News & Events
The TV Time Machine Returns
Earlier this year, I hosted a Manchester history film event with The North West Film Archive . This was a rare opportunity to watch and discuss excerpts from a series of 3 black history films that documented the black experience in Manchester in the 1970s and 1980s, with family members, friends and original contributors to the film present
Our special guest was Professor Gus John who narrated and appeared in the original films.
The event took place on 21st February 2024.
Home Mcr -Black Creatives In Conversation
This October, for Black History Month, I am being featured in Black Creatives In Conversation at HOME, Manchester. They are releasing three video interviews with Black female creatives, and one of them is me. Available to watch for free online.
BBC Radio Manchester Special
I joined David Scott, aka Argh Kid, for the BBC Radio Manchester special on Saturday 2nd October at 18:00 to celebrate the station’s 50th anniversary. A revised repeat will go out on Boxing Day
Manchester’s Popular Music – Digitising Histories
This panel discusses issues relating to Manchester’s popular music histories. Panel members include Karen Gabay, DJ Paulette, Aniff Akinola, Beate Peter.
Digital Guest Lists: live music and streaming
MediaCityUK’s ‘Spotlight On’ local music leaders and how they have worked to keep Manchester’s music culture going throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic.
BlackPeril2020 - online festival
An online festival showcasing music, dance, new commissions, interviews and panel discussions from London, Hull, Salford, Liverpool, Cardiff and Newport.
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We Built This City podcast
We Built This City with Lisa Morton is a podcast series that features in-depth interviews with Mancunians.Contributors include John Thomson, Justin Eagleton & Figen Murray.
You can listen to my episode here - We Built This City.
BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Dotun Adebayo
An appearance on Dotun Adebayo’s show
This week, I joined Dotun Adebayo for his weekly Virtual Jukebox on BBC Radio 5 Live. The theme was 'Words Matter’ and the listeners called in with some incredibly powerful moving stories and some truly funny moments.