Ep.144 - "British" TV & Altheia Jones-Lecointe

In a week where:Australia, UK & the US agree to a joint security pact.Steve Sinclair, the inventor of the pocket calculator & pioneer of home computing, dies aged 81. The Taliban ban girls from Secondary Education.Only Fools & Horses actor John Challis dies aged 79.Netflix acquires Roald Dahl's entire catalogue.In Sports: (7:35) Ben Simmons & the Philadelphia 76ers are at a stalemate and both refuse to blink. I for one am loving this slow-motion implosion.In Film/TV: (19:07) The government are making a push to make TV in the UK "Distinctively British"... But what in the hell is "distinctively British"?In Music: (35:45) Most of the musicians we love came through via a local community Arts program. Saxophonist & recent Mercury Prize nominee Nubya Garcia is one such person and laments the ever-present threat of cuts to UK Arts funding.Lastly, in Life: (49:35) Ever since I watched Steve McQueen's "Mangrove", I've been thinking about the nine that made the case a flashpoint in the intersection between race & policing in the UK. Let's talk about one of the nine. One of the most vocal. Altheia Jones-Lecointe.Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?"Rate & ReviewE-Mail: [email protected]: @The5thElementUKWebsite: https://medium.com/@the5thelementIntro Music - "Too Much" By VanillaInterlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHighChillHop MusicOther Podcasts Under The 5EPN:Diggin' In The Digits5EPN RadioBlack Women Watch...In Search of SauceThe Beauty Of Independence