Podcast appearances and mentions of Bonnie Greer

Author, Bonnie Greer, tells Brendan about the political and cultural impact of the Black Nationalist, Malcolm X. Sixty years after he was assassinated, Bonnie recalls the impact he had on her as a young black woman and as a driving force in the movement for civil rights.

Bonnie Greer is an acclaimed writer, cultural commentator, and trailblazing feminist whose work has left an indelible mark on the literary and social landscapes. Born in Chicago, Greer moved to the UK, where she became a force to be reckoned with in the realms of literature, television, and politics. Known for her unapologetic approach to issues of race, gender, and identity, she has long championed the voices of marginalized women and challenged societal norms.

Joining Iain Dale on this special edition of Cross Question to mark President Trump's second inauguration are Jennifer Ewing from Republicans Overseas, former minister for the Americas during Trump's first term Sir Alan Duncan, playwright and commentator Bonnie Greer and journalist and broadcaster Tom Rivers.

On the day of President Trump's second inauguration, we ask what another four years of his presidency will mean for the world.Joining Iain Dale on this special edition of Cross Question are Jennifer Ewing from Republicans Overseas, former minister for the Americas during Trump's first term Sir Alan Duncan, playwright and commentator Bonnie Greer and American journalist and broadcaster Tom Rivers.

The Guilty Feminist 421. American Election special – part two Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Grace Petrie with special guests Abigoliah Schamaun and Bonnie GreerRecorded 24 November 2024 at The King's Head Theatre in London. Released 23 December.The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. More about Deborah Frances-Whitehttps://deborahfrances-white.comhttps://www.instagram.com/dfdubzhttps://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/the-guilty-feminist/9780349010120More about Grace Petriehttps://www.gracepetrie.comhttp://instagram.com/gracepetriemusicMore about Abigoliah Schamaunhttps://www.instagram.com/abigoliahhttps://abigoliah.comMore about Bonnie Greerhttps://www.instagram.com/therealbonniegreerhttps://www.speakersassociates.com/speaker/bonnie-greerFor more information about this and other episodes…visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.comtweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempodlike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeministcheck out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeministor join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPTOur new podcasts are out nowMedia Storm https://podfollow.com/media-stormAbsolute Power https://podfollow.com/john-bercows-absolute-powerCome to a live recording:Six Conversations We're Scared to Have book tour: https://www.seetickets.com/search?q=deborah+frances-whiteThank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist You can also get an ad-free version of the podcast via Apple Podcasts or Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/guiltyfeminist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former FT editor Lionel Barber, playwright Bonnie Greer and former Obama digital strategist Matthew McGregor. (Our Trump-supporting panellist had to drop out shortly before broadcast).

Trump wins - why? And what does it mean for the world?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former FT editor Lionel Barber, playwright Bonnie Greer and former Obama digital strategist Matthew McGregor. (Our Trump-supporting panellist had to drop out shortly before broadcast).

Simon Marks sits in and is joined on Cross Question by employment minister and Labour MP Alison McGovern, shadow housing minister and Conservative MP David Simmonds, playwright Bonnie Greer and ConservativeHome's Henry Hill.

Sky News is reporting that police are aware of at least 100 far-right protests planned for tonight, with thousands of specialist officers braced to respond as unrest continues to escalate in the UK following last week's attack in Southport.Dominic Grieves Former UK Attorney General and Conservative MP, as well as Bonnie Greer, Author, Playwright and Columnist with the New European join Kieran to discuss what's behind the recent chaos.Image: Sky

Colm Toibin, Bonnie Greer and Mendez join Samira Ahmed to celebrate the life and work of the American writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin, author of the landmark gay novel Giovanni's Room, as part of a series of programmes on BBC Radio 4 and 3 marking the 100th anniversary of his birth. Colm Toibin is author of the book On James Baldwin Bonnie Greer is writing a memoir of her own personal encounter with James Baldwin Mendez is author of the autobiographical novel Rainbow MilkPresenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Eliane Glaser, Ciaran Bermingham and Robyn ReadOther programmes marking the centenary:Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin is this week's Book at Bedtime on BBC Radio 4 The Lost Archives of James Baldwin - about how and why his personal effects ended up in a village in France - is on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 30 July at 4pm James Baldwin's Words and Music is on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday 4 August at 5.30pm and features special readings recorded by Adrian Lester set alongside music

Dr. Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and the Americas Programme with Chatham House and Bonnie Greer, writer and columnist

Should Joe Biden stay as the Democrat's presidential candidate? Or should he go - leaving the way open for Kamala Harris to stand for the White House?   Several senior Democrats have suggested he should step down following a stumbling appearance on a recent TV head to head with Donald Trump, but Biden himself insists that he's the man for the job and he's carrying on.   Is that the right decision? Adrian Goldberg aught up with US born playwright and commentator Bonnie Greer – who now lives in the UK – at the Byline Festival at Dartington Hall in Devon.   Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Phil Driscoll for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As US Campus protests head for their third week, author and cultural commentator Bonnie Greer talks to Brendan about her experiences of 1968, the year of revolt.

