Clive Lewis MP and Laura Trevelyan are inextricably linked by their history as they are both heirs of enslavement. Clive is a descendent of the enslaved, and Laura, of the enslaver. In fact, Clive’s ancestors were most likely enslaved by Laura’s! Heirs of Enslavement is a ground-breaking new podcast telling the story of two individuals – with deeply intertwined yet divergent histories...
- 11/2/2023
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
Exclusive: Persephonica, the producer behind hit daily news podcast The News Agents, has signed with WME in a bid to win more work across the pond.
The indie founded by Brexitcast creator Dino Sofos is also forging a podcast about slavery reparations, in which a former BBC World News anchor whose ancestors were slaveowners heads on a journey with a Labour politician whose ancestors were most likely enslaved by the journalist’s.
Alongside this new untitled podcast, Persephonica is developing a “big slate of shows,” according to Sofos, and has signed with WME’s Alex Bewley, who also reps Gary Lineker’s The Rest is Politics indie Goalhanger.
“Pushing into America is a big thing for us,” Sofos told Deadline. “It’s really important in this industry to have someone like Alex with their finger on the pulse in terms of commissioning and gaps in the market, and linking us...
The indie founded by Brexitcast creator Dino Sofos is also forging a podcast about slavery reparations, in which a former BBC World News anchor whose ancestors were slaveowners heads on a journey with a Labour politician whose ancestors were most likely enslaved by the journalist’s.
Alongside this new untitled podcast, Persephonica is developing a “big slate of shows,” according to Sofos, and has signed with WME’s Alex Bewley, who also reps Gary Lineker’s The Rest is Politics indie Goalhanger.
“Pushing into America is a big thing for us,” Sofos told Deadline. “It’s really important in this industry to have someone like Alex with their finger on the pulse in terms of commissioning and gaps in the market, and linking us...
- 9/11/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
King Charles and the UK government have been urged to make public apologies for historical links to the slave trade.
The call comes from British former BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan, whose ancestors owned at least a thousand enslaved people on the island of Grenada in the Caribbean.
In February, Trevelyan travelled to the island, where she read out a formal apology on behalf of her family, She also pledged £100,000 towards an educational fund to benefit those islanders descended from those exploited by the slave trade. This weekend, she told The Times newspaper:
“We’ve apologized, why can’t the King? Reckoning is coming.
“It’s important to acknowledge that Britain was a leading slave trader. Britain’s economic prosperity, and particularly the Industrial Revolution, was to some degree built on wealth accumulated through slavery.
“Apology is the first step, which is why it’s so significant that the British government...
The call comes from British former BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan, whose ancestors owned at least a thousand enslaved people on the island of Grenada in the Caribbean.
In February, Trevelyan travelled to the island, where she read out a formal apology on behalf of her family, She also pledged £100,000 towards an educational fund to benefit those islanders descended from those exploited by the slave trade. This weekend, she told The Times newspaper:
“We’ve apologized, why can’t the King? Reckoning is coming.
“It’s important to acknowledge that Britain was a leading slave trader. Britain’s economic prosperity, and particularly the Industrial Revolution, was to some degree built on wealth accumulated through slavery.
“Apology is the first step, which is why it’s so significant that the British government...
- 4/16/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Laura Trevelyan has said that her professional success can be traced back to Britain’s colonial history after quitting the BBC this week to tackle her family’s slave trade legacy.
In an interview with Deadline, the former BBC World News anchor said she felt a personal responsibility for her ancestors owning slaves in Grenada, the Caribbean island.
Trevelyan also called on King Charles III to properly confront the British royal family’s connection to slavery amid a growing reckoning among Commonwealth nations in the Caribbean.
The 54-year-old enjoyed a 30-year career at the BBC, presenting shows including Emmy-winner BBC World News America. She left this week to join the movement for reparatory justice for the Caribbean.
“My own social and professional standing, almost 200 years after abolition, is almost certainly linked to the wealth and the status that our family acquired, at least partly through slave ownership,” she said.
