 WandaVision Episode 6 & 7
43:28 Sechzehn Stunden Ewigkeit
50.53 Bliss
01:04:32 I Care A Lot
01:13:29 Wonder Woman 1984
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2021-03-071h 30
The Reel Marathon PodcastSmall Axe - Ep. 007 - 3/5/2021Episode Seven - Small Axe - 3/5
Intro
Review - Small Axe
Mangrove - 4
Lover’s Rock - 3 1/2
Red, White, and Blue - 4
Alex Wheatle - 3 1/2
Education - 4
News
Golden Globes
Critics Choice
Events
Episode Eight - Minari - 3/12
Episode Nine - Another Round - 3/19
Episode Ten - Pieces of a Woman - 3/26
Episode Eleven - The Father - 4/2
Episode Twelve - Hillbilly Elegy - 4/9
Episode Thirteen - The Oscar Shorts - 4/16
The Oscars Show - 4/23
2021-03-051h 28
PARDON LE CINÉMASMALL AXE, MAGIC & DES NEWS PAS SUPRA FUNCette semaine, c'est 5 FILMS EN UN avec SMALL AXE de Steve McQueen (Shame, 12 Years a Slave) mais aussi MAGIC avec Anthony Hopkins et une poupée possédée meurtrière. 2 salles, 2 ambiances.SI TU VEUX SOUTENIR L'ÉMISSION, ACHÈTE DES TRUCS STYLÉS "PARDON LE MERCH" : https://teespring.com/fr/stores/pardon-le-merch _______________________________________________________________________TRUCS DU PRÉSENT :- Présentation SMALL AXE (23min29)- MANGROVE (38min38)- LOVERS ROCK (54min49)- RED, WHITE AND BLUE (1h05.09)- ALE...
2021-02-262h 03
Can We Still Be Friends? – A Movie PodcastSmall AxeNate and Ryan discuss Steve McQueen’s ground-breaking anthology series Small Axe. In a Can We Still Be Friends first, we watch and discuss 5 movies as one, and only a masterpiece like Steve McQueen’s Golden Globe nominated series could compel us to attempt something so monumental. Listen in as we break down each movie and discuss the impact of the anthology as a whole.
What are your thoughts on Small Axe? What is your favorite Steve McQueen film? Which of the 5 episodes stands out for you? Let us know!
14:22 – Mangrove
23:47 –Lover’s Rock
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2021-02-241h 22
Krusty's Third Nipple#13 Once upon a time in Oprah (Parasite)The boys are joined by special guest Marc Shanks to take on the challenge of dissecting the most detailed and multi-layered film we’ve discussed to date - the 2020 Oscar Best Picture winner Parasite. To give the impression that these episodes are not just thrown together, Darren’s quiz for Kieran and Tarig has a joint Parasite/Oscar theme.
Before that, there's another Polish mother-in-law story and a full fortnight's worth of TV recommendations.
In this episode we discuss:
The Boys
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2021-02-232h 25
Críticos en Serio#30 [CINE] — Bajocero, Palmer, La Excavación, Small Axe: Alex Wheatle — Carey Mulligan y Variety#30 [CINE] — Bajocero, Palmer, La Excavación, Small Axe: Alex Wheatle — Carey Mulligan y Variety
Esta semana va de agujeros. Primero nos adentrarnos en los agujeros de guión de la española BAJOCERO, Carey Mullian y Ralph Fiennes nos adentran bajo tierra en un hallazgo arqueológico único en La Excavación, Justin Timberlake llena su agujero emocional con una historia de redención con niño en Palmer y terminamos rellenando agujeros en la historia de crecimiento de Steve McQueen en Small Axe: Alex Wheatle.
Todo ello, como siempre sin spoilers.
Minutado:
3:40 — Debate: Carey Mulligan y su review en Variety
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2021-02-061h 04Críticos en Serio#30 [CINE] — Bajocero, Palmer, La Excavación, Small Axe: Alex Wheatle — Carey Mulligan y Variety#30 [CINE] — Bajocero, Palmer, La Excavación, Small Axe: Alex Wheatle — Carey Mulligan y Variety
Esta semana va de agujeros. Primero nos adentrarnos en los agujeros de guión de la española BAJOCERO, Carey Mullian y Ralph Fiennes nos adentran bajo tierra en un hallazgo arqueológico único en La Excavación, Justin Timberlake llena su agujero emocional con una historia de redención con niño en Palmer y terminamos rellenando agujeros en la historia de crecimiento de Steve McQueen en Small Axe: Alex Wheatle.
Todo ello, como siempre sin spoilers.
