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Stephen Bourne was born on 31 October, 1957 in Camberwell, London, United Kingdom, is a British writer, film and social historian (born 1957). Discover Stephen Bourne's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

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Occupation Writer, film and social historian specialising in black culture
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 31 October, 1957
Birthday 31 October
Birthplace Camberwell, London, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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1930

Salutations was a nine-part series that Bourne conceived and scripted for Ladbroke Radio/BBC Radio 2, celebrating the achievements of Black African, Caribbean and British singers and musicians from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Subjects included Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson, Reginald Foresythe, Evelyn Dove, Leslie Thompson, Leslie "Jiver" Hutchinson, Ken "Snakehips" Johnson, Cyril Blake, Rudolph Dunbar, Fela Sowande, Edric Connor, Winifred Atwell, Ray Ellington, Cy Grant, Geoff Love and Shirley Bassey.

The following year, Bourne received a second CRE award in the same category for Black in the West End, a celebration of Black musical theatre in London's West End.

1957

Stephen Bourne (born 31 October 1957) is a British writer, film and social historian specialising in Black heritage and gay culture.

He was a research officer at the British Film Institute on a project that documented the history of Black people in British television.

1993

In 1993, for Salutations, Bourne received a Race in the Media Award for Best Radio Documentary from the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE).

1996

His television appearances include Black Divas (Channel 4, 1996); American Masters – Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999); The One Show (BBC1, 2013 and 2020 (Black History Month special); The Culture Show: Swingin' into the Blitz (BBC2, 2016) and Home Front Heroes (More4, 2016).

2002

In 2002 Bourne received the Metropolitan Police Volunteer Award for his work as independent adviser on critical incidents.

2005

Bourne's radio appearances have included Miss Lou at RADA (2005) with Yvonne Brewster, Raising the Bar (2015) with Sir Lenny Henry, From Shame to Pride (2017), The Film Programme (2018), Last Word (2019), The Secret History of a School (2019), Front Row (2019) and Four Thought (2020) all for BBC Radio 4; Free Thinking (2021) for BBC Radio 3; The Raw Pearl Bailey (2018) for BBC Radio 2; and Robert Elms Show (2019) for BBC Radio London.

2011

Bourne was the recipient of a Wingate Scholarship in 2011.

2013

In 2013 Bourne was nominated for a Southwark Heritage Blue Plaque for his work as a community historian and Southwark Police independent adviser.

He came second with 1,025 votes.

2014

In 2014, Bourne's book Black Poppies: Britain's Black Community and the Great War was published by The History Press.

Reviewing it in The Independent, Bernardine Evaristo said: "Until historians and cultural map-makers stop ignoring the historical presence of people of colour, books such as this one provide a powerful, revelatory counterbalance to the whitewashing of British history."

Following the publication of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities in March 2021, Bourne revealed he was listed as a contributor to the report without his knowledge, stating that he felt manipulated.

2017

In May 2017, he was honoured at the 12th Screen Nation Awards for his work on the history of Black Britons in film and television.

In 2017 he received an Honorary Fellowship from London South Bank University.

2018

In 2018, Bourne was interviewed about his Evelyn Dove photograph collection for BBC1's Antiques Roadshow.

In 2021, he was interviewed about Evelyn Dove, Adelaide Hall and Ken "Snakehips" Johnson in the series The Definitive History of Jazz in Britain, presented by Clive Myrie for Jazz FM.

In 2022, Bourne paid tribute to Sidney Poitier in BBC Radio 4's Last Word, was interviewed about Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's daughter, the composer and conductor Avril Coleridge-Taylor in BBC Radio 3's Hidden Women and Silenced Scores and contributed to BBC Radio 4's Great Lives profile of Ira Aldridge.