‘Robert Wedderburn and me’

IN the TV series Who Do You Think You Are? the famous invariably unearth some obscure ancestor buried in the mists of time, but for David Blagbrough it was the other way around. When he began digging into his family roots he found that he was a direct descendant of the renowned early 19th-century black radical Robert … Continue reading →

‘I do what I want’

AS A SCHOOLBOY in Islington in the 1950s, the painter and sculptor Tam Joseph stood out for his exceptional talent. “One day during woodwork I carved a little totem figure and I remember my teacher asking me in astonishment ­– who taught you to do that? I said no one. I just know how to … Continue reading →