Minutado:
3:40 — Debate: Carey Mulligan y su review en Variety
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2021-02-061h 04
The Movie Gang PodcastSmall Axe (2020)Main Review: Small Axe (2020)
Based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community between 1969 and 1982.
JENA 1. Education 2. Lovers Rock 3. Mangrove 4. Alex Wheatle 5. Red, White, and Blue 7/10
BEN 1. Lovers Rock 2. Mangrove 3. Education 4. Red, White, and Blue 5. Alex Wheatle 8/10
TREVOR 1. Lovers Rock 2. Mangrove 3. Education 4. Red, White and Blue 5. Alex Wheatle 8/10
OVERALL - 7.5/10
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2021-01-281h 17
Black on Black Cinema | Black Movie ReviewsSmall Axe: Alex Wheatle/Education - Episode 191This week on Black on Black Cinema, the guys return to discuss the final two episodes of Steve McQueen's anthology series, "Small Axe." The first episode is "Alex Wheatle," which follows the title character on his journey from housing for kids abandoned by their parents to becoming a revolutionary writer in West London during the 1980s. The second film is entitled "Education," which follows a young kid named Kingsley Smith as he is put into the British ESN (Education Sub-Normal) system unfairly.Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast featuring in-depth Black movie reviews and frank conversations...
2021-01-282h 20
The Big Kids Book Club PodcastEpisode 27: Big Kids Book Club - Mid-Week Review: The Humiliations of Welton BlakeHey, hey, hey!
Welcome to our new podcast segment.
We're calling it our MID-WEEK REVIEW!!! .... you know, because it's a book review... in the middle of the week? 😂📚🎙🎧
Each week, we're going to be reviewing a Middle Grade or Young Adult novel and giving you the scoop on whether it's any good!
Our rating system is out of 5 stars with the following categories being looked at:
Plot Pacing Characters Style Setting
All the categories are ranked from five, added together, and divided by 5 to give a final rating!
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2021-01-2016 min
Right on CueEd Bailie (Small Axe) Spend any amount of time in Film Twitter circles anytime in the last six months, and someone's bound to bring up one of the most resplendent musical moments in the hell-year that was 2020: ten minutes in Steve McQueen's groovy tone poem Lovers Rock. Two-thirds of the way through the film, the packed floor of a London house party in the 1980s slow dances to Janey Kay's delicate, flirtatious "Silly Games". They're so lost in the rhythms and gyrations that, even after the song fades out, the collective erupts with Kay's sumptuous lyrics, everyone singing together to keep...
2021-01-1638 min
Eavesdropping at the Movies268 - Small Axe: Alex WheatleThe theme of assimilation is given a fascinating twist in Alex Wheatle, the fourth Small Axe film. While Mangrove and Red, White and Blue, in particular, depicted black people's attempts to assimilate into mainland British culture and life and the racism they faced, the title character here is a young black man brought up in an abusive children's home, orphaned from his parents, and whose move to Brixton sees him culturally dislocated and having to, in effect, learn to 'be black'.
Cultural and familial dislocation are connected through Alex. The abandonment by his parents led to his upbringing by the...
2021-01-0529 min
Out Now With Aaron and AbeOut Now 434: Small AxeThis week's Out Now with Aaron and Abe wants you to know that if you are the big tree, we are the small axe. Aaron is joined by Movies Markus’ Markus Robinson and Professor Mike Dillon to talk about the entire Small Axe anthology of films from director Steve McQueen. The three spend time on each film in this large undertaking – Mangrove (9:05), Lovers Rock (43:55), Red White and Blue (1:00:30), Alex Wheatle (1:20:19), and Education (1:34:08). Plenty of thoughts are shared in regards to the power of the filmmaking, storytelling, performances, music, and the heavy themes addressing issues of race and more. So now, if y...
2021-01-052h 10
Um Podcast Que CaiEpisódio 60: Small Axe - Os Dois ÚltimosPara finalizar a antologia Small Axe, Nate e Thiago discutem os episódios "Alex Wheatle" e "Education", sem dúvida os mais fracos de toda a série. Eles questionam a falta de urgência, a narrativa corrida, discutem os problemas de roteiro e enfim ranqueiam os 5 filmes.
2020-12-241h 04
Make Time for This - GSPN's Podcast for Pop Culture and Other ThingsSteve McQueen's ground-breaking Small Axe filmsIn the latest episode of Captured on Celluloid, Adam and Andrew discuss Steve McQueen's series of Small Axe films.
If you like what you hear, make sure to subscribe, follow on Twitter (@CapturedOnCell), like us on Facebook, and come back next week for a conversation about Adam and Andrew's top-5 favourite pieces of non-movie culture in 2020.
