Alex Wheatle: Resting in Power – A Personal Reflection
Sailesh Ram, the editor and founder of this website, pays tribute to a writer who always inspired him… VERY SHOCKED and saddened to hear the news of writer Alex Wheatle’s…read more →
Alex Wheatle
Small Axe – Triumph as series ends and reviews of ‘Education’, ‘Alex Wheatle’ and ‘Red, White & Blue’ (series wrap)
In years to come Small Axe will be seen as a landmark production and British film and TV cannot go backwards… SMALL AXE has been nothing short of an absolute…read more →
Small Axe’s ‘Alex Wheatle’ – from abusive care home and prison to how the real Alex Wheatle became best-selling and prize-winning author…”They can’t dimiss our stories”
BBC screens penultimate episode in Sir Steve McQueen’s seminal and path-breaking TV series of films with a mini biopic about the origins of the ‘Brixton Bard’ this evening… IN THESE…read more →
‘Red, White and Blue’ – Small Axe co-writer Courttia Newland, the personal connection and inspiration…
How acv should have interviewed the writer at the Cannes Film Festival this year and why it would have been special … a personal piece WE HOPE you have had…read more →
Small Axe – writer Courttia Newland on his ‘Lovers Rock’ and ‘Red, White and Blue’ dramas in the series: “We are edging towards a renaissance”
TV series signals culture shift – yes, possibly says writer Courttia Newland who wrote two episodes of BBC dramas with Oscar winning director Sir Steve McQueen… SOMETHING brilliant is happening…read more →
