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Ep 3 Lenny Henry: Grief Counselling & Mask Wearing
- 2022/02/21
- 再生時間： 41 分
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Today’s guest is the legendary Sir Lenny Henry! His new memoir, 'Who Am I, Again?', goes right back to his childhood in Dudley and charts his rise to fame on the talent show 'New Faces', the sitcom 'The Fosters' and the cult Saturday morning show 'Tiswas'. I picked PAGE 199 where Lenny dives into his childhood memories growing up in a loud, busy household alongside seven siblings and his parents Winifred and Winston, who moved from Jamaica to England in the 1950s. He is extremely honest about how confusing it was to go from being a kid regularly hit by his Mum to becoming a famous comedian on the telly and the family’s main breadwinner. In this episode, Lenny reflects on how grief counselling, and hearing his Mum say “I love you” for the first time, has helped him to accept and understand the violence that went on at home. He’s open about the many masks he’s had to wear throughout his life and career, and how his survival technique has always been to blend in. --- Links: Access All Areas by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder - https://uk.bookshop.org/books/access-all-areas-the-diversity-manifesto-for-tv-and-beyond/9780571365128 Black British Lives Matter by Lenny Henry & Marcus Ryder - https://uk.bookshop.org/books/black-british-lives-matter-a-clarion-call-for-equality/9780571368495 The Boy With Wings by Lenny Henry - https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-boy-with-wings-9781529067835/9781529067835 Who Am I, Again? By Lenny Henry - https://uk.bookshop.org/books/who-am-i-again/9780571342617 --- Social Media: Abby on Twitter and Instagram - @AbbyHollick Lenny on Twitter - @LennyHenry --- Page is hosted and produced by Abby Hollick for Good Tape. To contact us, email abby@goodtape.org Sound Engineers: Hunter Charlton and Chris Sharp Original Music: Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell for Torch and Compass Graphic Designer: Tim Hughes Web Support: Daniel Benoliel