Running order:
Steve McQueen's career, and the themes of Strong Axe: 0:00 - 21:50
Film v TV: 21:51 - 33:35
Small Axe: 33:36 - 98:22
Mangrove: 35:04 - 51:28
Lovers Rock: 51:29 - 74:44
Red, White and...
2020-12-231h 43
ClapperCast30. Small AxeOn this week of ClapperCast, the team discusses Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series including Mangrove, Lovers Rock, Red, White and Blue, Alex Wheatle, and Education!
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2020-12-231h 44
Parental Advisory Movie PodcastTenet / A Recipe For Seduction/ Ma Rainey's Black Bottom/ MankWe have very packed episode this week. We watched Tenet, Train to Busan presents: Peninsula, and A Recipe for Seduction. Jeff also talks about Mank and Run as well as briefly discussing The Christmas Chronicles 1 and 2, The Night Before, and Office Christmas Party. Patrick talks Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Small Axe:Alex Wheatle and Small Axe: Education.From both us, have a Happy Merry Whatvever and stay safe!
2020-12-211h 13
BBB RADIOBBB S06E39 - Small Axe: Alex Wheatle & Education, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Mandolorian (Season 2)In this episode of the Beers, Beats & Bailey podcast, we review the last two films in Steve McQueen's "Small Axe" film anthology "Alex Wheatle" and "Education", the Oscar-worthy drama (featuring the final film appearance of Chadwick Boseman) "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and the second season of the live-action Star Wars TV series "The Mandalorian".
02:41 - Small Axe: Alex Wheatle
15:59 - Small Axe: Education
41:59 - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
1:05:40 - The Mandolorian (Season 2) (SPOILER REVIEW)
Matthew Bailey / Beers, Beats & Bailey on Social Media, my F...
2020-12-201h 50
Pivotal Film"Small Axe: Alex Wheatle," "Let Them All Talk," "The Prom"pivotalfilmpodcast@gmail.com, www.twitter.com/filmpivotal, www.pivotalfilm.com.
We hope everyone is staying healthy, and safe, and strong, and passionate, and as positive as they can.
The first episode of a long break from our list. Instead we’ll talk about some new movies: the newest film from Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” series, “Alex Wheatle” (3:10); the new Steven Soderberg film, “Let Them All Talk” (23:55), and “The Prom” (40:15), a musical adaptation from Ryan Murphy.
Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Ghost” – Neutral Milk Hotel.
2020-12-191h 03
The Last Thing I SawEpisode 19: Steve McQueen's Small Axe with Jonathan Romney and Nicholas RussellWelcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host Nicolas Rapold. On this episode I’m tackling a wonderful collection of new films by director Steve McQueen called Small Axe. The five Small Axe movies are on Amazon, completed today with the release of the fifth and final film, Education. Small Axe is a fascinating and ambitious chronicle of West Indian experience in London—personal, political, and cultural—and it’s definitely an event. First, veteran critic Jonathan Romney (Screen Daily, Sight & Sound) joins me to talk about Mangrove and Lovers Rock, which are about an infamous trial and a joyous...
2020-12-181h 51
Spinning the ReelS2E43 - Wolfwalkers/Alex WheatleIt's the day Cody's been waiting weeks for: 'Wolfwalkers' Day! The boys dig into Cartoon Saloon's latest and greatest followed by a chat around the state of animation. After that Evan is faced with something Cody calls the Animation Revenge Quiz. Finally it's week four of the Small Axe series with a conversation about 'Alex Wheatle.'
(0:00) - Intro
(2:32) - Wolfwalkers
(27:49) - Animation Revenge Quiz
(39:27) - Alex Wheatle
(52:03) - Close
Original Riffs by Sean Doyel
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2020-12-1759 min
Ask PenguinAlex Wheatle with Nihal ArthanayakeAuthor Alex Wheatle MBE, aka the 'Brixton Bard', has just been the subject of one of Steve McQueen's 'Small Axe' films on BBC1. In this episode, he chats to Nihal about his latest YA book ‘Cane Warriors’, based on the true story of Tacky, a slave who led an uprising on the plantations of Jamaica in the 18th Century.Alex also talks to Nihal about his experiences growing up in a children’s home, how a prison cell-mate encouraged him to write and how reggae music, amongst other things, inspires him. #PenguinPodcast'Cane Warrio...
