Blacklisted Conversations
by The British Blacklist
Hosted by Akua Gyamfi, the Blacklisted Conversations podcast brings together culture, conversation, and connection. We speak to those shaping the worlds of screen, stage, literature, and sound sharing their journeys, creative processes, and the moments that have defined them. Blacklisted Conversations is a space for honest, reflective dialogue that goes beyond the work, offering listeners a deeper connection to the voices driving culture forward.Welcome to the Blacklisted Club!
Episodes
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Shola Lynch: Directing Black Women's Hollywood Stories
In this episode of Blacklisted Conversations, we sit down with award-winning filmmaker and historian Shola Lynch, celebrated for her powerful documentaries centring Black voices and untold histories. With a legacy that includes Free Angela and All Political Prisoners and Chisholm ’72: Unbought &...
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Robinne Lee Talks ... The Idea of You
Robinne Lee, an accomplished actress and author, has a diverse career spanning both film and television. She made her screen debut in the 1997 independent film "Hav Plenty" and has since appeared in movies like "National Security," "Deliver Us from Eva," "Hitch," "Seven Pounds," and the "Fifty...
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VINETTE ROBINSON TALKS ... THE GATHERING, CHILDREN'S WARD & BOILING POINT
Vinette Robinson is an award-winning actress known for her roles in "Sherlock," "Black Mirror," and as Rosa Parks in "Doctor Who." Born in Bradford to a Jamaican father and British mother, her career spans television and theatre. She received acclaim for her award-winning portrayal of sous chef...
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JOSEPH MARCELL TALKS ... THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, QUEENIE & THE LEGACY OF THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR
Joseph Marcell, known for his iconic role as Geoffrey in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," is currently touring he UK in the play "The School For Scandal." He's also soon to be seen in the upcoming Channel 4/ Hulu series "Queenie" by Candice Carty-Williams. We had the opportunity to chat with him...
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Nels Abbey Talks ... The Hip Hop MBA: Lessons in Cut-Throat Capitalism from Rap’s Moguls
Nels Abbey, British-Nigerian writer and satirist, merges finance with culture in "The Hip Hop MBA." Author of the best selling 'Think Like A White Man' which shares tips on now to navigate corporate spaces. Nels talks to us about why he decided to shift the perspective of Hip Hop's leading…
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Micheal Ward Talks ... The Beautiful Game
The brilliance of Micheal Ward was first captured in the Netflix series Top Boy and since he's gone on to shine on the big screen in projects Empire of Light and The Book of Clarence. In his latest project The Beautiful Game, Ward stars as Vinny a gifted striker, who joins England's homeless...
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Cynthia Erivo Talks ... Drift
Cynthia Erivo, is the multi-nominated, critically acclaimed Tony Award-winning actress known for her roles as Celie in "The Color Purple" on Broadway and as Harriet Tubman in "Harriet." The South London born actress is now starring in and producing "Drift," a film that about Jacqueline, a…
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Ramata-Toulaye Sy Talks ... Banel & Adama | TBB Talks
French-Senaglese filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy's debut feature Banel & Adama is showing in UK cinemas now. The film being Ramata's first writer-director project made a rare mark on the industry when it screened in competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Picked up for UK distribution by We Are...
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Jo Martin Talks ... The Marlow Murder Club
Jo Martin, is an acting legend, with her body of work spanning television, film, and theatre. Stand out roles include being the first Black Fugitive Doctor "Doctor Who" and she champions Black narratives by starring in ground breaking projects like "Champion," "Grime Kids," and "Dreaming Whilst...
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Lauren Sequeira, Sienna Kelly and Percelle Ascott Talk ... Domino Day
Domino Day is a new BBC horror series about a powerful witch with a dark secret. Domino has to feed on humans to survive, desperate to understand who she is she embarks on a journey of discovery whilst dodging a coven of witches tracking her every move. We speak to the creator Lauren Sequeira…
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Kosar Ali, Warda Mohamed, Angie Moneke ... Talk Muna
In this week's episode we get into "Muna," an award-winning short film that captures the essence of the Somali-British experience. We sit down with the creative minds behind the film: writer-director Warda Mohamed discusses her vision, producer Angie Moneke highlights the production's journey…
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Da'vine Joy Randolph Talks The Holdovers
In this episode of TBB Talks, we speak to Da'vine Joy Randolph, the multi-award winning actress who plays Mary Lamb in 'The Holdovers.' We delve into her standout performance in this about a moody lecturer at a New England prep school played by Paul Giamtti who stays on campus during Christmas...