For this episode, we're revisiting one of our favourite events from the past few years, The Poetry Pharmacy Returns. Back in 2019, we gathered a stellar line-up to celebrate the power of poetry all thanks to the vision of publisher William Sieghart. Sieghart's Poetry Pharmacy books look to use the written word as a healing antidote to many of life's everyday challenges. Sieghart will be returning to the stage soon with Intelligence Squared alongside BBC broadcaster Sarah Montague and another array of superb actors to make the words of great poets come alive once more at The Power of Poetry: Words to Heal and Inspire taking place at the Tabernacle in London on Tuesday the 5th of December. Head to Intelligence Squared.com for tickets. For this recording, which took place in 2019, onstage were Sieghart, the novelist and broadcaster Sarah Dunant, plus actors Dominic West, Nina Sosanya, Greta Scacchi and Martha West. The event was chaired by the author, playwright and broadcaster Bonnie Greer. ... Become a supporter of Intelligence Squared to get access to all of our longer form interviews and members-only content. Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.  For £4.99 per month you'll receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the second instalment of a three-part episode. Dickens. Tolstoy. Their names and reputations shake the ground – and so do their books, if you drop one. But whose legacy is more enduring? Whose vision truer and more relevant today? Should you embark on War and Peace or Our Mutual Friend? To battle it out, in 2018 Intelligence Squared brought two celebrated writers, John Mullan for Dickens and Simon Schama for Tolstoy, to our stage. They called on a cast of star actors, including Tom Hiddleston, to bring their arguments to life with readings from the authors' finest works. The debate was chaired by author, playwright and broadcaster Bonnie Greer. We'd love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be.  Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.  And if you'd like to get ad-free access to all Intelligence Squared podcasts, including exclusive bonus content, early access to new episodes and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today for just £4.99, or the equivalent in your local currency .  Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dickens. Tolstoy. Their names and reputations shake the ground – and so do their books, if you drop one. But whose legacy is more enduring? Whose vision truer and more relevant today? Should you embark on War and Peace or Our Mutual Friend? To battle it out, in 2018 Intelligence Squared brought two celebrated writers, John Mullan for Dickens and Simon Schama for Tolstoy, to our stage. They called on a cast of star actors, including Tom Hiddleston, to bring their arguments to life with readings from the authors' finest works. The debate was chaired by author, playwright and broadcaster Bonnie Greer. This is the first instalment of a three-part episode. We'd love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be.  Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.  And if you'd like to get ad-free access to all Intelligence Squared podcasts, including exclusive bonus content, early access to new episodes and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today for just £4.99, or the equivalent in your local currency .  Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author, playwright and columnist with the New European Bonnie Greer joined Anton Savage on the show to discuss some of her own research into the Irish Civil War. She says she spent a few days learning about it, and found things out that she never knew before...

We pick out the best of the summer's festivals, including Byline  Festival, Charleston's Festival of the Garden, Cheltenham Music Festival, Henley Festival and The Idler Festival. Jo Bausor, who's been at the helm of Henley Festival for over a decade, tells us about the impressive line-up at Britain's only boutique black tie festival. Acts performing include Boney M, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Rag n'Bone Man and Westlife.  There's a fabulous line-up of comedians too, like Jo Brand, Marcus Brigstocke, Jack Dee and Adam Kay.  Expect floating stages, fine riverside dining and fireworks and much more besides. Political journalist, Otto English, tells us about the Byline Festival in collaboration with Dartington Trust. Taking place at Dartington Hall in Devon, the festival aims to change the world with its big, challenging ideas and is guaranteed to spark controversy and robust debate.   Speakers include Lord Victor Adebowale, Dawn Butler MP, Bonnie Greer, Rosie Holt, George Monbiot and Peter Oborne. Finally, Harry Hoblyn, head gardener gives us the lowdown on the Festival of the Garden at Charleston, rural retreat of the Bloomsbury set and famously home to Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell.  Celebrating communities who care about plants and the land, the festival will include butterfly walks and garden tours.  Speakers include Isabel Bannerman, Edmund de Waal, Jake Fiennes and the Antiguan-American novelist, Jamaica Kincaid. Byline Festival, 14th to 16th July, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon Charleston Festival of the Garden, 13th to 16th July, Charleston, East Sussex Cheltenham Music Festival:  8th to 15th July, around Cheltenham Henley Festival:  5th to 9th July, around Henley The Idler Festival : 7th to 9th July, Fenton House, Hampstead, London

