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Mike Phillips (writer)
Michael Angus Phillips, (born 8 August 1941), is a British writer and broadcast journalist of Guyanese descent. He is best known for his crime fiction, including four novels featuring black journalist Sam Dean. Early years Mike Phillips was born in Georgetown, a port city in the equatorial colony British Guiana (now Guyana). In 1956 with his family he migrated to Islington in London, England, when he was aged about 14. He was educated at the University of London (English), the University of Essex (Politics), and received a Postgraduate Certificate in Education The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE/PGCertEd) is a one- or two-year higher education course in England, Wales and Northern Ireland which provides training in order to allow graduates to become teachers within maintained schools. In ... from Goldsmiths College, London. Career Phillips worked for the BBC as a journalist and broadcaster between 1972 and 1983, then became a lecturer in media studies at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Kebab Awards
The British Kebab Awards (colloquially know as the 'kebabbies') are an annual event to celebrate local kebab restaurants across the UK. The awards were founded by Ibrahim Dogus, an entrepreneur, restaurateur and founder of the Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS), in 2013. Since their creation, the awards have attracted politicians from different political parties to network and present awards, including Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Sadiq Khan MP in 2016. The awards are sponsored by internet fast food delivery provider Just Eat, and have attracted significant attention in both traditional and social media, being dubbed the KeBAFTAs by fans on Twitter. Founder Ibrahim Dogus is a former waiter, owner of Troia restaurant in Waterloo, London, and the son of Kurdish refugees from Turkey who arrived in the UK in 1994. Dogus became a community activist in the early 2000s, and was shot while trying to combat drug crime in Hackney, where he lived. The British Kebab Awards are organised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