2020-12-1645 min
NowstalgiaKid Cudi, Taylor Swift, The Avalanches, Jack Harlow, Wolfwalkers, & Let Them All Talk - Ep. 254Dave and Pat discuss the myriad developments from Disney Investor Day 2020 (0:43) before reviewing Taylor Swift's "Evermore" (13:34), Channel Tres's "i can't go outside" (21:06), Jack Harlow's "That's What They All Say" (24:38), Kid Cudi's "Man on the Moon III: The Chosen" (33:26), The Avalanches' "We Will Always Love You" (47:06), "The Prom" (56:20), "Small Axe: Alex Wheatle" (1:01:46), "Wolfwalkers" (1:07:31), and "Let Them All Talk" (1:14:03).
2020-12-151h 25
Genesis PodcastEpisode 19 - reviews Mank, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Alex WheatleEpisode 19 of the Genesis Podcast hosted by Matt Williams and Niki Alexandrou
This episode was recorded before the announcement of the Tier 3 restrictions coming in force in London.
Reviews this week of Mank, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Alex Wheatle - all available to stream online via Netflix or BBC iPlayer.
We also debate the Warner Bros announcement to release everything on HBO Max on the same day as cinema release as well as Christopher Nolan weighing in on the discussion.
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2020-12-1444 min
Critically Acclaimed NetworkCritically Acclaimed #154 | Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr., The Prom, Wild Mountain Thyme, Gunda, I'm Your Woman, Funny Boy, Alex Wheatle, DragonslayerGet your red hot movie reviews, right here at CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! This week, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review Ryan Murphy's star-studded musical THE PROM, John Patrick Shanley's Irish rom-com WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, the animal documentary GUNDA, Julia Hart's crime thriller I'M YOUR WOMAN, the coming of age film FUNNY BOY, and Steve McQueen's latest SMALL AXE installment, ALEX WHEATLE! Also this week on THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STREAMING CLUB, Bibbs and Witney explore the rich and fiery lair of the cult classic DRAGONSLAYER! But before they get to any of that...
2020-12-141h 54
Movie MadnessEpisode 188: Just Breathe, Emma, Or On Second Thought, Don’t!The movie reviews continue with Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy and true to form they are reviewing another dozen new movies on this show. Included are documentaries covering the first wife of Johnny Cash (My Darling Vivian) and the women accused of a prominent North Korean murder (Assassins). Rachel Brosnahan is on the run in Julia Hart’s latest (I’m Your Woman) and everyone is in hiding in a COVID-23 thriller (Songbird). Jamie Dornan believes he is cursed to never be with Emily Blunt in John Patrick Shanley’s latest (Wild Mountain Thyme) and Joe Mangianello is a superh...
2020-12-141h 58
Grierson & Leitch"Minari," "The Prom," "Let Them All Talk," "Small Axe: Alex Wheatle"Only three shows left, counting this one, until Dorkfest. That's right: You've almost made it to the end. We start with the acclaimed "Minari," and then hit two Meryl Streep movies: Ryan Murphy's "The Prom" and Steven Soderbergh's "Let Them All Talk." And then the fourth "Small Axe" movie from Steve McQueen, "Alex Wheatle." Timestamps (approximate): 15:45 "Minari" 38:20 "The Prom" 1:01:23 "Let Them All Talk" 1:21:27 "Small Axe: Alex Wheatle" Thanks to Dylan Mayer and My Friend Mary, both of which are wonderful, for the music. We hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think @griersonleitch on Twitter, or griersonleitch@gmail.com...
2020-12-141h 41
Breakfast All Day movie reviewsEpisode 154: Coronavirus news, The Prom, Let Them All Talk, Wild Mountain Thyme, Songbird, Small Axe: Alex WheatleIt's Meryl Streep Week here at Breakfast All Day as Alonso, Matt and Christy review the splashy musical "The Prom" and Steven Soderbergh's latest inspired experiment, "Let Them All Talk." One of these movies is definitely better than the other! We also discuss the super-duper Irish rom-com "Wild Mountain Thyme," the latest Steve McQueen "Small Axe" movie, "Alex Wheatle," and "Songbird," a COVID disaster flick — and yes, that's redundant. In news, there's a ton of stuff to talk about, including Disney's massive programming announcement, the angry response from filmmakers and actors to the Warner Bros./HBO Max deal, the disturbing abuse a...
2020-12-121h 22
Battleship PretensionBP Movie Journal 12/9/20Tyler and David discuss what they've been watching, including Half Brothers, I'm Your Woman, The Holiday, 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez, Farewell Amor, Wild Mountain Thyme, Alex Wheatle, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Wander Darkly, Let Them All Talk and Mank.
2020-12-111h 09
Sisterhood of the Travelling MgowoEpisode 27 Part 3: Alex WheatleOn this episode, we discuss film 4: Alex Wheatle which so far is looking like our favourite episode!