Piers Morgan Uncensored hosted by guest presenter Rosanna Lockwood is joined by former press secretary for Queen Elizabeth, Dickie Arbiter, broadcaster Bonnie Greer and former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond to discuss the decision for Meghan Markle to not attend King Charles III's coronation alongside her husband Prince Harry.

BBC launches independent review of social media guidelines, should Hugh Grant be banned from award shows after his behaviour at the Oscars? Plus, Bonnie Greer on Prince Andrew being snubbed from the Queen's will.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PHIL Good morning! Well, somehow or other we've done it! You're listening to the 400th edition of Five in the Eye on Colourful Radio. This is Phil Woodford in London and I'd like to say a big thank you to our two resident lawyers, Bob McAra and Kola Sonaike, for standing in for me over the past couple of weeks. MICHAEL And joining Phil for this landmark show today, it's me - Michael Ohajuru - revealing that we have a very special guest. It's none other than playwright, author, media personality and everyone's favourite intellectual, Bonnie Greer! We'll welcome her properly in just a minute. And for our first story, we're going to be looking at the so-called ‘Windsor Framework' for Northern Ireland. Has Rishi Sunak found a way out of the post-Brexit impasse? And why is the Biden administration so interested in developments on the other side of the Atlantic? PHIL Our second story this week is the hullabaloo over words getting changed in books. First it was Roald Dahl being made politically correct for the 21st century. Then, there were reports of James Bond author Ian Fleming having his words both shaken and stirred. Essential adaptation for a modern audience? Or the ‘woke' rewriting of history? MICHAEL What's story number three today? Well, it's our old friend ChatGPT. School students taking particular exams will be allowed to get the talkative AI to write essays for them! PHIL For our fourth story, there's been a revival in medieval medical cures, such as leeches and maggots. Michael probably remembers them from the first time around. MICHAEL And to conclude the show, this week, it's the man who spent nearly 3,000 consecutive days visiting Disneyland. He's entered the Guinness Book of World Records. PHIL That was no Mickey Mouse effort on his part. And that's this week's Five in the Eye! ++++

A host of New European contributors share their highlights and lowlights of 2022 and their hopes and wild predictions for 2023. With Bonnie Greer, Will Self, Lionel Barber, Tanit Koch, Jonty Bloom, Eleanor-Longman Rood, Matt Withers and more. Producer: John Dakin

Granny Kumar is back. After a very successful first series Meera Syal's glorious comedy creation returns, with her great granddaughter Maya (Ambreen Razia) and arch nemesis “frenemy” Geeta (Harvey Virdi), to chat with the sisters. "This entertaining anecdote-packed show... creating a party vibe that brings out the best in her female guests." The Observer "It treads a fine line between the earnest and the rip-roaringly funny... It's the intimacy that makes it" Radio Times Ummi Kumar gathers together her favourite extraordinary women at Wembley Community Centre, aided by her millennial great granddaughter Maya and her arch nemesis “frenemy” Geeta, leader of the local Asian Ladies Silver Bats community group. The show is a women only party, where they share stories, laugh loads and chew the fat/dish the dirt/eat the laddoos… A blend of sitcom, silliness and improvised chat, led by the best kind of interviewers who know how to make anyone talk - two really nosey old Indian women. This series, we'll be inspired and entertained by Episode 1: Casualty and Ackley Brisge star Sunetra Sarker, and BBC Breakfast presenter and journalist Naga Munchetty Episode 2: Multi Olivier award winning actress Sharon D Clark, and stand-up comedian Shazia Mirza Episode 3: Playwright and novelist Bonnie Greer, and We Are Lady Parts breakout star Anjana Vasan Episode 4: Vigil and Sarah Jane Adventures star Anjli Mohindra, and musician and presenter Myleene Klass Cast: Ummi Kumar – Meera Syal Geeta Bhandari – Harvey Virdi Maya Kumar – Ambreen Razia Written by Meera Syal Music by Sanjeev Bhaskar Producer: Liz Anstee A CPL production, licensed by Hat Trick Productions, for BBC Radio 4

