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BBC News
8 hours ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Anti-racism rally held at Belfast City Hall
Protesters gathered at Belfast City Hall on Saturday for a demonstration against Stand Up to Racism rally was co-organised by United Against Racism Belfast, Reclaim the Agenda and the trade union said the march was to show solidarity with migrant workers and Ireland has seen disorder and a spate of racist attacks in recent weeks. The violence started nearly two weeks in Ballymena, County Antrim after a peaceful protest over an alleged sexual assault in the disorder later spread to other areas including Larne, Londonderry, Belfast and Portadown on subsequent nights. Speaking at Saturday's anti-racism rally at Belfast City Hall, Helen Crickard from Reclaim the Agenda said it was about education not violence."We are disgusted violence against women and girls is being used in this way," she the same location there was also an anti-immigration rally. Police vehicles were present to separate the two anti-racism rally was hosted by Northern Irish actor Lola Calvert was among members of the public who attended."It's important to set an example. It's important for my kids to see me show solidarity with people who are here for sanctuary," he said.
The Journal
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Journal
Say Nothing wins prestigious Peabody Award
SAY NOTHING HAS won a prestigious Peabody Award in the Entertainment category. The nine-part series, based on the best-selling book of the same title by author Patrick Radden Keefe, focuses on the disappearance of Jean McConville. Nobody has ever been charged with McConville's killing, who was taken from her home in west Belfast in December 1972 and murdered by the Provisional IRA. Her remains were found by a walker in August 2003 on a beach in Co Louth. The Peabody Awards celebrate storytelling that reflects the social issues and the emerging voices of our day. Established in 1940, the Peabody Award was originally created to honour excellence in radio broadcasting and was the radio industry's equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes. However, it was later expanded to include television and now includes podcasts, social media videos and streaming media. Advertisement The Board of the Peabody Award said it seeks 'excellence on its own terms' and 'stories that matter' and that it awards storytelling rather than popularity or commercial success. (L-R) Brad Simpson, Michael Lennox, Monica Levinson, Joshua Zetumer, Anthony Boyle, Lola Petticrew, Hazel Doupe, Nina Jacobson and Maxine Peake, winners of the Peabody Award for Say Nothing Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo Say Nothing was among the scripted series winners in the Entertainment category, alongside Netflix's Baby Reindeer. The Board remarked that Say Nothing was successful because it explores 'the social power of radical political belief, the code of silence that bound believers to secrecy, and the haunting emotional and psychological consequences of extreme violence on the lives and families of those who were lost and those who survived'. At the awards ceremony, Joshua Zetumer, creator and executive producer of Say Nothing, said: 'When bad things happen – and believe me they're happening right now – the most dangerous thing we can do is stay silent.' Speaking to ABC on the read carpet before the 85 th annual Peabody Awards, Lola Petticrew said it was 'amazing' to be at the ceremony. Petticrew plays a young Dolours Price in Say Nothing. She said that 'everything the Peabody Awards stand for is something that really resonates with me'. 'The reason why I want to tell stories and to be an artist is to tell the stories that are meaningful.' Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
Irish Times
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Northern police drama Blue Lights wins best drama series at Baftas
Blue Lights , the BBC police drama written by Irish duo Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, was named best drama series at the TV Bafta awards in London last night. The Police Service of Northern Ireland series beat off meaty competition, including from Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, the adaptation of the Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall historical novels. 'Belfast, this one's for you,' said Lawn as he accepted the award for the second series of Blue Lights. Two more seasons of the successful drama have been commissioned. The event at London's Royal Festival Hall also saw Derry production company Alleycats TV – Des Henderson, Emma Parkins, Ed Stobart, Jane Magowan and Denis Minihan – win in the daytime category for BBC show Clive Myrie's Caribbean Adventure. READ MORE Irish actors Lola Petticrew and Nicola Coughlan missed out on awards, having both been nominated for the first time. Petticrew was nominated in the leading actress category for her role as Dolours Price in the Disney/FX Productions series Say Nothing , with the series itself nominated for the international Bafta award. The leading actress award was won by Marisa Abela, star of Industry , a BBC drama following a group of finance graduates. Lola Petticrew as Dolours Price in in the Disney/FX Productions series Say Nothing. Photograph: Rob Youngson/FX Nicola Coughlan – who was nominated for her role in Channel 4's Big Mood – at the 2025 Bafta TV awards. Photograph: Ian West/PA Wire Gavin & Stacey's Ruth Jones beat Coughlan to triumph in the category for best female performance in a comedy. Coughlan had been nominated for her role in Channel 4's depression-themed Big Mood . Elsewhere, the Bafta for limited drama was awarded to ITV's Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, which has renewed public attention on UK subpostmasters who fought to clear their names following a scandal related to post office IT software. Mr Loverman actor Lennie James won the prize for leading actor, beating, among others, David Tennant for his performance in Rivals, Gary Oldman in Slow Horses and Richard Gadd in Baby Reindeer . [ A Deadly American Marriage review: Excruciating documentary gives Jason Corbett's killers Molly Martens and her father a platform and megaphone Opens in new window ] Gadd's co-star Jessica Gunning picked up the best supporting actress gong for her role in the dark comedy series by Netflix, which was nominated for four awards. The In Memoriam Bafta segment paid tribute to Kenneth Cope, Richard Chamberlain, William Russell, Brian Murphy, Linda Nolan, Michael Mosley, Timothy West, The Vivienne, Paul Danan, and Michelle Trachtenberg, among others who have died recently. The ceremony was opened by host and Scottish actor Alan Cumming, who referenced his presenting role on The Traitors US in a sketch with footage of him shown in the Scottish Highlands castle where the hit reality series takes place. The best single documentary Bafta went to the BBC's Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods, which follows Ukrainian soldiers fighting against Russia, while the current affairs award went to State of Rage, about Palestinian and Israeli families in the West Bank, from Channel 4. The international Bafta was won by Disney+ for Shogun, which focused on the scheming in 1600s Japan after the emperor dies and a traveller arrives from England, while Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour, about Rylan Clark and Robert Rinder exploring Italy, won the factual entertainment prize. [ Cannes 2025: Will Paul Mescal scoop an award, how will Bono's film go down, and 10 other questions Opens in new window ] The BBC documentary Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods, was made by London-based Hoyo Films, which had its programme Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone pulled from BBC iPlayer. The broadcaster is carrying out 'further due diligence with the production company', after it emerged that the film's child narrator is the son of Ayman Alyazouri, who has worked as Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture. Former Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark received a standing ovation as she collected her Bafta fellowship, the body's highest accolade, and said she had seen the 'most joyous change in television', after 'the number of women in senior roles' increased. – PA