Check out Small Axe on BBC Brit (DSTV channel 120) every Monday at 8pm. You can also check the episodes out on Catch Up.
2020-12-0722 min
Tell A FriendProtagonist of His Story (ft Alex Wheatle MBE)In this episode, I interview award-winning novelist Alex Wheatle MBE on his incredible early life and journey to writing. We discuss his involvement in the 1981 Brixton Uprising, his imprisonment and the upcoming Steve McQueen film on his life.
You can buy Alex's book (Cane Warriors) at independent & major book retailers.
*Please support independent bookshops*
Small Axe airs on BBC One 6th December 9pm
Alex's website: https://www.alexwheatle.com
Watch our interview on YouTube and remember to SUBSCRIBE!
Credit
Host, Writer & Producer: Bryan Knight
Twitte...
2020-12-0634 min
Blacklisted ConversationsTBB Talks to ... newcomer actor Sheyi Cole and Award winning author Alex Wheatle'Alex Wheatle' is the name of the 4th film in the Steve McQueen Small Axe series. Airing on BBC this past month.Based on the early years of the critically acclaimed and award-winning author Alex Wheatle, this film focuses on Alex's time in care, prison and then how he found his home in the Brixton community. Author of iconic books such as East of Acre Lane, Brixton Rock and more recently Cane Warriors Alex is renowned for his documenting of British Black life. He was also a consultant on the Small Axe series....
2020-12-0620 min
The Empire Film Podcast#443 — Harris Dickinson, Viggo Mortensen and Lance HenriksenThis week's Empire Podcast is a particularly bumper-sized (more so than usual) edition, largely thanks to the late-breaking news about Warner Bros' decision to release their entire 2021 slate of movies simultaneously to streaming via HBO Max in the US. So Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, Amon Warmann and James Dyer jumped back on and had a fairly involved chat about that. You can hear that in the news section, where they also pay tribute to the late David Prowse and Hugh Keays-Byrne. Elsewhere in the show, our colleagues of such lethal cunning get festive with a very special MCU version of...
2020-12-042h 26
Minorities Report FilmJoss Whedon Exits His Own Show on HBO, Amazon Cancels Utopia, Rosario Dawson, Mank, Godmothered and More!We are back after Thanksgiving discussing what we have been doing, eating and watching. We also discuss the latest news on Amazon's Utopia, Rosario Dawson and the allegations, Joss Whedon, HBO and Ray Fisher. We comment on some of the latest trailers and previews of what's coming next week. All of this and more so don’t miss out!
What Have We Been Doing?
Thanksgiving
Ambrosia Salad
What did We Watch?
Mank
Small Axe: Alex Wheatle
Godmothered:
Box-Office: 24:26
News:
Amazon's Utopia:
Rosario...
2020-12-0258 min
Manchester Metropolitan University PodcastMetCast Episode 20 - Interview: Alex Wheatle on Small AxeWe bring you an exclusive interview with Alex Wheatle MBE, Manchester Writing School lecturer and subject of one of acclaimed director Steve McQueen's Small Axe series of films. Here, Dominic Smith catches up with the award-winning children’s author to discuss his life, career and what it’s like to have his story told by one of Britain’s most prominent filmmaking voices.
2020-11-3032 min
Better KnownAlex WheatleNovelist Alex Wheatle discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known.
Alex Wheatle was born in London of Jamaican parents. His first book, Brixton Rock (1999), tells the story of a 16-year old boy of mixed race, in 1980s Brixton.
His most recent novels, Liccle Bit (2015), Crongton Knights (2016) - winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize - and Straight Outta Crongton (2017), are novels for young adult readers, focusing on the lives of teenagers and families on the fictional South Crongton council estate.
In 2010, he wrote and toured the one-man autobiographical...
2020-11-2229 min
Blacklisted ConversationsTBB Talks to ... Creator & Director of Small Axe Steve McQueenThe Small Axe series feature 5 films centred on British Caribbean history. Mangrove, Lovers Rock, Red White and Blue, Education and Alex Wheatle are dramas set across the 60-80s and show a never been seen before perspective.Created by Academy & BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen renowned for his epic projects including Widows, 12 Years a Slave, Drive ... this series for BBC is the first of its kind. Drawing from his own personal family stories and the Caribbean communities around him McQueen collaborated with acclaimed author and playwright Courttia Newland and TV writer Alastair Siddons to bring this projectto...
2020-11-1215 min
Mostly Books Meets...Alex WheatleThis week we're talking to author Alex Wheatle, an acclaimed writer who fearlessly tackles subjects of social injustice in his work.