What's really behind Donald Trump's decision to run again for president of the USA? What happens if Ron DeSantis beats him to the Republican nomination? And would Joe Biden defeat either of them and return to the White House?  The New European columnist Bonnie Greer explains all to Steve Anglesey. Plus: Could Nigel Farage's comeback kill off the Conservatives? And which Brexiteers are in our Hall of Shame? Producer: John Dakin

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Chris Bryant, playwright Bonnie Greer, Conservative MP Bob Seely and Kate Andrews, Economics Editor at The Spectator.

Gillian Keegan on the state of the UK's education system, Cross Question & is it unethical for nurses to go on strike? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Chris Bryant, playwright Bonnie Greer, Conservative MP Bob Seely and Kate Andrews, Economics Editor at The Spectator.

Why are Gen Z so valuable to solving current problems? What is wrong with so many social mobility initiatives? How do you collaborate when you're an introvert?   In this week's 5 Big Questions interview we talk to playwright, novelist and broadcaster, BONNIE GREER OBE FRSL   Known for: Vice-President - The Shaw Society Former Deputy Chair - British Museum Former Trustee - Royal Opera House Former Trustee - London Film School Former Chancellor - Kingston University Author - Langston Hughes: The Value of Contradiction Author - Obama Music Librettist - Yes Author - Hanging By Her Teeth   The Big 5 Questions: How do you measure the impact of what you do? How should people/businesses be preparing for the future? How do we build the workforce we need for that future? How do you use creativity to solve problems? How do you collaborate?   Key quotes: “I like people, even though I'm actually quite shy. I don't go out in public. I stopped going to dinner parties because I couldn't stand the small talk. I don't really go anywhere.” “I don't know my phone number, on purpose.” “I'm really excited about Gen Z and all those generations afterwards, who are going to be making new consciousness for us, so that's who I want to talk to and who I want to try to dialogue with.” “The metaverse is a complex conglomeration of different IT systems that create another reality.” “We have to get rid of elitist education, we can't keep doing that. You know, Stormzy talking about sending kids to Oxford, that makes me vomit! What is he doing? Why doesn't he build some schools? I mean, Oxford isn't a great place for a black kid to go to, is he crazy? Well, he's a capitalist, it's a commodity thing.” “If we make education as long as it is, it should really be of use, not only academic, for intellect but also the community. Kids should be sent out to just stack shelves. I don't care what kind of degree you're getting, encounter ordinary people in the aisles at Tesco.” “We've got, in the Conservative Party, a cohort of people in their forties who've had no encounter with human beings. And it's a bad, bad thing.” “We're going to have to get off this planet, just to let people breathe. These are questions your children are going to grapple with.” "The last pay-check I ever had was when they found John Belushi dead at the Marmont hotel.” “We need each other in order to expand our brain, so I'm always up for working with other people.” “We're in an era where people are open about their trauma. We carry institutional trauma, we carry inter-generational trauma, I think we're trying to reclaim, not the trauma but our sense of survival and transcendence.” “We are a survivor species and we've survived because we co-operated with each-other. And the other way we survived is that the women moved out. We moved around quite a bit.”   Useful links: Bonnie Greer OBE FRSL (Wikipedia) Bonnie Greer writer profile in The Guardian Cuban Missile Crisis (Wikipedia) Premiership of Liz Truss (Wikipedia) Metaverse (Wikipedia) Bonnie Greer takes on Nick Griffin (BNP) on BBC Question Time (via YouTube) Jean-François Champollion, lexicographer (Wikipedia) Stormzy Scholarships (BBC News) John Belushi death (Wikipedia) British Museum — Bonnie Greer: The Era Of Reclamation The Little Boy and the Robot: A Tale of Our Time - Bonnie Greer TEDx talk (YouTube)   This episode was recorded in October 2022 Interviewer: Richard Freeman for always possible Editor: CJ Thorpe-Tracey for Lo Fi Arts  

