Docs & More: Lucy Parker and Dave Smith
In this episode, Lovejit speaks to Lucy Parker, director of Solidarity and Dave Smith who features in the film. With sold out screenings, the documentary, Solidarity, looks at blacklisting in …
Docs & More: Sean McAllister and Steve Arnot
In this episode, Lovejit speaks to the legendary director Sean McAllister on his film about in work poverty, A Northern Soul and we also hear from Steve the star of …
Docs And More: Ayo Akingbade
In this week’s episode we hear from emerging documentary maker, Ayo Akingbade. She spoke to Lovejit Dhaliwal, about her latest film Street 66 which was screened at Sheffield DocFest and …
Working on Channel 4’s ‘The Talk’
Earlier this week saw the airing of a documentary I have been producing called ‘The Talk’. It was commissioned during lockdown and had a tight turnaround. The programme explored just …
Gary Younge Signing Off
This blog isn’t about TV, film or radio. It was going to be but then I read that Gary Younge was signing off from his column in The Guardian. It’s …
Problem With Where’s the F in News? Yes!
Listening to Where’s the F in News? yesterday I thought it was great that finally we had a bunch of women on a radio show and there was no need …
Investigative Journalism – Why I Miss It.
I miss sitting down in front of my television to watch a programme I know will change the way I view society, the government or ‘the system’. Sometimes they are …
Media, Diversity and What Can the Government Do?
Earlier this week, Sir Lenny Henry CBE, Actor and Producer, Simon Albury MBE, Chair, Campaign for Broadcasting Equality and Marcus Ryder, Chief International Editor of the China Global Television Network …
Television And the Duty of Care
Following the death of the former Love Island contestant, Mike Thalassitis, the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, said that television has a duty of care. Yesterday ITV took the decision to …
Where’s The New Desmond’s?
When growing up I use to love watching Desmond’s. It was hilariously laugh-out-loud funny. Friends of mine – who came from the Caribbean – also loved it. Set in a …