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CWR,8 mins

Sir Lenny Henry: Three Little Birds filming in Coventry

Trish Adudu on BBC CWR

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Sir Lenny Henry: Three Little Birds filming in Coventry. Sir Lenny Henry has just released a new book called Rising to the Surface, tracing his career through the 80s and 90s. The 16-year-old who won a talent competition, had to navigate his way through the seas of professional comedy, learning his craft through sheer graft and hard work. He joined Trish Adudu to talk about his book and also to talk about his new show Three Little Birds that is being filmed in Coventry. The new TV show is based on his mother's experiences when she arrived from the Caribbean to begin her new life in Britain. The show is currently being filmed in and around Coventry and Leamington.

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