Our Story In a departure from our usual format, our guest Christian Bolden tells a personal story of visiting Ireland for the first time as a graduate student. He describes his experience as an African American in Dublin in 2016, a moment when three events captured attention: the US presidential election, the killing of Alton Sterling, and the death of Muhammad Ali.  Christian's story echoes that of Frederick Douglass, the Black abolitionist, who traveled to Ireland on an extensive speaking tour when he was a young man in 1845. Douglass found kinship with Daniel O'Connell, “The Liberator” who devoted his life to the repeal of the Penal Laws that inhibited the rights of Irish Catholics for centuries. Our Guest  Hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana, Christian Bolden now resides in Washington D.C. due to the catastrophic events of Hurricane Katrina. Christian is an inaugural board member of the African-American Irish Diaspora Network (AAIDN) with a mission dedicated to fostering relationships between African Americans and Ireland through shared heritage and culture. You'll hear a lot more about the organization during our conversation.  The AAIDN is just one aspect of Christian's community-building work. He has also been part of the Steel Sharpens Steel Summit a panel discussion committed to the enlightenment and enrichment of the Urban African-American Male Teen. He organized the "Re-New Orleans" event which commemorated the 5-Year Hurricane Katrina Anniversary and raised funding and awareness for the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Relief effort. A former Professional Staff Member in the U.S. House of Representatives, Bolden is now Principal at The Bolden Group which offers IT, Program/Project Management, and DEI services.  Our Conversation The way we find kinship with historical and mythical figures.  Frederick Douglass visited Ireland with a hope that there would be a sympathy for the abolitionist cause because there were echoes in the persecution of Catholics in Ireland. It's incorrect and deeply problematic to equate the experience of the Irish immigrants with African people who were brought to America as slaves, and yet there's something to learn when we see that there are similarities in aspects of the history.   The power of curiosity in cross-cultural conversations.  How Christian became a AAIDN, whose mission is to connect Ireland and African American communities. 38% of African Americans have Irish ancestry. One of their main projects includes the creation of the https://www.aaidnet.org/frederickdouglassway (Frederick Douglass Way) in Dublin, Cork, and Belfast with professor Christine Kinealy.  Diversity is about as more than demographic - it's about diversity in experience and in ideas 2020 discovery by archaeologists and geneticists:https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/early-irish-people-were-dark-skinned-with-blue-eyes-documentary-1.4541124 ( the Irish of 10,000 years ago had black skin and blue eyes). More stories about Black people in northern Europe across history: Bonnie Greer's podcasthttps://amzn.to/3dZsCtg ( In Search of Black History) Connections across centuries and millennia For the record, the oldest pub in Dublin is the Brazen Head! Learn more about the AAIDN https://www.aaidnet.org/board (www.aaidnet.org/) and find them on https://www.instagram.com/aaidnet/ (Instagram @aaidnet ) Find Christian on https://www.instagram.com/chrisvschristian%20/?hl=en (Instagram @chrisvschristian,) https://www.facebook.com/ChristianBolden84/ (Facebook), and https://twitter.com/ChristianBolden (Twitter)

Bonnie Greer OBE, playwright and critic, joins Matthew Parris to make a case for seven women from Jamaica who were hung or shot in 1865 after the Morant Bay Rebellion. Bonnie makes a case that this peasants' uprising was a pivotal event not only in Jamaican history, but in the history of the entire Caribbean region; Britain and the world. In Victorian England, the uproar following it included prominent names like Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin, who were on opposite sides of the debate. Bonnie wants to rectify the fact that the seven women who were killed in the aftermath have been largely forgotten, whilst their leaders - Paul Bogle and George William Gordon - are National Heroes of Jamaica. Joining Matthew and Bonnie is expert witness is Gad Heuman, Emeritus Professor at the University of Warwick and author of Killing Time: Morant Bay Rebellion Jamaica and The Caribbean: A Brief History. Producer: Eliza Lomas for BBC Audio, Bristol.

The playwright Bonnie Greer nominates the women of the Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica.

Bonnie Greer, author, playwright, columnist with the New European joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the events commemorating her death in the past week...

In this week's episode, host Steve Anglesey dissects the week in politics as normal service is paused after the death of Queen Elizabeth II and, it seems, abnormal service resumes as bankers come out on top in the latest instalment of the cost-of-living crisis. Then, The New European columnist Bonnie Greer joins the podcast to discuss how, through an accident of timing, she will always be linked to King Charles, the international reaction to the death of Queen Elizabeth II and why Princess Anne is, in fact, the hero of this news cycle. Finally, Ann Widdecombe, Tom Harwood and Nigel Farage all feature in the Hall of Shame this week. Enjoyed this episode? Let us know by tweeting @TheNewEuropean.