In an interview with Deadline, the former BBC World News anchor said she felt a personal responsibility for her ancestors owning slaves in Grenada, the Caribbean island.
Trevelyan also called on King Charles III to properly confront the British royal family’s connection to slavery amid a growing reckoning among Commonwealth nations in the Caribbean.
The 54-year-old enjoyed a 30-year career at the BBC, presenting shows including Emmy-winner BBC World News America. She left this week to join the movement for reparatory justice for the Caribbean.
“My own social and professional standing, almost 200 years after abolition, is almost certainly linked to the wealth and the status that our family acquired, at least partly through slave ownership,” she said.
- 3/17/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC World News anchor Laura Trevelyan announced her resignation on Tuesday (14 March) weeks after apologising for her family’s historic role in the slave trade.
The aristocratic Trevelyan family owned more than 1,000 slaves in Grenada in the 19th century.
In a tweet, Trevelyan announced her departure from the BBC after 30 years to work on getting “reparatory justice for the Caribbean”.
“A new chapter is starting for me. After 30 incredible years at the BBC, I’m leaving tomorrow – to join the growing movement for reparatory justice for the Caribbean,” she wrote.
“Thank you to my beloved colleagues and to our amazing audience. I couldn’t be more grateful to you all.”
The move comes after the New York-based journalist announced that several members of the Trevelyan family would travel to Grenada to issue a public apology.
A new chapter is starting for me. After thirty incredible years at the BBC, I...
The aristocratic Trevelyan family owned more than 1,000 slaves in Grenada in the 19th century.
In a tweet, Trevelyan announced her departure from the BBC after 30 years to work on getting “reparatory justice for the Caribbean”.
“A new chapter is starting for me. After 30 incredible years at the BBC, I’m leaving tomorrow – to join the growing movement for reparatory justice for the Caribbean,” she wrote.
“Thank you to my beloved colleagues and to our amazing audience. I couldn’t be more grateful to you all.”
The move comes after the New York-based journalist announced that several members of the Trevelyan family would travel to Grenada to issue a public apology.
A new chapter is starting for me. After thirty incredible years at the BBC, I...
- 3/15/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
BBC World News anchor Laura Trevelyan has announced that she is leaving the BBC after 30 years to play a role in uprooting the legacy of colonialism in the Caribbean.
Trevelyan’s decision comes just weeks after she apologized to the people of Grenada for her family’s links to slavery. “We apologize for the actions of our ancestors in holding your ancestors in slavery,” she said in a letter signed on February 27.
In a tweet today, the presenter of Emmy-winning show BBC World News America said she is leaving to join the “growing movement for reparatory justice for the Caribbean.”
A new chapter is starting for me. After thirty incredible years at the BBC, I’m leaving tomorrow – to join the growing movement for reparatory justice for the Caribbean. Thank you to my beloved colleagues and to our amazing audience. I couldn’t be more grateful to you all.
— Laura...
Trevelyan’s decision comes just weeks after she apologized to the people of Grenada for her family’s links to slavery. “We apologize for the actions of our ancestors in holding your ancestors in slavery,” she said in a letter signed on February 27.
In a tweet today, the presenter of Emmy-winning show BBC World News America said she is leaving to join the “growing movement for reparatory justice for the Caribbean.”
A new chapter is starting for me. After thirty incredible years at the BBC, I’m leaving tomorrow – to join the growing movement for reparatory justice for the Caribbean. Thank you to my beloved colleagues and to our amazing audience. I couldn’t be more grateful to you all.
— Laura...
- 3/14/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
In a striking interview airing Monday evening on BBC World News America, Ali Adjali, Libya’s ambassador to the U.S. tells the BBC’s Laura Trevelyan he has quit the government of Muammar Gaddafi. "I am with the people," he said. "I’m not supporting this government anymore." Notably, he does not say he's resigning from the government. Asked specifically about this by Trevelyan, the ambassador said he would not leave his post, but instead would continue to work for the people:...
- 2/22/2011
- by Mark Joyella
- Mediaite - TV
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