Lenny Henry

2022 - 9 - 2

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Sir Lenny Henry filming new show Three Little Birds in Coventry (Coventry Live)

The comedy legend and Rings of Power star has been in the city recently for work.

The show being filmed in the [city](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/) currently is Three Little Birds, written by Henry based loosely on his mother's move to England from Jamaica in the 1950s. "They all get to the UK with one thing on their minds - a new life. For me, a life-long dream has come true. [How to travel to Godiva Festival by train, bus or bike](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/how-travel-godiva-festival-train-24902244) [Masked men with knives loitering outside Coventry home pretended to be 'curry delivery'](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/masked-men-knives-loitering-outside-24898997) [CCTV captures man 'stealing' bottles of milk from resident's home in Coventry](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/cctv-captures-man-stealing-bottles-24898555) [Biker allegedly found with drugs and cash after police chase on M6](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/biker-allegedly-found-drugs-cash-24896248) [Intense lorry fire means M6 lane closures for 24 hours](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/intense-lorry-fire-means-m6-24895402) [Coventry](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/), with some residents in [Earlsdon](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/all-about/earlsdon) receiving letters from production company Tiger Aspect warning about filming. [Coventry](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/).

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Lenny Henry, Paul O'Grady and Anton Du Beke heading to ... (Blackpool Gazette)

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It is the first new literary festival to be scheduled in the north for many years and we are thrilled at the confirmed line up. said: “This is the first ever Word Fest. including Sir Michael Morpurgo presenting War Horse Live in Concert. His conversation is on Monday, October 10 at 8pm, with all tickets including a signed copy of The Ballroom Blitz and a meet and greet. [Latin](/topic/latin) dancer and [BBC](/topic/bbc) Strictly judge, [Anton Du Beke](/topic/anton-du-beke) at Word Fest., taking place at the Winter Gardens from Friday, October 7 until the following Monday.Sir Lenny Henry’s will be taking about his new book Rising to the Surface on Sunday, October 9 at 8pm, with all tickets including a signed copy of the book and a meet and greet. In Conversation with Paul O’Grady will take place on Sunday, October 9 at 4pm, with all tickets including a signed copy of the latest in the Eddie Albert and the Amazing Animal Gang series The Curse of the Smugglers’ Treasure.

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