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Shoot the Breeze on Resonance 104.4FMShoot The Breeze Show: S15E11 Courttia Newland @CourttiaNewland; SUPACELL; London Film Festival in OctoberA talk programme dedicated to films and television shows, presented by Marcus Ako, Laura Sampson and David Campbell, on Resonance 104.4FM at 7pm (UK) on Fridays and repeats Tuesday 4pm.
Podcast episodes available from Monday afternoon around 12:30pm (UK)
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Marcus talks with award-winning Author and Screenwriter on the Steve McQueen TV Series Small Axe - Courttia Newland - about his book A RIVER CALLED TIME.
Check out Courttia Newland's videos, giving advice regarding...2024-07-2200 min
Experience Literature in a Whole New Way With Our Free AudiobookErasure: now a major motion picture 'American Fiction' Audiobook by Percival EverettListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 763277
Title: Erasure: now a major motion picture 'American Fiction'
Author: Percival Everett
Narrator: Sean Crisden
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:17:38
Language: English
Release date: 03-07-24
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody
Summary:
Erasure is Percival Everett's hilarious satire about race and publishing, now an Oscar-nominated film, American Fiction, directed by Cord Jefferson and starring Jeffrey Wright and Tracee Ellis Ross.
'Hilarious . . . Everett is a first-rate word-wrangler.' – Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian
Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison's once-acclaimed writing career has bottomed out: his latest manuscript has been rejected by seventeen pu...2024-03-088h 17
90 Minutes Or Less Film FestSmall Axe: Lovers Rock with Marc JobstSam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 111 Sam is joined by director and producer Marc Jobst. His new show, the live-action adaptation of ONE PIECE is now streaming on Netflix.
Simon has chosen Small Axe: Lovers Rock (68 mins), directed by Steve McQueen and co-written by McQueen and Courttia Newland. The film originally aired on the BBC as part of the Small Axe series in 2020. Lovers Rock stars Micheal Ward and A...2023-12-2239 min
The Amplify ProjectBlack Writers in their own words | Cyclical Evolution The Amplify Project. Black writers in their own words. We’ve invited writers for the stage, page and screen to tell us about themselves, their work, what inspires them and why they write. In this episode writers Patricia Cumper and Pauline Walker are joined by author, screenwriter, playwright, creative writing tutor and literary activist Courttia Newland. In this episode we learn how and why Courttia evolved writing in different genres and formats. Plus, we learn why recycling has paid off for him. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_amplify_project/?hl=en-gb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amplify...2023-10-0557 min
Say Your MindEternal ScammeryTW: s*xual violence. Graphic descriptions in straw of the week.
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Dark Matter x Roundtable Books sci-fi panel event @ Brixton House 22nd August
https://brixtonhouse.co.uk/shows/an-exploration-of-black-sci-fi-speculative-fiction-with-kelechi-okafor-courttia-newland-temi-oh/
Get tickets to Barbican Book launch of Edge of Here 12th September: https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2023/event/an-evening-with-kelechi-okafor
Shelf-Interest book club launch x Edge of...2023-07-313h 25
explore words discover worldsS1 EP4: Inspired by TolkienThis episode takes us on a journey through the world of fantasy literature and the legacy of one of its greatest pioneers. While fantasy certainly existed before Frodo, Gollum and Middle-earth, as soon as visionary author J.R.R. Tolkien picked up his pen, the genre was never the same again. Acclaimed author Courttia Newland joins David Barnett for a discussion about Tolkien’s vast impact within literature, and how his writing has influenced them personally as writers.2023-05-0337 min
Bookable Space with Yvonne Battle-FeltonBookable Space with Courttia NewlandThis episode features the legendary Courttia Newland reading from and talking about A River Called Time.About the Author: Courttia Newland is the author of eight books including his much-lauded debut, The Scholar. His most recent novel, A River Called Time, was longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize. He coedited The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain, and his short stories have featured in various anthologies and been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. As a screenwriter, he has written episodes of Steve McQueen's 2020 BBC series Small Axe.About the Book: : A monumental specula...2022-09-1335 min
The Donmar Warehouse PodcastMARYS SEACOLE: Legacies of Inequality and the Climate CrisisMARYS SEACOLE: Legacies of Inequality and the Climate Crisis
Nadia Latif (director of Marys Seacole) talks with Courttia Newland and Indra Adnan about acts of care. They discuss how the play dissects intergenerational legacies of inequality and colonialism, and how this speaks to the climate crisis. What kind of story-structures are needed now to take better care of each other and create a new world?