In this week's episode of Sound Unbound, Josie Long introduces actress Bonnie Greer, as she introduces us to Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, which draws inspiration from the Middle Eastern legends in One Thousand and One Nights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96, bringing a close to her reign that spanned seven decades. Her eldest son, Charles, immediately became King of the United Kingdom. CNN Royal Historian Kate Williams joins AC360 to discuss the life and legacy of Her Majesty. Plus, author and playwright Bonnie Greer tells Anderson Cooper why she thinks Queen Elizabeth was so loved by people from around the world.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Pages 900 - 906 │ Penelope, part VIII │ Read by Bonnie GreerBonnie Greer was born in Chicago's west side. Although she initially pursued a career in law, she soon changed direction and began studying theatre, under the supervision of David Mamet, Elia Kazan and Steve Carter. In addition to award-winning stage, radio and screen plays, Bonnie Greer has written a number of novels and books, some of which focus on the lives of artists such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Marilyn Monroe, Ella Fitzgerald and Langston Hughes. Bonnie Greer has lived in the UK since 1986, but is a committed Franchophile and has spent a great deal of time in France, Paris and, indeed, at S&Co.Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bonn1eGreer*Looking for our author interview podcast? Listen here: https://podfollow.com/shakespeare-and-companySUBSCRIBE NOW FOR EARLY EPISODES AND BONUS FEATURESAll episodes of our Ulysses podcast are free and available to everyone. However, if you want to be the first to hear the recordings, by subscribing, you can now get early access to recordings of complete sections.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/shakespeare-and-company/id6442697026Subscribe on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/sandcoIn addition a subscription gets you access to regular bonus episodes of our author interview podcast. All money raised goes to supporting “Friends of Shakespeare and Company” the bookshop's non-profit.*Discover more about Shakespeare and Company here: https://shakespeareandcompany.comBuy the Penguin Classics official partner edition of Ulysses here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/d/9780241552636/ulyssesFind out more about Hay Festival here: https://www.hayfestival.com/homeAdam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Find out more about him here: https://www.adambiles.netBuy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-timeDr. Lex Paulson is Executive Director of the School of Collective Intelligence at Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique in Morocco.Original music & sound design by Alex Freiman.Hear more from Alex Freiman here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1Follow Alex Freiman on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alex.guitarfreiman/Featuring Flora Hibberd on vocals.Hear more of Flora Hibberd here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5EFG7rqfVfdyaXiRZbRkpSVisit Flora Hibberd's website: This is my website:florahibberd.com and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/florahibberd/ Music production by Adrien Chicot.Hear more from Adrien Chicot here: https://bbact.lnk.to/utco90/Follow Adrien Chicot on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/adrienchicot/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II are well and truly underway in Britain and while we've seen huge crowds and mountains of bunting, there are also those that question the relevance of the monarchy in a 21st century UK and Commonwealth. But are they right and is there any realistic chance that they might eventually do away with their monarch? Joining Anton to discuss is Bonnie Greer, playwright, author, and columnist for the European newspaper & Jenny Hocking, Emeritus Professor, in the Faculty of Arts at Monash University in Australia & author of ‘The Palace Letters'.

On today's show, Piers talk Queens Platinum Jubilee Celebration with guests Katie Nicholl, Arthur Edwards, Bonnie Greer and much more. Watch Piers Morgan Uncensored at 8 pm on TalkTV on Sky 526, Virgin Media 627, Freeview 237 and Freesat 217. Listen on DAB+ and app. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The World Monuments Fund in partnership with Intelligence Squared brings together a panel of experts to explore key sites in Black history and illustrate the pivotal role heritage can play in teaching us about underrepresented narratives from the past. Playwright, author and broadcaster Bonnie Greer OBE is joined by David Harewood MBE, actor, director, author and activist, plus our host for the event, writer and broadcaster Yassmin Abdel-Magied and John Darlington, Executive Director at WMF Britain.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iain Dale talks to playwright and author Bonnie Greer about the life of the 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S Grant (1869-1877)