Having grown up in the UK care system in the 1960s, Alex was also first-hand witness to the violence of the Brixton Riots in 1981, both of which have influenced his work.
His debut novel Brixton Rock won praise from critics, while life on his fictionalised South Crongton estate has featured in a number of his books, including Crongton Knights, which was the Winner of the Guardian’s Children’s Fiction Prize.
In 2008, Alex was awarded an MBE for his serv...
2020-11-1247 min
In the Reading CornerAlex Wheatle - Cane WarriorsAn interview with Alex Wheatle about his novel, Cane Warriors. In this fascinating podcast, Alex talks about Jamaican history and the creative decisions he made when writing the book. This interview was recorded during the COVID restrictions over the internet and there is some difficulty with sound at the beginning but it lessens as the interview progresses.Support the showThank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.comIn the Reading Corner...
2020-10-3125 minIn the Reading CornerAlex Wheatle - Cane WarriorsAn interview with Alex Wheatle about his novel, Cane Warriors. In this fascinating podcast, Alex talks about Jamaican history and the creative decisions he made when writing the book. This interview was recorded during the COVID restrictions over the internet and there is some difficulty with sound at the beginning but it lessens as the interview progresses.Support the showThank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.comIn the Reading Corner...
2020-10-3125 min
This Thing Changed My LifeGet Up, Stand Up ft Alex WheatleIn this episode I sit with Alex Wheatle to talk about the things that changed his life and his latest YA novel, Cane Warriors.
We talk artistic activism in music and writing, Bob Marley, C.L.R James's The Black Jacobins, rebellious art, cycles of revolution and Steve McQueen’s Small Acts!
2020-10-2600 min
You're BookedAlex Wheatle - You're BookedThis week we are delighted to spend some time with the author, playwright, screenwriter, performer and all-around inspiration Alex Wheatle MBE! Alex's first book was 1995's award-winning Brixton Rock and he has followed that with numerous critically acclaimed works for adults, young adults and children with the latest being Cane Warriors. We talked to Alex about the importance of music in his work, being inspired by the Beano, learning to love reading while in prison and the experience of having your life story turned into a film by the Oscar-winning Steve McQueen. You can find the Dialogue Books Black...
2020-10-0548 min
Grab Thousands of Audiobooks on Any DeviceAlex Wheatle - Cane WarriorsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/457067 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Cane Warriors
Author: Alex Wheatle
Narrator: Noel Arthur, Alex Wheatle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 14 minutes
Release date: October 1, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1
Genres: Action & Adventure
Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Moa is fourteen. The only life he has ever known is toiling on the Frontier sugar cane plantation for endless hot days, fearing the vicious whips of the overseers. Then one night he learns of an uprising, led by the...
2020-10-014h 14
The Words of Colour PodcastBook Adaptation Series: Alex WheatleTake Flight Hub presents the Book Adaptation Podcast Series, where writers of colour share their experiences of having their book adapted for theatre, TV and film, and adapting a book themselves.
In the final episode, Alex Wheatle MBE offers a detailed insight into having his YA book Crongton Knights adapted by Emteaz Hussain for Pilot Theatre, the value of collaborative working, and the importance of having a shared vision.
#TakeFlightHub
2020-09-0207 min
BookBoundPaul McVeigh, Alex Wheatle, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett: Touch of ClassBad advice, confidence, and what makes you working class - this is Paul McVeigh, Alex Wheatle, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett on 'A Touch of Class'.
This discussion was part of BookBound, a from-home literary festival that was held during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. BookBound partnered with Wasafiri Magazine to champion diverse authors, and raised money for the UK mental health charity Mind.
Books:
Paul McVeigh, 'Common People: An Anthology of Working Class Writers', ed. By Kit De Waal
Alex Wheatle, 'Home Girl'
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, 'The Tyranny of Lost Things'
2020-07-0947 min
Haus am Dom - Der Podcast"Elektrische Fische" & Co. - Jugendliteratur fürs KlassenzimmerDie
Autorinnen-Lesung mit Susan Kreller ist vergeben, aber noch 10 weitere
Schulen haben die Chance auf ausgezeichnete Literatur im Klassenzimmer.
Ab Herbst kommt Altine Emini vom Schauspiel Frankfurt in die Schulen
und löst Katharina Bach bei den Klassenzimmerlesungen ab. Kurz vor ihrem
Wechsel an die Münchner Kammerspiele präsentiert Katharina Bach im Haus
am Dom noch die aktuellen Bücher der zweiten Staffel: „Elektrische
Fische“ von Susan Kreller (Carlsen) und „Long Way Down“ von Jason
Reynolds (dtv). Und weil es ihr so viel Spaß macht, liest sie noch ihr
Lieblingskapitel aus der 1. Staffel, aus dem Buch „Die Ritter von
Crongton“ von A...
