David Hendy
@davidhendy.bsky.social
Writer & broadcaster, Prof. Emeritus University of Sussex. The BBC: A People's History, Noise: A Human History, Radio 4.
Writer-in-residence 2026, Gladstone’s Library
Rep: United Agents
https://societyofauthors.org/soa-member/david-hendy/
Writer-in-residence 2026, Gladstone’s Library
Rep: United Agents
https://societyofauthors.org/soa-member/david-hendy/
… Whereas this sounds GLORIOUS
Once Upon a Time in Harlem review – remarkable Harlem Renaissance documentary
A once-in-a-lifetime dinner party from 1972 is transformed into a thrilling and inspiring hang-out movie
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:28 AM
… Whereas this sounds GLORIOUS
There are plenty of good people - and good programmes - still there. But there are some worrying blind spots, and I believe that some (not all) of its news coverage is worsening the rightward shift in the Overton window
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
There are plenty of good people - and good programmes - still there. But there are some worrying blind spots, and I believe that some (not all) of its news coverage is worsening the rightward shift in the Overton window
A generation who understood - not always perfectly, but well enough - that you cannot remain neutral between truth and lies and you cannot remain neutral between democrats and dictators
January 30, 2026 at 9:55 AM
A generation who understood - not always perfectly, but well enough - that you cannot remain neutral between truth and lies and you cannot remain neutral between democrats and dictators
Alban also interviewed the brilliant Satish Jacob, about his own work as a journalist covering Indian life and politics for the BBC:
connectedhistoriesofthebbc.org/play/?id=407
connectedhistoriesofthebbc.org/play/?id=407
January 27, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Alban also interviewed the brilliant Satish Jacob, about his own work as a journalist covering Indian life and politics for the BBC:
connectedhistoriesofthebbc.org/play/?id=407
connectedhistoriesofthebbc.org/play/?id=407
Reposted by David Hendy
Entries are absurdly unbalanced, to favour US govt false statements, in a scenario where "sharply contested" both sides reporting would be highly inadequate
BBC are here being a real time conduit of the misinformation that they say their mission is to verify+counter
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
BBC are here being a real time conduit of the misinformation that they say their mission is to verify+counter
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
Minneapolis live: Man, 37, shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis
The shooting follows days of protests in the city over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operation.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Entries are absurdly unbalanced, to favour US govt false statements, in a scenario where "sharply contested" both sides reporting would be highly inadequate
BBC are here being a real time conduit of the misinformation that they say their mission is to verify+counter
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
BBC are here being a real time conduit of the misinformation that they say their mission is to verify+counter
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
Yes. Also perhaps no feeling for the crooked timber of humanity
January 24, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Yes. Also perhaps no feeling for the crooked timber of humanity
Oh yes, I had that one very much in mind. A complete misreading. I suppose I think of it as knee-jerk backlash stuff. I thought the series displayed oodles of kindness and moral struggle
January 24, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Oh yes, I had that one very much in mind. A complete misreading. I suppose I think of it as knee-jerk backlash stuff. I thought the series displayed oodles of kindness and moral struggle