Matthew Bannister on Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a 'Best Actor' Oscar, known for his powerful performances in ‘In The Heat of The Night', ‘Lilies of the Field' and ‘To Sir, With Love'. His co-star in that film - Lulu - pays tribute. E.O.Wilson, the American biologist and champion of biodiversity who some have compared to Charles Darwin. Sarah Weddington, the lawyer who argued the landmark case of Roe v Wade before the US Supreme Court. The case, which is being challenged now, established the constitutional right for women to have abortions. Assunta ‘Pupetta' Maresca, the Italian mafia boss who served a prison sentence for shooting dead the man who killed her husband. Producer: Neil George Interviewed guest: Lulu Interviewed guest: Barbie Latza Nadeau Interviewed guest: Dr George McGavin Interviewed guest: Paula Ehrlich Interviewed guest: Joshua Prager Interviewed guest: Mary Ziegler Interviewed guest: Stephen Bourne Archive clips used: The Mirisch Corporation, In The Heat Of The Night (1967); BBC News, Bonnie Greer tribute to Sidney Poitier 07/01/2022; Entertainment Tonight Canada, Philip Davis tribute to Sidney Poitier 07/01/2022; YouTube, Poitier 80; Twentieth Century Fox, No Way Out (1950); Oscars / YouTube channel, Sidney Poitier wins best Actor 36th Oscars (1964); Columbia British Productions, To Sir, With Love (1967); BBC Radio 4, The Life Scientific - E.O. Wilson 28/07/2015; Texas Tribune / YouTube channel, Sarah Weddington interview 22/01/2013; ITV News / YouTube channel, Protest of anti-abortion laws in America 21/05/2019; BBC TV, Everyman - The Politics Of Life 03/12/1989.

PHIL Hello and a very warm welcome to the first Five in the Eye of 2022. We hope you had a great Christmas and New Year and are recharged for the year ahead. For those of you joining us for the first time, this is Colourful Radio's weekly news review show. In fact, it's episode 0339, and I'm Phil US could be under rightwing dictator by 2030, Canadian professor warns | US politics | The Guardian MICHAEL And joining Phil via Zoom this week, it's me - Michael Ohajuru - revealing that we have a very special guest on the show. She joined us a year ago at a time of great tension and peril in the United States and she's back to off her perspective one year on. It's author, commentator and everyone's favourite intellectual, Bonnie Greer! US could be under rightwing dictator by 2030, Canadian professor warns | US politics | The Guardian PHIL And after we've sorted out the future of America, our second story is going to be our love of doomscrolling. Are we always constantly searching for the latest catastrophic news on our phones? An art exhibition has visualised the phenomenon. Doomscrolling: the exhibition that visualises our appetite for bad news | Art | The Guardian MICHAEL And what's story number three? Well, it's the extraordinary tale of a man in China who was abducted as a child, but managed to find his way home many years later due to his precise recollection of the layout of his village. He'd last been there at the age of four, but was able to draw an accurate map! Abducted son finds family by drawing map of village he last saw aged four | China | The Guardian PHIL Truly extraordinary. And for our fourth story, it's the Chilean beekeepers who brought some of their insects to a demo in Santiago. About 10,000 of the little critters to be precise! Sting operation: Police hurt during protest by beekeepers in Chile | Evening Standard MICHAEL And finally this week, to wrap up the five, it's the news that Israeli scientists have trained goldfish to drive. Israeli scientists train goldfish to steer car around room | The Times of Israel PHIL They just go in circles around roundabouts! And that's this week's Five in the Eye

The end of one year and the beginning of another can be an obvious moment for people to set goals and reset priorities. The pandemic, from which we are yet to emerge, has put much into perspective and has doubtless prompted many to ask the question: where am I going with my life? What's it all about? While none of us can truly know the meaning of life, most of us are meaning-seeking creatures who have our own ideas about what gives life meaning – God, nature, the arts, human relationships, good food, scientific progress. Is meaning essential to a life well lived or do we put too much pressure on ourselves in trying to create it? For some, the stories we tell about ourselves are the most powerful way of addressing existential questions like the climate crisis. Yet meaning is subjective, and is often separated by national, cultural, religious and ideological borders. Can our disparate human stories be harnessed as a motivator for collective action on the climate? Or is it hubris to suggest human beings can find a solution, and the story we should be telling instead is one in which the cavalry isn't coming? Michael Buerk chairs this special end-of-year debate with guest panellists: Rowan Williams, Alice Roberts, Will Self and Bonnie Greer. With witnesses: Emily Esfahani-Smith, James Tartaglia, Martin Palmer and Charlotte Du Cann. Producer: Dan Tierney. #moralmaze

Playwright, author, broadcaster, boxing fan and a national treasure here in Ireland - this week's guest on Second Captains Saturday is Bonnie Greer who tells us about the importance of Ali to her and her generation growing up in 1960's Chicago.