2020-07-0241 min
The Brit Lit Podcast61: The Book of Echoes, with Rosanna AmakaOn episode 61, we hear from Rosanna Amaka, whose debut novel The Book of Echoes came out in the now long-distant era of February this year, though I spoke to her just before her publication date. The Book of Echoes is a powerful novel that encompasses several different points in history, including the slave trade and the Brixton Riots. Alex Wheatle, who also writes about that part of London, said the following about the Book of Echoes: 'So bewitching I almost felt like I time-travelled back into Brixton 1981. A gorgeous book'. The Observer called it impassioned, lyrical, and affecting, and t...
2020-04-3020 min
CLASSIC OLD EPISODE S PRODUCTION AND PRESENTED BY MARK ANTHONY RAINES. HOLSWORTHY MARK SHOW _MARK ANTONY RAINES _GHOSTMAN RADIO STATIONEXTRACT. CRONGTON KNIGHTS BY ALEX WHEATLE.mp3EXTRACT. CRONGTON KNIGHTS BY ALEX WHEATLE.mp3
2020-02-2914 min
The Belgrade Theatre PodFrom Page to Stage - Crongton Knights author Alex WheatleAs Crongton Knights enters its second week at the Belgrade Theatre, we're wrapping up our podcast series by chatting to Alex Wheatle, author of the award-winning YA novel that inspired the show.
2020-02-1516 min
British Theatre Guide podcastCrongton Knights ride into CoventryPilot Theatre is to tour the UK with Crongton Knights by Alex Wheatle in an adaptation by Emteaz Hussain co-directed by Pilot's Artistic Director, Esther Richardson, and Corey Campbell, Artistic Director of Strictly Arts Theatre Company, with music by beatbox champion Conrad Murray. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Esther and Corey during rehearsals for the production at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry about the play's story and themes, and also about the financial implications of producing new work, creating work for young audiences and getting them to come and see it when schools are struggling for...
2020-01-2927 min
The Graham Norton PodcastMichael Cashman, pet shop boys, and Alex Wheatle with Emteaz HussainFrom the 400th show, more top guests and a couple of Grill Graham problems with Maria.
2020-01-251h 09
The Belgrade Theatre PodCrongton Knights - Creating Crongton with Corey Campbell and Esther RichardsonCo-directors Corey Campbell and Esther Richardson discuss their production of Crongton Knights, a new adaptation of Alex Wheatle's award-winning YA novel, which premieres in Coventry 8-22 Feb 2020.
2020-01-2325 min
Jamaican DiasporaAlex WheatleChris Daley – www.media2grow.com
Jamaican Diaspora – www.JamaicanDiaspora.com
Alex Wheatle – www.AlexWheatle.com
2019-10-0830 min
Embrace The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Heart-Pounding!Home Girl by Alex WheatlePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/197756to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Home Girl
Author: Alex Wheatle
Narrator: Zoe Grisedale
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
Release date: 09-03-19
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
This isn't my home. Haven't had a proper home since...This is just somewhere I'll be resting my bones for a week and maybe a bit. This time next year, you'll forget who I am. I haven't got a diddly where I'll be by then. But I'm used to it. New from the UK-based best-selling black British author and winner of...
2019-09-036h 48
The EssayAlex WheatleHaving enjoyed it as an eight-year-old boy, Alex Wheatle re-reads Robinson Crusoe and reflects on its themes of imperialism and slavery.In this series of Essays, recorded in front of an audience at the 2019 Hay Festival, five writers respond to the themes of Daniel Defoe’s ‘Robinson Crusoe’. Often described as the first novel, it's a story which still resonates, three hundred years after it was written, but also preserves the attitudes of its time. Fiona Stafford, Horatio Clare, Alex Wheatle, Alys Conran and Daniel Hahn reflect on the novel as a tale of exotic adventure, a study...
2019-05-3013 min
Mostly LitMinisode: What's In A Name? By Alex Reads, for #SAFEWelcome to Mostly Lit!-This minisode is in dedication of SAFE: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space by Derek Owusu with an exclusive listen to the essayWhat's In A Name, by Mostly Lit co-host - Alex Reads.-Buy SAFE here.Use #UsManAreSafe and #SAFE on Instagram and Twitter with your thoughts on the essays and the book!-Book: SAFE: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space, Edited by Derek Owusu.What is...