Recorded during the run of Marys Seacole on 23 May 2022.
Nadia Latif is a theatre maker and film director. She trained as a director at RADA under Bill Gaskill. She has worked for buildings & companies including...2022-08-1129 min
Korks TalksReviews and ReadingThis episode is a mixture and politlcs, hopscotching a variety of shows I've watched and articles and books I've read, including but not limited to:
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy - BBCTwo - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0bncnd5/stanley-tucci-searching-for-italy-series-1-1-naples-and-the-amalfi-coast
The Dropout - DisneyPlus - https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/the-dropout/5C0gjGwyRTeZ
Courttia Newland's talk about 'A River Called Time'
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/03/21/the-anti-elizabeth-holmes
https://blackballad.co.uk/views-voices/magic-system-premier-gaou-iconic-cross-cultural?listIds=591b37f155fd6dc14e461ae7
https...2022-03-171h 11
Little, Brown AudioHere Again Now by Okechukwu Nzelu, read by Clifford Samuel (Audiobook extract)'A beautiful exploration of grief and family, written in exquisite prose and told with compassion and tenderness.' Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half
'Tender and honest, pulsing with love. Nzelu is the future of Black British writing.' Derek Owusu, author of That Reminds Me
From award-winning author Okechukwu Nzelu comes a spellbinding literary novel that asks, how do you move forward when the past keeps pulling you back?
Achike Okoro feels like his life is coming together at last. His top-floor flat in Peckham is as close to home as he can imagine and after years of...2022-03-1005 min
The Caribbean Science Fiction NetworkCourttia Newland: Alternate PossibilitiesWhat would our world be like if colonisation never happened? Listen to Barbadian-Jamaican writer Courttia Newland break things down for us with his latest novel ' A River Called Time' in episode 5! We talk about African cosmology, technology, and how to reimagine possibilities.
Music Credit: Marvey 'Know the Face'
Follow on Twitter & Instagram @Caribbeansfnet.
Email: caribbeansfnet@gmail.com
Links to the pod available here
Website available here2022-03-0422 min
DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONCOSMOGRAMMA - COURTTIA NEWLAND2021-12-0625 min
Discover a New Way to Enjoy Books With Full AudiobookCosmogramma Audiobook by Courttia NewlandListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 519959
Title: Cosmogramma
Author: Courttia Newland
Narrator: Brenda Iyalla, Neil Reidman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:56:19
Language: English
Release date: 11-02-21
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Summary:
An exquisite collection of speculative fiction stories depicting an alternate future as lived by the African diaspora.
In his sharply crafted, unnerving first collection of speculative short stories, Courttia Newland envisages an alternate future as lived by the African diaspora.
