Anna Chen interview with Beijing radio, Studio Plus, on Anna May Wong, Hollywood legend and one of the most misunderstood talents back in the Twenties.
“This is what fascinated me about Anna May Wong, Chinese movie star, Hollywood’s first Chinese superstar, the most famous Chinese woman in the world in the 1920s and 30s.”
Anna May Wong Must Die! in China: Anna Chen’s radio interview on Studio Plus Read More »
Anna Chen – Monday, 11 January 2016 Great planning, David So THAT’S what Blackstar was about. David Bowie, who died yesterday aged 69 after a long illness, said farewell in the most eloquent, meaningful and stylish way possible with his last album released only days ago. He left his fans a valuable parting gift that will
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Jeremy Corbyn, the BBC and the democratic process Why has Jeremy Corbyn’s election as leader of the Labour Party with a massive 59.5 per cent provoked more fury among the centre-left than the predations of the right which still overwhelm us? I’m bewildered by the preoccupation among good friends with diversions that have little to
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WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD It is always good to be brought into the light, even though it may take an age: better late than never. And so the theme of Heaven Sent, the penultimate episode in the latest series of Doctor Who, brings me to my knees in grateful awe. Heaven Sent knocked me off my
Heaven Sent Doctor Who episode satisfies this SF critic at last: five-star review Read More »
SPOILER ALERT!!! Oh the excitement as the Amazon package containing another 3D blu-ray movie drops through the door. This week it’s the fifth in the much-loved Terminator franchise, Terminator Genisys which I’ve had on order for weeks and which was at long last released on November 2nd. But yikes … After a promising start with
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I’ve had the good fortune to be one of the few ethnics who have slipped through the cultural net and been able to make a few good programmes at the BBC, having a great face for the radio. But it’s shameful that there’s still so much unconscious racism as inadvertently exposed in a recent BBC
All white at the BBC: South Africa would be proud of Newsnight Read More »
