FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Marcus ryder - The Untold Story

Film and TV charity unveils landmark mental health principles for UK industry

Move comes after 35% of sector workers surveyed described their mental health as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26

In the Caribbean and Africa a reparations movement is growing: so why is Britain pretending otherwise?

This year was a pivotal one, in which the issue of restorative justice began to frame the UK’s post-imperial relationship with the global south

The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2025

‘We don’t celebrate Black creativity enough’: why the Black British book festival is bigger than ever

Ahead of the BBBF this weekend, authors who’ll be in attendance explain the crisis in publishing of Black writing, and why coming together is the solution

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2025

Toxic behaviour in TV jeopardises key British industry, experts warn

Leading figures say skilled freelancers feel ‘massive fear’ about speaking out and are leaving industry

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2025

Trump’s film tariffs could ‘wipe out UK industry’, Starmer warned

Ministers warned they need to step up to save the UK’s status as ‘the Hollywood of Europe’ from Trump’s tariffs

The Independent UK · May 6, 2025

The life and tragic death of John Balson: how a true crime producer documented his own rising horror

His symptoms began with dizziness, headaches, a lack of sleep and panic attacks. Over time, they grew worse. All the while, this beloved husband, father and son was wondering about the role his work played in his illness

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2024

Marcus Ryder on how the Windrush generation shaped modern Britain

The impact of the passengers arriving at Tilbury Docks 75 years ago today was transformative — culture, food, humour, the very infrastructure of society was changed forever, says Marcus Ryder

Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2023

The lesson from the Diane Abbott furore: neither false equivalence nor hierarchies of victimhood help us

This is too sensitive an issue to address without care and precision, says Marcus Ryder of the Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023

Pressure grows on Rishi Sunak to end political BBC appointments after damning Richard Sharp report

Corporation warned its image ‘tainted’ by row over chair’s ties to Boris Johnson

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

I am an expert on diversity in mainstream media. Here’s why leaving Twitter helps the racists

I would rather endure a few hostile–and even possibly racist–tweets than lose my voice altogether, writes Marcus Ryder.

Fortune · Dec 8, 2022