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Catch me talking about the archaeology of Romany people in the finale of the new series of Digging For Britain, 16th January at 8pm on BBC Two !
Or watch it now on Iplayer:
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026rl…
Sacha Baron Cohen told a village of Roma people that he was making a documentary about the poverty they suffered and then instead used them as the fictional town in Borat and labelled them rapists
Sacha Baron Cohen on suspicion that the calls for a boycott of his new film, 'Ali G: Who Iz I?,' are tied to his past support of Israel:
"Well, I haven’t said anything about Israel. I think people are being portrayed as things that they are not on social media and it’s problematic. We are in a world where people can’t distinguish between facts and lies, and that’s something that I’ve spent a lot of the last few years trying to fix. For example, I co-founded a group called Stop Hate for Profit with the NAACP and Color of Change and the ADL and certain other civil rights groups to stop the misinformation and incitement of racism on social media. So, I’m not surprised that prominent Jews are being targeted. I knew that this was going to happen. The level of organization is surprising, but this is a trend of Jews being portrayed in certain ways and trying to be silenced." bit.ly/4BpPgkz
Hate tweeting these days but the already weak social commentary C4 think they’re making with this show is ultimately complete undone by the fact that no institution does more to re-create the Nazi poor propaganda than C4 does with their slew of Gypsy-racism -stoking tv shows
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Fresh blow for Ed Sheeran as ‘Galway Girl’ is voted the most awful track of the past 4,000 years
Watched the Peaky Blinders film last night. Them being Gypsies is a huge part of the plot. To my surprise I thought it was good, relatively accurate, and actually quite moving to see Romany representation especially in the end scene. I also think you could see the moments where
In side quest mode this year. Having a public boxing match in Norfolk on 11th April. Let me know if you want to come x
Sort of act people use as an example of not just sticking to the main stages at Glastonbury because you can see this at 4am in a hole in the ground (they are wrong)
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I was lucky enough to see my friends at @red_rose_chain do Alice In Wonderland last night!
Amazing and so so funny. It’s on until January in Ipswich, go see it!
I have so much time for RRC. Amazing theatre, amazing community work, and an all round lovely lot x
We’re having an absolute blast in rehearsals for Alice in Wonderland!!
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at our Alice in Wonderland rehearsals as we bring Wonderland to life! We can’t wait to share it with you!
redrosechain.com/alice-in-wo…
Erica Belton | Pip Films
Our Romany archaeology project is nominated for an Archaeological Achievement Award tonight!
I didn’t make the trip to Belfast as my mental health hasn’t been the best lately but I will be watching live online 🫡🫡🫡🫡
Only a few hours left until we come together with archaeologists across the UK and Ireland to celebrate the 2025 #ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards!
You can join us and cheer on the winners from home by watching our live-stream, starting 8 pm today 👉 youtube.com/live/GA6_QaE6GUU…
The exhibition I’ve worked on with three brilliant Romany artists, looking at Romany heritage through art, opens on 25th November at @LDN_Museum!
My contribution includes a historic timeline, new audio piece and a short film.
Free until January 2027!
londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on…