2019-03-1108 min
Dive Into This Immersive Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Safe by Derek OwusuPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/164004to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Safe
Author: Derek Owusu
Narrator: Alex Holmes, Alex Wheatle, Aniefiok ‘Neef’ Ekpoudom, Courttia Newland, Derek Owusu, Gbontwi Anyetei, Jesse Bernard, JJ Bola, Joseph Harker, Jude Yawson, Kenechukwu Obienu, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Nels Abbey, Okechukwu Nzelu, full cast
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
Release date: 03-07-19
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Society
Publisher's Summary:
What is the experience of black men in Britain? With continued conversation around British identity, racism and diversity, there is no better time to explore this question and give black British men a platform to a...
2019-03-076h 40Loose EndsDick and Dom, Alex Wheatle, Charlie Murphy, Tai Shan Schierenberg, Gengahr, Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards.Clive Anderson and Tom Allen are joined by Dick and Dom, Tai Shan Schierenberg, Alex Wheatle and Charlie Murphy for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Gengahr and Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards.Producer: Debbie Kilbride.
2018-08-0736 min
Auckland Writers FestivalBest Best Showcase (2018)Returning for another extravaganza of spoken-word performance is Best of the Best, showcasing Aotearoa’s poets, in league with international guests. Te Karere Scarborough hosts an evening with John Carr and Jessie Fenton (both winners of Poetry Idol), Daren Kamali (founder of the South Auckland Poets Collective), Vanessa Crofskey (winner of The University of Auckland and Auckland Regional poetry slams), and the Dilworth School Team (winners of the 2017 inter-high school spoken-word poetry slam). Among those joining the local line-up are the novelist and poet Alex Wheatle (UK), and the renowned performance poet and artist Sonya Renee Taylor (US).
2018-06-111h 09
Latest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfTruth and Lies about Poverty [Audio]Speaker(s): Stephen Armstrong, Alex Wheatle, Ros Taylor, Ros Wynne-Jones | In this event, aimed at school children aged 13-18, a panel of speakers discuss how we tell the truth about the people struggling to get by in modern Britain. Stephen Armstrong (@SArmstrong1984) is a journalist and author of The New Poverty. He writes extensively for the Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian. He also appears occasionally on BBC Radio 4 and Radio 2. His other books include War PLC, The Super-Rich Shall Inherit the Earth and The Road to Wigan Pier Revisited. Born in 1963 to Jamaican parents living in Brixton...
2018-02-081h 06
Saturday LiveDame Penelope KeithActor Dame Penelope Keith; interior designer Nicky Haslam; writer Alex Wheatle and conservationist Dr Amy Dickman join Aasmah Mir and the Revd Richard Coles.Dame Penelope Keith, best known for her television roles in the Good Life and To The Manor Born, celebrates village life in the Channel 4 series Hidden Villages and is currently on a quest to find Britain's Village of the Year.Interior designer and socialite Nicky Haslam is performing his cabaret show - featuring songs by Cole Porter, Kurt Weill and Irving Berlin - at the Pheasantry in London in May and...
2017-05-061h 24
Down The Rabbit Hole28 March 2017 | Episode 34: Alex WheatleA special episode with Guardian Children's Fiction Prize winner Alex Wheatle, discussing his award-winning Crongton Knights - plus a reading from new book Straight Outta Crongton. Also featuring a round-up of this month's best new children's books.
2017-03-2829 min
MidweekKatie Melua, Nigel Havers, Tom Kerridge, Alex WheatleSinger-songwriter Katie Melua, chef Tom Kerridge, writer Alex Wheatle and actor Nigel Havers join Libby Purves and the audience in the BBC Radio Theatre.Katie Melua, the singer and songwriter, was born in Georgia, when it was part of the Soviet Union, and moved to Belfast when she was nine. She returned to her homeland to make her new album, In Winter, working with the Gori Women's Choir. Katie recalls her early years in Georgia, and the very different life she found in Belfast, and she and the 24 members of the Choir perform two songs. ...
2016-12-2841 min
Enjoy Quantity of Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, SuspenseBrenton Brown - Alex WheatleListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Brenton BrownAuthor: Alex WheatleNarrator: Kobna Holdbrook-SmithFormat: UnabridgedLength: 9:27:23Language: EnglishRelease date: 06-01-2011Publisher: W.F. HowesGenres: Fiction & Literature, GeneralSummary:The long-awaited follow up to Brixton Rock
Juliet is consumed with guilt knowing that her half-brother, Brenton, grew up in children's homes while she received all her mother's love. She marries Clayton, a successful banker, to please her mother. But secretly Clayton has always suspected that there...
2011-06-019h 27