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‘It goes beyond getting a cash refund for slavery’: Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder on the case for reparations

With their new book, Henry and Ryder are determined to start a discussion about compensation for the descendants of slaves. But how would any scheme work? And why is it yet to happen?

The Guardian - UK

The Big Payback by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder review – the case for reparations

The TV star and his co-author make a compelling argument for properly addressing the legacies of slavery

The Guardian - UK

Lenny Henry says TV industry ‘still struggling’ to do black hair and make up

Sir Lenny began his TV career in the 1970s and appeared on landmark black comedy The Fosters.

Evening Standard

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Every Brilliant Thing review – Lenny Henry gets audience on board for list of life’s joys

Henry is the first of a group of star performers taking Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe’s hit show about depression into the West End

The Guardian - UK

Every Brilliant Thing review: 'a fascinating show with compulsory audience participation'

4/5 Lenny Henry brilliantly works the crowd in a show which examines mental health with wry humour, and comes with serious audience interaction

Evening Standard

Every Brilliant Thing review – Lenny Henry is lighthearted in this beloved off-the-cuff solo comedy about suicide

3/5 When it debuted, Duncan Macmillan’s play felt like a new way to talk about depression and suicide, but in the 11 years since, it already feels less radical

The Independent UK

ITV viewers brand Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters ‘unwatchable’ and ‘dangerous’

‘Why are they putting the poor sharks through the trauma of these celebrities?’ joked one viewer

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Minnie Driver signs up for lead role as Every Brilliant Thing comes to West End

The actor follows stars including Lenny Henry and Sue Perkins to lead hit show where a single performer enlists the audience’s help to tell ‘funny, sad and unique’ story

The Guardian - UK

Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters review – a lovely watch … despite the stars’ total fear and panic

The celebs are all terrified as they’re thrown into the ocean – but as Helen George, who has a lifelong fear of open water, climbs into a shark cage, it becomes absolutely extraordinary television

The Guardian - UK

Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters is bizarre but unexpectedly moving reality TV

3/5 A group of game celebrities must learn to love one of the most feared creatures on the planet in ITV’s new series

The Independent UK

SHARK! Celebrity Infested Waters cast: who's who in the ITV series

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Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters: I’m absolutely hooked by this cheeky, danger-packed reality show

Lenny Henry, Rachel Riley and a tank full of primeval nightmare fuel: everyone’s a winner

The Guardian - UK

Wimbledon diary: Roger Federer in the Royal Box and Sonay Kartal picks a tattoo

Federer watched on as Novak Djokovic another Wimbledon quarter-final.

The Independent UK

Princess of Wales’s parents attend day eight of Wimbledon

Comedians Sir Lenny Henry and Michael McIntyre were also seen on day eight of the tennis championships.

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I’ve watched every #1 Netflix TV show in 2025 and these are the 7 actually worth streaming

Here's our pick of the best Netflix series that have taken the crown for most-watched TV show so far this year.

The Independent UK

Lenny Henry fights back tears reflecting on mother’s death during tour

Sir Lenny Henry reflected on the pain of his mother dying while he was in Australia for a tour as he spoke to Alison Hammond for the latest episode of her Big Weekend series on the BBC on Friday, 13 June.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Not Going Out returns, fast-forwarded to the future

The kids are gone in Lee Mack’s consistently funny family sitcom. Plus: Alison Hammond chats with Lenny Henry and Sam Thompson’s on a mission. Here’s what to watch tonight

The Guardian - UK

‘Let’s hope Lenny Henry’s leg doesn’t get bitten off!’ ITV’s bizarre celebrity Jaws tribute

To commemorate 30 years of Jaws, ITV made one of its worst ever shows. Now, for the movie’s 50th, it’s doing it again … but with a Lord of the Rings Harfoot. Brace yourself for SHARK! Celebrity Infested Waters

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Evening Standard

Lenny Henry and Rachel Riley among stars diving with sharks in new show

Lucy Punch, Dougie Poynter, Ross Noble, Ade Adepitan and Helen George will also take part.

Evening Standard

Is Clarkson’s Farm in danger of becoming too scripted?

Though the farming show is as popular as ever, the joins have started to show

Evening Standard

Jeremy Clarkson's co-star Harriet Cowan breaks silence on 'fake' Clarkson's Farm scene

The nurse and farmer, 28, was drafted in to help out on series four of Clarkson’s Farm while Kaleb Cooper was away

The Guardian - UK

Black British TV makers ‘fighting over scraps’ amid lack of opportunities

Industry figures say conditions are worse now than before the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020

The Independent UK

Who is Harriet Cowan? Jeremy Clarkson’s new farm hand and TikTok star on Clarkson’s Farm

The 24-year-old nurse, farmer and TikTokker is the newest recruit at Clarkson’s Diddly Squat farm

The Independent UK

Sir Lenny Henry calls on ‘allies’ to help tackle racial inequality as he declares diversity ‘under real threat’

Comedian stated that ‘woke’ is being ‘weaponised to denigrate anything hated by the right’

Evening Standard

Sir Lenny Henry and Richard Curtis ‘honoured’ to accept philanthropy award

Comic Relief is recognised for how it has addressed poverty and inequality in the UK and internationally.

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