Robots driven by all-too-human urges set out to colonize space; Kill Parties roam the streets of a postapocalyptic world; a...2021-11-0210h 56
WritersMosaic - In conversationCourttia Newland in conversation with Sanjida O’ConnellFrom his acclaimed debut novel, through the years of being overlooked to becoming, once again, an author in demand.2021-10-2700 min
RTS London PodcastSmall Axe: Production FocusJoin the stellar production team behind Small Axe for a look at the love letters to resilience and triumph within London's West Indian community.Small Axe has been one of the most talked about drama series of recent years. Sharing the untold challenges and triumphs of London's West Indian community in such a truly authentic way has been a major cultural eye opener to the world and to the UK TV industry itself. Written, directed and produced by Oscar winner Sir Steve McQueen, each episode of the critically acclaimed anthology series shares the vivid stories of hard-won...2021-05-1947 min
The Two Of UsCourttia Newland - Kindness and ResilienceWriter Courttia Newland talks about his writing process, coming of age in the 1980’s and his experience of writing for Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series. He reads from his astounding new novel A River Called Time. CW: Experience of racism Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg2021-05-1259 min
Little AtomsLittle Atoms 680 - Courttia Newland's A River Called TimeCourttia Newland is the author of The Scholar, Snakeskin and The Gospel According to Cane. He co-edited The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain, and his short stories have featured in various anthologies. He talks to Neil about working with Steve McQueen on Little Axe, and about taking 20 years to write his multiverse spanning, world decolonising novel A River Called Time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-03-2627 min
Short CutsMoonlightShort documentaries and adventures in sound which take place under the light of the moon, presented by Josie Long. From a night swim across a freezing cold lake to the writer Courttia Newland on astral projection.Home In Darkness
Featuring Courttia Newland
Produced by Phoebe McIndoe and Redzi BernardThe Night Swimmer
Featuring the voice of Marilyn Korzekwa and the sounds of Lake Superior
Produced by Kalli Anderson and Kaija Siirala
Music: By Micah Smith, Jordy Walker and Off WorldRe: The Moon
Written and produced by Ross Sutherland
Originally made for Imaginary...2021-03-0930 min
Blacklisted ConversationsTBB Talks to ... Kyla FryeKyla Frye is an award-winning actress and filmmaker who is also the founder of Fryeday Entertainment production company. With a breakout role in Noel Clarke's West 10 LDN the BBC adaptation of Courttia Newland's (Small Axe) book Society Within - Frye's versatility has allowed her to bring about three short films that have received critical acclaim - showbiz documentary, “The Key”, Amazon Prime crime caper, “Double Cross” and mental health awareness film, “Faces”.Recently she joined forces with filmmaker Mo Ali to co-produce his unique interconnected film “Breathe”. Told in four parts Breathe is written by four Black British writers...2021-03-0236 min
The Ask Your Oldhead PodcastGood Brothers Lovers RockThis episode we return to the Small Axe collection on Amazon Prime. Lovers Rock is a 2020 romance film directed by Steve McQueen and co-written by McQueen and Courttia Newland. Lovers Rock is also the unique genre of Reggae born from the West Indian communities of London and Manchester. We discuss the movie, music, and the impact of it all. Please take the bet part for yourself. Variety on Lovers Rock - https://variety.com/2020/artisans/news/lovers-rock-cinematography-1234840456/ Tony Brown - https://www.inquirer.com/news/tony-brown-wdas-radio-quiet-storm-died-urban-format-listening-deaths-philadelphia-20210224.html Cody Anderson - https...2021-03-011h 01
ShadeSmall Axe Screenwriter Courttia Newland in conversation with Shade at the South London Gallery Convergence Community Film FestivalWelcome to the second episode of the new four-part series of in-conversations exploring anti-racism and the arts, co-curated by Shade and Convergence. This episode is part of the South London Gallery's Convergence Community Film Festival on Saturday 20th February 2021. Our guest today is Courttia Newland.Courttia wrote the screenplays for Steve McQueen's BBC Small Axe 'Lover's Rock' & 'Red, White & Blue' films. Courttia grew up in west London and published his first novel, The Scholar: A West-Side Story, aged 23, earning critical praise for his portrayal of a teenager’s life in the inner city. Since then he’s writt...2021-02-2026 min
