Floella Benjamin
There’s no shortage of first-class black Britons to feature on postage stamps | Letter
Letter: David Gold of Royal Mail responds to readers’ comments on ‘special stamp’ choices
12, Nov, 2023 @4:39 PM
Ex-TV presenter Floella Benjamin among coronation procession
Other people selected are human rights barrister and former MI5 boss, Buckingham Palace says
Caroline Davies
27, Apr, 2023 @9:00 PM
Coming to England review – Floella Benjamin story overlooks her ascent to Play School
We see the shock of Windrush-era racism from a child’s perspective, but miss the details of how she rose nontheless to become the face of children’s TV
Arifa Akbar
05, Apr, 2022 @12:31 PM
Marilyn Malin obituary
Other lives: Publisher who championed Michael Morpurgo and Floella Benjamin
Jane Nissen
28, Feb, 2022 @5:48 PM
Floella Benjamin’s childhood memoir to become stage play
Birmingham Rep says premiere of Coming to England will be highlight of forthcoming season
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
20, Apr, 2021 @6:00 AM
Heather Couper remembered by Floella Benjamin
The broadcaster and parliamentarian remembers her friend and fellow TV presenter, a distinguished astronomer and science advocate
Floella Benjamin
15, Dec, 2020 @1:00 PM
Floella Benjamin: I was told to 'shut up or never work again'
Peer and former Play School presenter recalls pushback after she pressed for greater diversity in TV
Guardian staff and agency
11, Oct, 2020 @6:00 AM
Over 100 MPs and peers in call to back creative industries in lockdown
Letter to government warns of impact of coronavirus on workers and their families
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
14, Apr, 2020 @2:43 PM
Floella Benjamin: 'They sent the police to arrest us'
She was the face of kids’ TV and became one of the most influential presenters ever. As Baroness Benjamin’s achievements are recognised, she looks back at the racism she overcame
Ellen E Jones
03, Dec, 2019 @3:08 PM
Increasing diversity in the creative industries | Letters
Letters: A new all-party parliamentary group will help tackle declining diversity in the creative sector, says Ed Vaizey MP
Letters
21, Jul, 2019 @4:25 PM
Windrush memorial belongs in Brixton, not Waterloo
Letters: Arthur Torrington rejects the assertion that the central London train station is an appropriate site, saying Brixton is where the immigrants set up home
Letters
05, Jul, 2019 @4:13 PM
Tax breaks would focus minds on real diversity in film and TV | Letters
Letters: A group including leading British film and television actors, writers and directors is calling for tax relief to encourage diversity throughout their industry
Letters
05, Nov, 2018 @6:20 PM
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