A review by jen_abrahall
Access All Areas: The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond by Marcus Ryder, Lenny Henry

funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

I would say this book is simply fantastic. It’s an eloquently written, engaging, clearly formulated manifesto for change. I read most of this book on the buses (which I firmly believe should be publicly owned and free to all) of Bristol - a city known for its refusal to accept the status quo which I think was the perfect venue for this book to be absorbed. Even as someone relatively well read in social issues this was an enlightening read. Simply staggering statistics which as a chronically ill woman training for a career in TV didn’t shock but did surprise me (not in the existence of the facts but in the extent of them). I don’t know how else to say this is a must read - it’s perfectly written in a wonderfully concise format and tied up in such a beautifully neat bow in chapter 12. It’s wonderfully informed - I couldn’t be more on board with the collaborative style of this book - I particularly loved that despite the fact it was Lenny Henry talking to you throughout there was no attempt to hide the many contributors to both this book and his campaign. It’s just perfect - short and sweet and worth every joyous moment of reading.