In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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This week marks three years since the passing of the beloved Bernard Cribbins. For our latest book club release, we speak to author Gary Russell about his Tenth Doctor and Donna novel, Beautiful Chaos, which also features Wilf. We also have a couple of extracts from the audiobook, read by Bernard, and learn what Bernard thought about it (and it's a lovely anecdote!).
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