Sarfraz Manzoor
@sarfrazmanzoor.bsky.social
I am a screenwriter (Blinded by the Light), author (Greetings from Bury Park, They), journalist (Guardian, Times and lots of others), I teach at UCL and am working on my first stage play. Mostly though I am a husband and father of two young children.
White by name, racist fuckwit by nature.
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
White by name, racist fuckwit by nature.
I am feeling a bit sad about missing Radiohead at the o2 but consoling myself with the fact I saw them at the Hop and Grape in Manchester on The Bends tour in March 1995.
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I am feeling a bit sad about missing Radiohead at the o2 but consoling myself with the fact I saw them at the Hop and Grape in Manchester on The Bends tour in March 1995.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
There was a brief period around 2012 when The Guardian basically let me interview whoever I wanted. It was a good time. Jimmy Cliff, whose death has just been announced, was among those I talked to. youtu.be/51pJYlg7cXA?...
Jimmy Cliff: 'I always have a positive outlook' -video
YouTube video by The Guardian
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
There was a brief period around 2012 when The Guardian basically let me interview whoever I wanted. It was a good time. Jimmy Cliff, whose death has just been announced, was among those I talked to. youtu.be/51pJYlg7cXA?...
I’ll admit it: I did not see this one coming.
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I’ll admit it: I did not see this one coming.
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Elon Musk appears to be the most insecure human being in human history. Money can't buy you love.
I asked grok who was the better role model for humanity, Jesus Christ or Elon Musk. GUESS WHAT.
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Elon Musk appears to be the most insecure human being in human history. Money can't buy you love.
anyone manage to get tickets for Radiohead for the o2 shows?
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
anyone manage to get tickets for Radiohead for the o2 shows?
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NEW: Big news in TV world - the great gathering that is the Edinburgh TV Festival may leave Edinburgh.
The city is so expensive in the summer, while organisers want to make it more accessible.
Bids invited from other cities. Another sign of industry strain:
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
The city is so expensive in the summer, while organisers want to make it more accessible.
Bids invited from other cities. Another sign of industry strain:
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Edinburgh TV Festival could leave Edinburgh
Organisers look at other UK venues amid concerns over costs and industry’s lack of working-class voices
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
NEW: Big news in TV world - the great gathering that is the Edinburgh TV Festival may leave Edinburgh.
The city is so expensive in the summer, while organisers want to make it more accessible.
Bids invited from other cities. Another sign of industry strain:
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
The city is so expensive in the summer, while organisers want to make it more accessible.
Bids invited from other cities. Another sign of industry strain:
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Allister Heath has 100% gone full bananas.
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Allister Heath has 100% gone full bananas.
Spoiler: no, she can’t.
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Spoiler: no, she can’t.
He is really paying the price for that friendship.
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
He is really paying the price for that friendship.
Just when I couldn’t love Springsteen more*
*yes of course I know this is AI - I’m not an idiot.
*yes of course I know this is AI - I’m not an idiot.
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Just when I couldn’t love Springsteen more*
*yes of course I know this is AI - I’m not an idiot.
*yes of course I know this is AI - I’m not an idiot.
You take what you can get with Bob…
A very lovely Bob Dylan gig tonight in Glasgow. He even looked at the audience, and took the applause.
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
You take what you can get with Bob…
Some potentially awkward facts about 'Khan's London.' (this is from Fraser Nelson) frasernelson.substack.com/p/on-the-cas...
November 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Some potentially awkward facts about 'Khan's London.' (this is from Fraser Nelson) frasernelson.substack.com/p/on-the-cas...
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And btw as I’ve written I’m not necessarily convinced BBC should survive in its current form. But I’m far more sure, partly because I’m an actual patriot, that its demise shouldn’t come at the hands of a foreign head of state.
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
And btw as I’ve written I’m not necessarily convinced BBC should survive in its current form. But I’m far more sure, partly because I’m an actual patriot, that its demise shouldn’t come at the hands of a foreign head of state.
Quick note: if I post something and you have an issue with it please don’t feel free to let me know because I’m very unlikely to care what you think. Sounds harsh I know but happens to be true.
November 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Quick note: if I post something and you have an issue with it please don’t feel free to let me know because I’m very unlikely to care what you think. Sounds harsh I know but happens to be true.
I am in a state of shock after reading of the death of the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke. She was only 56. She leaves behind a huge body of work but she had so much more to offer I am sure.
I guess none of us know how long we have left- the deadline might be nearer than we think.
I guess none of us know how long we have left- the deadline might be nearer than we think.
November 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I am in a state of shock after reading of the death of the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke. She was only 56. She leaves behind a huge body of work but she had so much more to offer I am sure.
I guess none of us know how long we have left- the deadline might be nearer than we think.
I guess none of us know how long we have left- the deadline might be nearer than we think.
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Beautiful piece by @TimAdamsWrites on the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who could write wonderfully about anything, has died tragically young and will be hugely, hugely missed by so many people.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Beautiful piece by @TimAdamsWrites on the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who could write wonderfully about anything, has died tragically young and will be hugely, hugely missed by so many people.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
I am expecting Allison Pearson to soon be announced as the new Director General of the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I am expecting Allison Pearson to soon be announced as the new Director General of the BBC.
The Washington Post gives a helpful AI generated summary of readers’ opinions about its op-ed.
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The Washington Post gives a helpful AI generated summary of readers’ opinions about its op-ed.
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In 1994, 14-year-old Tanya Marie Frazier vanished after summer school and was later found dead. Prosecutors this week charged a 57-year-old man with murder in connection with her death.
After More Than 30 Years, a Man Is Charged in Seattle Girl’s Killing
Tanya Marie Frazier, 14, never returned from summer school in 1994, and was found dead in a wooded area five days later. The police say a new DNA analysis links a felon to her death.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In 1994, 14-year-old Tanya Marie Frazier vanished after summer school and was later found dead. Prosecutors this week charged a 57-year-old man with murder in connection with her death.