Highly anticipated guidance from the CDC says people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can safely visit with other vaccinated people and small groups of unvaccinated people in some circumstances. The new guidelines mean vaccinated grandparents may finally feel comfortable visiting some family members. Dr. Sanjay Gupta joins AC360 to discuss the new guidance. Plus, the British royal family is facing a major crisis after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, alleged racism and neglect in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Meghan revealed that she contemplated suicide after being so isolated and lonely while working as a royal and admitted she “just didn’t want to be alive anymore.” The Duchess of Sussex also said unnamed member of the family discussed their then-unborn first child and had “concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be” and “what that would mean or look like.” Bonnie Greer is an author, playwright and a columnist for the New European. She tells Anderson Cooper she thinks it’s true the conversation happened. Airdate: March 8, 2021 Guests: Dr. Sanjay Gupta Bonnie GreerTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Former royals Meghan and Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah saw accusations of racism against the British royal family as well as reflections on Meghan’s personal battle with her mental health. Former deputy private secretary to Prince Charles Peter Westmacott and New European columnist Bonnie Greer join Christiane Amanpour to unpack the interview and how the crown will react. To mark International Women’s Day Belgian PM Alexander De Croo explains why gender equality is a moral and economic issue that men should work to achieve. Then turning to covid, Ayoade Alakija talks about leading the push for vaccine equity in Africa. She says that as wealthy countries snap up vaccine doses other countries are left behind. And finally, Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman is funding Inspiration4 — the world’s first all-civilian space mission — with SpaceX. Our Walter Isaacson speaks to him and Hayley Arceneaux who is set to be the first crew member of the historic mission.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition falls on 23 August. To mark this date, Hartwig Fischer and Sushma Jansari are joined by guests Olivette Otele and Bonnie Greer to discuss the legacies of slavery, its impact on today's society, and how museums should respond to these histories both now and in the future. The wide-ranging conversation touches on how the British Museum engages with its own history, how it was shaped by empire, questions who ‘writes' history, and reflects on how museums and institutions can widen access, increase diversity and co-curate effectively.   Bonnie Greer is a writer, playwright, broadcaster, critic and political commentator, and former Deputy Chair of the British Museum. Olivette Otele is Professor of the History of Slavery at Bristol University and Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society and the Chair for Bristol's Race Equality Commission. 

Gemma Cairney joins Bonnie Greer at one of her favourite places, the British Museum.

Elizabeth McGovern, best known in the UK for being Lady Cora in Downton Abbey is in a play in London at the moment called Starry Messenger. Elizabeth plays the wife of a man going through a mid-life crisis. Plus the latest Sadie and the Hotheads news. From President Trump's state visit to D-Day celebrations, we reflect on a week of ceremony with Jess Brammar Executive Editor, HuffPost UK, Sarah Elliot Chair of Republicans Overseas UK, and Bonnie Greer, columnist with the New European newspaper, playwright and critic. We continue our look at women sports coaches as part of coaching week with tennis coach, Francesca Lewis. She fell in love with the game when she was just 8 years old, and she went on to compete in tournaments right across the world. But it was as a tennis coach, rather than a player, that Francesca really found her calling. She now trains some of the best junior players in the world at Swansea's Regional Player Development Centre.Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Helen Fitzhenry

Chicago-raised Bonnie Greer is instantly recognisable in the UK as a television pundit, playwright and critic. She famously took on former BNP leader Nick Griffin on BBC's Question Time and has written five books and numerous plays that skewer politics, identity and race. The Last Bohemians meets Bonnie in Soho, London, where she explores how the 1970s New York of Basquiat and Warhol shaped her an an artist, as well as her far-ranging ideas on making work about race, ageism, navigating the art and opinions of problematic personalities, and how not to play it safe as an artist. Presenter: Kate Hutchinson Producer: Isis Thompson Photos: Laura Kelly www.thelastbohemians.co.uk @thelastbohemianspod

Matthew Sweet has a first night review from Susannah Clapp of Jude Law as Henry V directed by Michael Grandage. He also talks to maritime geographer Phil Steinberg and expert in international public law, Steve Haines, about what the Freedom of the Seas means now and how maritime governance may develop this century. And Hughes biographer Bonnie Greer and the writer Fred D'Aiguiar have watched a new version of Langston Hughes' 1961 retelling of the nativity story; Black Nativity and talk to Matthew about Langston Hughes' enduring legacy.