Blacklisted Conversations

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 in the main roles Alexia Khadime as Elphaba AKA The Wicked Witch of the West, Lucy-St.-Louis as Glinda AKA Glinda The Good Witch and Ryan Reid as Fiyero AKA The Prince AKA love interest.

TBB's Akua & Nana rate everything from acting, singing, performance, direction, set design, and the most important how much Wicked represents FOR THE CULTURE Out Of 100 ... take a listen.

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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 the resilience and strength of the enslaved Africans on the ship who fought back. Particularly a woman who spoke on behalf of the enslaved people and another who survived being thrown overboard.

In this candid chat Terera talks about the importance of understanding Great Britain's historical past in order to move forward positively. That it's important to provide a glimpse into the strength and resilience of Black people in particular who fought against the oppressive system of slavery. He also shares his journey writing, co-directing and performing in the play.

The Meaning of Zong premiere at The Barbican this month. Find out more here.

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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 several of its employees’ hostage, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with the police.

Joined by the late Michael K Williams, Nicole Beharie and Selenis Leyva, Breaking is a tense re-telling of an emotionally charged story. 

Afua Hagan sat down with John to discuss working with Brian’s family to tell his heartbreaking story and sharing the screen with Michael K Williams in one of his last films.

Breaking is currently available on Prime Video UK

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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 Angelou, Andrea Levy and Lewis Hamilton to name but a few, to his presence during Obama's historical presidential election, and the natural disaster that was Hurricane Katrina. This career-spanning collection of journalism on race, racism and black life will take the reader on a journey through civil rights, politics and Gary's personal experiences.

Speaking to Akua at The British Blacklist, Gary discusses growing up in Stevenage, how he maintains his voice as a political and social commentator, who he rates right now and why Frasier is his guilty TV watching pleasure.

Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter will be available to read from March 16th 2023

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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 an unpredictable, multilayered plot where espionage and political intrigue play out against a story of passionate and enduring love.

In it, Bakray plays Kim, the daughter of a prominent human rights lawyer who ends up on the edge of a world of espionage.

Bakray took some time out of her busy schedule to sit down with Afua Hagan and discuss her role in Liaison, the next season of 'Succession’ and who she's celebrating.

Liaison is available to watch on Apple TV+ NOW

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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 Serena Manteghi (The Hound of the Baskervilles), it follows the team at the Barcelona Consulate as they attempt to help distressed British nationals.

For The British Balcklist, Afua Hagan sat down with Danny Sapani, to talk about filming in Barcelona, what makes 'The Diplomat' unique and what made him sad, mad and glad this week.

The Diplomat is available to watch on NOW

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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 actor/playwright Nathaniel Martello-White.

With stand out roles in Sky series Guerrilla, Steve McQueen's Small Axe series, and with his powerful play Blackta debuting at the Young Vic in 2012, we discuss how Nathaniel's career has prepared him for his seat in the director's chair.

The Strays is available to watch on Netflix now

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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 stars, Alison Hammond is the perfect fit to front the biggest night in British film.

Afua Hagan caught up with her to talk prepping for her big night and what's made her Sad, Mad and Glad. 

The EE BAFTAs will be broadcast on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and syndicated globally from the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in the heart of London, Sunday 19th February.

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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 in the woods - only to be taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand they make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. 

Having recently been seen in M. Night Shyamlan’s Old, HBO’s hit sci-fi comedy Avenue 5 and Netflix’s Persuasion, this is a really exciting time for Nikki.

Afua Hagan grabbed some time with her to discuss her second time working with Night, what made her sad, mad and glad this week and what’s next for her...

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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 the most legendary figures in modern music. The Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter inspires with social activism and politically conscious lyrics fused with elements of lovers-rock, ska and rocksteady. As a pioneer of Reggae, Bob Marley was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

So, what do you get when you out these two iconic artists together? A remix of the evergreen track ‘Stir It Up’. With vibrant Ghana-shot visuals to match, it's shaping up to be the collaboration of 2023.

Afua Hagan sat down with Sarkodie to discuss working on the track, what’s next from him and even got some exclusive tour news ...

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