Brown Baby PodcastSeason 1 Episode 6: Courttia Newland And Inventors Of RobotsWelcome to the Brown Baby podcast! This week, we talk to the legendary writer Courttia Newland about growing up in West London, being a 'firm father', kids and technology and curiosity. Also, Nikesh gets all tongue-tied trying to explain to Courttia the impact he has had on his life. Courttia was involved in the anthology that was first to publish Nikesh's work. And Nikesh gets all teary and tongue-tried trying to express this.Courttia was the writer of two Small Axe films including the iconic 'Lovers Rock' and his new novel, a tour-de-force speculative sci-fi epic...2021-02-1750 min
Big Little BooksEp 18: 2020 Reading Stats and The Year Ahead. January 30, 2021.Welcome back to Big Little Books! Even though 2020 has been tumultuous, to say the least, one thing has remained constant throughout and that is books and all they have to offer. BLB takes a look at our end-of-year stats and the new reading habits that we’ve formed along the way. Since last year, Sam has developed an appreciation for audiobooks, and Yuli might be in the market for a Kindle or e-reader in the near future! We jump into what we have been reading while also entrenched in world events, specifically discussing some of our favourite reads of 2020. Ne...2021-01-301h 03
Front RowDrag kings, Courttia Newland, wintry podcastsAs RuPaul’s Drag Race UK returns for a second season and the US series welcomes its first trans man as a competitor, are the ironically gendered boundaries of drag breaking down and what about the other side of drag - the kings? Drag kings Don One and Jodie Mitchell, better known as John Travulva, join Samira to talk about the world of Kings.Courttia Newland’s new novel A River Called Time has been 18 years in the making and imagines a city a little like London in a world in which colonialism and slavery never happened. The...2021-01-1328 min
SFF Yeah!Most Anticipated Stand-Alones of 2021Sharifah and Jenn discuss their most anticipated stand-alone sci-fi and fantasy of 2021, along with the True Blood reboot news, issues with H.G. Wells’ new commemorative coin, and more.
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True Blood Reboot
5-book deal for Tamsyn Muir
Error on HG Wells coin discovered by fans
We...2021-01-1350 min
Film at Lincoln Center Podcast#314 - Steve McQueen, Cast & Crew on Small AxeJoin director Steve McQueen, cinematographer Shabier Kirchner, actors Shaun Parkes and Letitia Wright, and co-writers Courttia Newland and Alastair Siddons in a conversation about Small Axe, an anthology of five films.
This talk was moderated by NYFF Director of Programming Dennis Lim, following the premiere of three films at NYFF58. All five films in the anthology are now available digitally nationwide, courtesy of Amazon Studios.
Film at Lincoln Center Talks are presented by HBO.2020-12-201h 08
Why Watch That RadioSneak Peeks: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Small AxeOn this episode of Why Watch That:MOVIE SNEAK PEEKSMa Rainey’s Black BottomWebsite: NetflixSynopsis: Tensions and temperatures rise over the course of an afternoon recording session in 1920s Chicago as a band of musicians await trailblazing performer, the legendary “Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey (Academy Award® winner Viola Davis). Late to the session, the fearless, fiery Ma engages in a battle of wills with her white manager and producer over control of her music. As the band waits in the studio’s claustrop...2020-12-1536 min
Let Your Imagination Run Wild With Our Captivating Free AudiobookEast of Acre Lane Audiobook by Alex WheatleListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 460058
Title: East of Acre Lane
Author: Alex Wheatle
Narrator: Bernard Mensah
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9:44:52
Language: English
Release date: 11-19-20
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Fiction & Literature, General
Summary:
East of Acre Lane is the fast-paced and razor sharp story of a young man trying to do the right thing and establishes Alex Wheatle as the exciting new voice of the urban experience.
When East of Acre Lane was first published in 2001, Alex Wheatle instantly became one of the key commentators on contemporary black culture and was featured...2020-11-199h 44
The Spectrum LoungeScreenwriter Courttia Newland - "Small Axe"Welcome to the Spectrum Lounge podcast where we discuss creatives of color disrupting the game in tv, film and pop culture. In this episode, we chat with screenwriter Courttia Newland about his work on the Amazon anthology series "Small Axe" by Oscar winning director Steve McQueen. Newland discusses the importance of bringing West Indian culture to life on screen and collaborating with Steve McQueen.2020-11-1830 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
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
The Influx Press PodcastOne Take Wonder Series 1: Courttia Newland - 'Breathless, The Pale'Courttia Newland introduces the "One Take Wonder" series and reads his short story, 'Breathless, The Pale' in one, uninterrupted go.