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Paapa Essiedu Talks ... The Lazarus Project season 2
Sky Max's hit mind-boggling sci-fi series"The Lazarus Project" takes us on a journey through time loops, the desire to control our destiny, and the complexities of the sci-fi genre. In this episode, we're joined by multi-award winning actor Paapa Essiedu to dive into his role as George in the...
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Maleek Berry Talks ... If Only Love Was Enough
Maleek Berry is one widely credited as one of the forefathers of the UK Afroswing sound. For that reason it would come as a surprise to many, to hear that his upcoming project ‘If Only Love Was Enough’ will be his debut studio album. In this joyous conversation, the versatile artist and producer...
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Tippa Irie Talks - Sticking to His Roots
Tippa Irie, a Grammy-nominated Reggae artist, is celebrated globally for his music and collaborations with artists like Maxi Priest, The Black Eyed Peas, and Congo Natty. Beyond performing, he's a renowned radio DJ, record producer, and studio owner. Representing the UK music scene, Tippa's…
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Tim Story Talks ... The Blackening
Tim Story is a cultural icon. His contribution to the arts as a director/filmmaker started out with music videos for some of the biggest R&B and Hip Hop stars. He then went on to bring us Think Like a Man franchise, Barbershop, Ride along ... and now The Blackening. A comedy horror about a group…
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Ray BLK talks ... Champion
Music artist Ray BLK recently turned her skills to acting in the critically acclaimed BBC series – Champion. Written by award-winning author Candice Carty-Williams, Ray plays 'Honey' an aspiring singer who goes to great lengths to make it! Describing herself as a 'multi-hyphenate' we spoke to Ray...
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Dani Moseley Talks ... Dreaming Whilst Black
London-born Dani Moseley has built a brilliant career on stage, screen & in the booth with recent credits including Everything I Know About Love (BBC), Shadow Gambit & The Cursed Crew (video game) and Straight Line Crazy at the BRIDGE THEATRE. Set to appear in Daniel Kaluuya’s upcoming feature…
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Deborah Ayorinde, CJ Beckford, Emmanuel Imani & Ola Orebiyi ... Talk Riches
After debuting on ITVX, Riches is coming to ITV1 Friday 1st July. Written and part directed by Abby Ajayi, whose experience includes working on Shonda Rhimes' How to Get Away With Murder, Riches tells the story of the complicated Richards family, who for over twenty years, their hair and…
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Gary Crosby Talks ... Jazz, Nu Civilisation Orchestra and the power of music
Gary Crosby OBE is the founder and Artistic Director of Nu Civilisation Orchestra (NCO) and Tomorrow’s Warriors, whose multi award-winning alumna and tenor saxophonist Nubya Garcia will perform alongside the orchestra for an exploration of Stan Getz’s ‘Focus’. Marking over 60 years of the seminal...
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Steven Caple Jr. Talks ... Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
The return of the Summer Blockbuster is officially upon us with the release of Steven Caple Jr’s action-packed Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - making Caple Jr the first Black director of iconic franchise. This moment was a fulfilment of a lifelong dream for director, who fondly recalls falling...
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Teyana Taylor Talks ... A Thousand and One
Teyana Taylor turns a powerful performance as Inez an unapologetic black mother, in A.V. Rockwell's directorial debut film, A Thousand and One. Inez kidnaps her 6-year-old son, Terry, from the foster care system. They set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity and stability in a rapidly...
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Coco Jones Talks ... Bel Air Season 2 and being Hilary Banks
Singer & actress Coco Jones has revamped an iconic character and made it her own! Playing the iconic Hilary Banks in Bel Air the new series adaptation of hit 90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Coco's version of Hilary, is down to earth, relatable, style goals, and the girl everyone wants as...
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Weruche Opia Talks ... High Desert
After wowing us as 'Terry' in I May Destroy You the award-winning limited series from Michaela Coel, Weruche Opia's star power is rising! Her latest project is opposite Patricia Arquette in Apple TV's dark thriller comedy series High Desert. Opia plays 'Carol'' best friends to Arquette's 'Peggy'…
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Hammed Animashaun Talks ... Black Ops
After honing his craft on the stage, in productions including Barber Shop Chronicles, Master Harold and the Boys and Mogadishu, Hammed Animashaun has landed his first leading on screen role in the BBC comedy thriller Black Ops. Co-created and starring BAFTA award-winners Akemnji Ndifornyen &...
