Screenwriter Theresa Ikoko on her new BBC 3 series: Grime Kids
Theresa Ikoko’s joyous coming-of-age drama celebrates the stories of brotherhood behind Bow’s grime revolution. Growing up in East London in
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In our Cultural Heritage section we look at what makes our neighbourhood unique. We explore the arts, culture and heritage that have formed our identity, including Bow grime music, the East London Suffragettes and the Cockney heritage.
Theresa Ikoko’s joyous coming-of-age drama celebrates the stories of brotherhood behind Bow’s grime revolution. Growing up in East London in
Defining urban Britain in the noughties, grime music was honed and crafted by the likes of Wiley and Dizzee Rascal
Cockney and King’s English will die with the next generation as young people are found to be using three new
‘I see what I love dying and I want to record it’: The London Pub Explorer on the importance of
The historic lock-keeper’s cottage at Mile End Lock has survived the test of time, reminding us of the lost industrial
How a Globe Town mother of three is drawing on childhood trauma to destigmatise postpartum depression and provide mental health
Maud Joachim may not be as famous a Suffragette as Sylvia Pankhurst but her work earned her a medal, which
Eight days of strike action was all it took to create a borough-wide waste problem that the Council couldn’t ignore,
Author Kate Thompson’s new podcast, From the Library With Love, offers listeners a weekly insight into the forgotten stories of
Acme co-founder and former chief executive who opened up affordable studio spaces and paved the way for East London’s influential
Anika Jagot from Roman Road’s Sinclairs on the rise of community pharmacies and the need for preventative care amid a
British-Bangladeshi director Islah Abdur-Rahman on grooming, drug abuse and gang violence: ‘It’s a very heavy project, but it’s also very