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Controversial film about British Black Power revolutionary Michael X coming to Leeds for rare screening
Black Audio Film Collective’s 1991 film Who Needs A Heart will be shown at Leeds City Varieties Music Hall in October 2022.
Leeds academic wins funding to explore how Victorian publishing transformed science for the people
Dr Jon Topham has been awarded £320,000 from the Leverhulme Trust to examine how Victorian Britain’s modern vision of science came to be.
Louise Minchin shares menopause struggles as BBC presenter backs wool remedies for better sleep
Louise Minchin has teamed up with Woolroom for its Menopause and Clean Sleep campaign after revealing how the menopause started to affect her job on BBC Breakfast.
Simon Armitage to mark 100 years of the BBC with special centenary poem
The Poet Laureate and University of Leeds Professor of Poetry has been commissioned by the BBC to examine the corporation from a ‘unique perspective’.
Call for papers: Wende ohne Ende? Representing the East German revolution and transformation years
A call for papers for a University of Leeds conference examining the continuing impact of the Wende in German culture has been issued.