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David Olusoga to get Bafta Special Award for ‘outstanding’ TV contributions

He will receive the award at a ceremony in London later this month

Bristol Post

David Olusoga to receive Bafta special award for contribution to TV

Historian and broadcaster has made ‘an outstanding contribution’ to society and culture as well as television, says Bafta CEO

The Guardian - UK

Unravelling the threads that link us to the slave-owning past

Letters: Readers respond to David Olusoga’s article focusing on how slavery shaped the Guardian, Britain and the world

The Guardian - UK

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The Observer view on the legacies of slavery: a reckoning with our past must shape our future

The Guardian’s research into its links to transatlantic slavery has made us aware of our broader responsibilities

The Guardian - UK

Five Great Reads: a mystery, a reckoning and my favourite trial

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU

Cotton Capital: inside the 31 March Guardian Weekly

The Guardian’s history in the context of Britain’s historical links with enslavement

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: The real origins of the money that helped found the Guardian

In today’s newsletter: The Guardian’s owner has apologised for the newspaper’s historic links to the trade of enslaved people – this is why

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How our founders’ links to slavery change the Guardian today

The Guardian is facing up to, and apologising for, the fact that its first editor drew his wealth from a practice that was a crime against humanity

The Guardian - UK

Government urged to ‘pay victims’ as Britain marks Windrush 75th anniversary

Labour MP David Lammy urged politicians to pressure the government over failings in the compensation scheme

The Independent UK

Robin Abcarian: Oh, to be royal, without the obligations! Have Harry and Meghan figured out how?

Here's the good news about the new six-part docuseries about Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex: If you already have Netflix, you don't have to pay anything extra for it. And if you don't, you can always find someone else's password to use.

Los Angeles Times

A white lens sees Harry and Meghan as villains – through a Black one, they’ve done Britain a favour

The Sussexes’ marriage offered the UK a golden opportunity. Reaction to their Netflix series shows it hasn’t been taken, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

‘A full house of the prince’s public indiscretions!’ What we learned from the Harry & Meghan documentary

From drugs to the Nazi uniform, the prince reveals too much, while Meghan reveals almost nothing – save for the fact that she’s a terrible poet. Largely, though, this is a three-hour teary snoozefest

The Guardian - UK

Five things we learned from from Harry and Meghan episode three from fancy dress costume drama to Meghan's dad

Episode three takes viewers from the announcement of their engagement to the day before their wedding

Manchester Evening News

Historian David Olusoga, comedian Bobby Pattinson and ex-council leader become Freemen of Gateshead

David Olusoga, Bobby Pattinson and Mick Henry have been awarded the Freedom of the Borough

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The Independent UK

Voices: The Palace racism outrage is more evidence Meghan Markle was telling the truth

This would be a good time for Piers Morgan and others to start offering their apologies

Daily Mirror

The Powerlist 2023: John Lewis boss is top Black role model in UK - see Top 100

The annual chart of the UK’s influential people of African, African Caribbean and African American heritage was created in 2007 to honour role models

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: 5 Live Breakfast; LBC; Sounds of Black Britain; Empire; Love and Radio – review

When radio coverage of the Queen’s death ended up like a long Test match commentary, it was good to turn to some alternative views of Britishness

Daily Record

Dundee's Olympic glories recalled in new exhibition developed with help of Pokemon Go firm

Using famous narrators like local track star Eilish McColgan and historian David Olusoga, locals will be able to tap into the history of Dundee's Olympic successes and more.

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The Guardian - UK

A progressive way of teaching history

Letter: Jeremy Waxman responds to David Olusoga saying that history should not be treated as a ‘soft play area’

The Guardian - UK

British history should not be treated as a ‘soft play area’, says David Olusoga

Writer and broadcaster says teaching about the past must not be a way of making people feel good about themselves

The Guardian - UK

‘Cancel culture a reflection of rightwing papers’ intolerance,’ says David Olusoga

Historian taking part in debate at Hay festival says he is labelled an activist to ‘delegitimise’ his voice

Evening Standard

What’s happening to British TV?

As the biggest networks face attacks from all sides, the TV landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, says Richard Godwin

Bristol Post

New TV history show to feature Bedminster street will be 'revolutionary'

It's like a cross between A House Through Time and Grand Designs

The Guardian - UK

Into the metaverse: my plan to level up Britain – with the 3D internet and a Blackpool ‘queercoaster’

From a dome celebrating smog-free Sheffield to a rollercoaster ride through Blackpool’s LGBTQ+ past, presenter and historian David Olusoga reveals how cutting edge tech can show us a new Britain

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: ‘City needs a reckoning over statues of slavers’

EDWARD COLSTON’s statue being dumped in the Bristol harbour was the defining moment of anti-racism protests in 2020, but a historian has suggested if it had been located in the City of London, the statue would never have come down.

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