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Leomie Anderson Talks ... Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
Leomie Anderson is a supermodel, the owner of fashion brand Lapp the Brand and now she's got a new gig as the host of BBC's reality competition Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star. Taking over from her good friend Maya Jama, Leomie is the narrator and contestant mentor in season 5, of BBC's hunt...
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David Gyasi Talks ... The Diplomat Season 1
David Gyasi has been one of the UK's quiet secret acting weapons. David's noted roles include series' Containment (2016), Troy: Fall of a City (2018), Carnival Row (2019-'23) and not to mention his film cv Interstella (2014), Hell on the Border (2019) and debbie tucker green's phenomenal ear for...
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Akemnji Ndifornyen Talks ... Black Ops
Akemnji Ndifornyen is on a mission to revolutionise our TV screens. The BAFTA award winning musician, actor, writer, and producer has enjoyed success with this hilarious BBC sketch show Famalam that starred a slew of black talent including Samson Kayo, Vivienne Acheampong, Tom Moutchi, Akemnji...
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THE MEANING OF ZONG - OUT OF 100 REVIEW
Today Nana & Akua reviewed Giles Terera's play The Meaning of Zong which showed for a few days at the Barbican. The Meaning of Zong is written & co-directed by Olivier Award-winning Giles Terera who also takes the lead as renowned author & abolitionist Olaudah Equiano. Based on true events, The...
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WICKED THE WEST END MUSICAL - OUT OF 100 REVIEW
We're trying something new! Taking our Out Of 100 review page on the website to a podcast! Ranging from anything to do with Screen, Stage, Literature, and the Sound these mediums create we'll be reviewing it. First up is the West End play 'Wicked' which made history by having three black actors…
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Toheeb Jimoh Talks ... The Power
Actor Toheeb Jimoh has come a long way. From a fresh newbie who brought sensitivity and humanity to the BBC film Anthony about the true story of Anthony Walker who was killed during a racially motivated attack. He's made us laugh as Sam in the multi-award winning hit Apple TV football series Ted...
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Giles Terera Talks ... The Meaning of Zong
In this episode of TBB Talks, Nana Evans interviews Giles Terera, playwright, actor and co-director of "The Meaning of Zong". The play is based on the true story of the massacre that took place on board a British slave ship in the 1780s. Giles was inspired to create the play after learning about...
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John Boyega talks ... Breaking
Actor John Boyega reunites with writer Kwame Kwei-Armah for Breaking the true story of a desperate man who finds himself in a desperate situation. When Marine Veteran Brian Brown-Easley is denied support from Veterans Affairs, financially desperate and running out of options, he takes a bank and...
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Gary Younge Talks ... Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter
The title 'journalistic legend' is how we'd like to describe our latest guest. Mr multi-award winning journalist and author Gary Younge is about to release his latest book Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter. Ranging from conversations with Stormzy, Maya…
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Bukky Bakray Talks ... Liaison
Bukky Bakray is one busy young actor. From stage to screen she is really making an impact. Her latest project is ‘Liaison’ on Apple TV+. It’s described as as a high-stakes, contemporary thriller exploring how the mistakes of our past have the potential to destroy our future, combining action with...
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Danny Sapani Talks The Diplomat
New crime drama 'The Diplomat' premieres on Alibi on February 28th and with beautiful views of Barcelona it’s the perfect anecdote to the pretty rubbish UK weather we’ve been having. But it’s not all sun, sea and sangrias. Starring Danny Sapani, along with Sophie Rundle (Peaky Blinders) and…
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Nathaniel Martello-White Talks The Strays
Netflix's new social-thriller The Strays tells the story of a light-skinned Black woman's meticulously crafted life of privilege starts to unravel when two strangers show up in her quaint suburban town. Starring Bukky Bakray, Ashley Madekwe and Jordan Myrie, the film is the directorial debut of...
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Alison Hammond Talks the 2023 EE BAFTA FilmAwards
We’re used to her being the Queen of the Sofa on Friday mornings on ’This Morning’, but now Alison Hammond is set to be the Queen of Sunday night after being unveiled as one of the hosts of this year's EE BAFTA Film Awards alongside Richard E Grant. Having interviewed some of the world’s biggest...