2020-06-0416 min
The Influx Press PodcastLiterature Under The Influence: #1 – Courttia Newland on Percival EverettCourttia Newland talks to Kit Caless about the author Percival Everett's influence on his writing and life.
2020-05-0535 min
Mostly LitLearning From a Scholar ft Courttia NewlandWelcome to a new episode of Mostly Lit! This week we’re joined by the amazing author, Courttia Newland.He talks to us about how he came to write The Scholar, class wars, the working class narrative, the failings of the prison system and more!Music by: @StuffDeejSays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mostly Flics: The Shawshank Redemption----------------Get involved!Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode, the books and the film!Rate and review us on iTunes, Soundcloud and YouTube!Follow us on:Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/mostly-lit-2?refid=stprTwitter - @mostlylitInstagram - @mostlylitpodYouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSap_m48BXPUViJofbUYCQEmail...2018-04-091h 25
Great Writers Inspire at HomeSelma Dabbagh and Courttia Newland on writing and communityWriters Selma Dabbagh and Courttia Newland read from their work, and discuss why they write, who they write for, their imagined audiences, and how their writing relates to their identities.2017-08-251h 21Great Writers Inspire at HomeSelma Dabbagh and Courttia Newland on writing and communityWriters Selma Dabbagh and Courttia Newland read from their work, and discuss why they write, who they write for, their imagined audiences, and how their writing relates to their identities.2017-08-251h 21
Pentabus Theatre CompanyWhite Open Spaces 2016: A Question Of Courage"There was no fire burning there anymore. Not even any smoke"
"We were on this moor type of place… Long Mynd"
Written by Courttia Newland
Performed by Richie Campbell
Directed by Elizabeth Freestone
Recorded at Pure Soho Studios, London2016-12-0808 min
badzeldaBookJam Set 2Set 2: 8.45pm
Jenny Stallard
Rosie Wilby
Courttia Newland
Susie Cornfield
Music by DJ Andy2015-03-0338 min
Bare Fiction Podcast#6: Short Story - Tania HershmanShort story/flash fiction reading by Tania Hershman.
Tania Hershman’s short fictions have won her many prizes. She is a consummate author of extraordinary brief fiction that for me, crosses the boundary between poetry and prose in a very exciting way. Now, as well as two collections of short fiction, My Mother Was an Upright Piano (Tangent Books) and The White Road (Salt), Tania is also co-author of a forthcoming book from Bloomsbury’s academic imprint, Writing Short stories, which is A Writers' and Artists' Companion that she has co-written with another critically acclaimed short story writer and novelist, Cour...2014-08-0700 min
The Literary PlatformFiction Uncovered FM 2013: Rupert Thomson in conversation with Courttia NewlandFiction Uncovered author Rupert Thompson interviewed by judge Courttia Newland for Fiction Uncovered 20132013-07-1100 min
The Literary PlatformFiction Uncovered FM 2013: Anthony Cartwright in conversation with Courttia NewlandFiction Uncovered author Anthony Cartwright interviewed by judge Courttia Newland for Fiction Uncovered 20132013-07-1100 min
The Literary PlatformFiction Uncovered FM 2013: Niven Govinden in conversation with Courttia NewlandFiction Uncovered author Niven Govinden interviewed by judge Courttia Newland for Fiction Uncovered 20132013-07-1100 min
Enoch Pratt Free Library PodcastBernice L. McFadden and Courttia NewlandTwo well-known authors read and talk about their
novels, newly published by Akashic Books. Bernice McFadden's classic novel, Nowhere Is a Place,
isabout a young woman's journey of self-discovery and a road trip
with her mother, told from the young woman's and the mother's point of view.
McFadden is the author of eight novels including Sugar, Gathering of Waters,
and Glorious. Courttia Newland's new novel, The Gospel
According to Cane, tells the story of a woman torn apart by the abduction
of her son and the dissolution of her marriage. Years later, once she...2013-02-201h 05