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Evening Standard Theatre Awards: Ian McKellen and Sienna Miller among star-studded cast for celebration of London stage

Our 67th awards will celebrate incredible talent working in theatre in the capital

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on political portraiture: putting faces to history

Editorial: The motives behind new pictures of the former prime minister Theresa May and the actor David Harewood may be different, but both use art to serve reputation

The Guardian - UK

David Harewood says portrait stands for ‘resilience of my people’ after Leeds unveiling

Portrait unveiled at country house once owned by plantation owner who enslaved actor’s relatives in 18th century

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David Harewood on Blackface review – a shocking, deeply moving piece of television

In a personal look at the shocking origins of minstrelsy, the actor speaks truth to power on the same channel that showed blackface in his living room when he was growing up

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: David Harewood retraces the disturbing history of blackface

The actor explores the roots of minstrelsy in this superbly crafted documentary. Plus: Carrie has a Valentine’s dinner with Aidan in And Just Like That. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Sherwood season 2: BritBox release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and everything we know

Sherwood season 2 is on BBC One and BritBox with more turmoil in Nottinghamshire as new stars join the regular cast.

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Should we confront the toxic legacy of blackface … or just forget it?

Racist 19th-century minstrelsy survived into 1970s Britain. David Olusoga has developed a TV show on its long, shameful history but wonders if he should have

The Guardian - UK

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‘Now I need to earn my MBE’, says Rachel Riley after receiving honour

The TV presenter was recognised for services to Holocaust education and fighting antisemitism.

The Independent UK

Rachel Riley to receive royal honour for Holocaust and antisemitism awareness

David Harewood and Sir Alok Sharma are also among those set to collect accolades.

The Independent UK

Who is in the Royal Box on the eighth day of Wimbledon?

The Royal Box is usually occupied by members of the royal family, celebrities and public figures

The Independent UK

BAFTAs 2023: Bristol's David Olusoga OBE awarded Special Award for outstanding contribution to TV

The award is one of the BAFTAs highest honours and recognises an outstanding contribution to film, games or television

Bristol Post

TV tonight: Lily Allen’s first TV role in comedy-drama Dreamland

Secrets unravel beside the seaside in this new series. Plus: the second part of David Harewood’s look at Black US pop culture. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Get On Up: The Triumph of Black America review – David Harewood’s interviews are puzzlingly shallow

This look at the icons of Black creativity in the US sees the actor on infectious form. But he fails to offer any insight on complex issues – leaving this documentary feeling jolly, but bland

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: David Harewood’s great US tour of Black pop culture

In the first of a two-parter, the actor shines a light on Sammy Davis Jr and Gloria Hendry. Plus, the return of Taskmaster. Here’s what to watch this evening

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UK government and royals called on to investigate slavery links after Guardian apology

UN experts lead calls for public and private bodies to take steps toward restorative justice

The Guardian - UK

‘This celebrates a coming of age’: David Harewood on how Black American culture took over the world

The actor’s new documentary series salutes 50 years of African American creativity, from Sidney Poitier and Stevie Wonder to Beyoncé and Black Panther

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: BBC 5 Live; Shock and War; Countered Terrorism; The Trust Race; Movers and Shakers

Even the Lineker row couldn’t stop Stephen Nolan; Gordon Corera launched an insightful look back at the Iraq war; and Rory Cellan-Jones talked to others about the trials of Parkinson’s Disease

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: The man who robbed 12 banks to pay for IVF, in his own words

In this week’s newsletter: Hear the whole story of how a British man turned bank robber looted a dozen San Diego banks in Time with Mr Reed. Plus: five of the best podcasts for indie music fans

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A Private Spy audiobook review – the letters of John le Carré

David Harewood and Florence Pugh narrate this incisive collection, edited by the author’s son

Daily Mirror

David Harewood to be honoured at country house funded by his family being kept as slaves

Actor and author David Harewood previously visited 18th Century Harewood House as part of Channel 5 series 1000 Years A Slave and now artwork of the 57-year-old has been commissioned

The Guardian - UK

‘Complex emotions’: Harewood House commissions portrait of David Harewood

The work will be part of the estate’s Missing Portraits series, while the actor’s lineage traces back to people enslaved on Harewood property in the Caribbean

Daily Mirror

The Night Manager 'to return with Tom Hiddleston' for second season in South America

The Night Manager first hit screens in 2016, with Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine starring opposite acting heavyweights Hugh Laurie, Elizabeth Debicki and Olivia Coleman

Daily Mirror

Suella Braverman accused of 'dangerously flirting with ideologues' over Windrush

Actor David Harewood today said the decision to drop three key reforms brought in following the Windrush scandal was 'awful', while Baroness Floella Benjamin said the move would cause 'even more pain and hurt'

Evening Standard

Criticism mounts over Braverman’s ‘awful’ dropping of Windrush pledges

Baroness Floella Benjamin and actor David Harewood branded the decision ‘cruel’ and ‘dangerous’

The Independent UK

David Harewood: I accept my OBE for people whose work has gone unnoticed

The Homeland actor has been honoured for his services to drama and charity.

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