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Nikki Amuka-Bird talks M. Knight Shyamalan's Knock at the Cabin
NIkki Amuka-Bird’s career is really taking flight. She’s about to star in the latest film from iconic filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, Knock at the Cabin. Nikki’s second collaboration with Night, as she calls him, follows the story of a young girl and her parents who are holidaying at a remote cabin...
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Sarkodie Talks Bob Marley & The Wailers
With a career spanning almost 20 years, Sarkodie is one of the most successful African rappers of all time. He was the first winner of BET's Best International Flow artist at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards, and he was crowned Vodafone Ghana Music Award’s "Artiste of the Decade". Bob Marley is one of...
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Anthony Welsh talks Flatshare | TBB Talks
Finding himself not knowing what he wanted to do after college. It was a conversation with his Uncle that convinced Anthony to try his hand at acting. 14 years later with a career that includes TV, Film and Stage with notable appearances in "The Brothers Size", "Journeyman", "Hanna" and "The…
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Don Warrington Talks The World According to Grandpa | TBB Talks
Don Warrington is a staple of stage and screen, playing a whole range of roles, from smooth political operator Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in BBC’s ever popular series Death in Paradise to the lead role in King Lear. But now he’s taking on a completely different role for a different audience -...
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Hannah-Azieb Pool Talks Tottenham Literature Festival | TBB Talks
Tottenham Literature Festival (TLF) has fast become one of the UK’s leading literature festivals celebrating enriched, diverse stories by Black authors, poets, and artists from Tottenham and beyond. In this episode of TBB Talks, Una chats with Hannah-Azieb Pool, the CEO of the Bernie Grant Arts...
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Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman talk Neptune Frost | TBB Talks
The depiction of the continent of Africa on the big screen gets an Afrofuturist iteration thanks to Neptune Frost - the futuristic sci-fi musical from musician Saul Williams and director Anisia Uzeyman. Set in a near-future Burundi, it follows the story of Neptune, an intersex hacker and their...
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Susan Wokoma talks ... Enola Holmes
BAFTA Breakthrough British actress and writer Susan Wokoma is back as 'Edith' in film 2 of the Netflix series 'Enola Holmes'. The films based on the Nancy Springer novel series of the same name stars Stranger Things' Millie Bobbie Brown as 'Enola' younger sister of her “infamous” brothers Mycroft...
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David Harewood talks ... Maybe I Don't Belong Here
David Harewood is one of our favourite multi-hyphenates, the actor, producer and director has added the string of author to his bow with his memoir of 'Maybe I Don't Belong Here'. First published in 2021, it's a moving, powerful and at times uncomfortable account of Harewood's mental breakdown,...
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Reginald Hudlin on Sidney Poitier | TBB Talks
With a career that has covered films, TV and prestigious events, Reginald Hudlin is a cultural visionary we hold dear. Responsible for classics such as House Party, Boomerang, The Boondocks, D'jango alongside producing the NAACP Image Awards and the Oscars ... With a back CV like that, it's no...
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Nana Mensah Talks ... Queen of Glory
Ghanaian American filmmaker & actress Nana Mensah's latest film Queen of Glory is described as a 'love letter to immigrant daughters'. The story revolving around a young Ghanaian woman from the Bronx who inherits her mother's Christian Bookstore after her mother's passing. A warm, funny and...
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Michelle Greenidge ... Talks Code 404 | TBB Talks
This week we speak to the brilliant actress Michelle Greenidge about her role in the new season of Code 404. Sky's popular comedy series lead by Stephan Graham and Daniel Mays is about two Detective Inspectors running the show in the Met Police's Special Investigation Unit until one of them is...
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Tinie Tempah Talks ... Extraordinary Portraits
Multi-award winning musician Tinie Tempah is branching out into new creative territories. He's currently the host of the BBC series Extraordinary Portraits. As a renowned artistic icon Tinie is best placed to host this transformational series. We discuss why this career transition has been almost...
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Hosted by Akua Gyamfi, the Blacklisted Conversations podcast brings together culture, conversation, and connection. We speak to those shaping the worlds of screen, stage, literature, and sound sharing their journeys, creative processes, and the moments that have defined them. Blacklisted Conversations is a space for honest, reflective dialogue that goes beyond the work, offering listeners a deeper connection to the voices driving culture forward.Welcome to the Blacklisted Club!
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