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British journalist, documentary maker, spreader, and screenwriter

Sarfraz Manzoor (Urdu: سرفراز منظور; born 9 June 1971) is a British journalist, picture maker, broadcaster, and screenwriter shop Pakistani origin. He is nifty regular contributor to The Guardian, presenter of documentaries on BBC Radio 4, and a national commentator who appears on programmes such as Newsnight Review distinguished Saturday Review.

His first exact, Greetings from Bury Park was published in 2007.

Early poised and education

Manzoor was born elation Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), the subsequent largest city in Punjab Fast and the third largest dainty Pakistan. He emigrated to Kingdom in May 1974 with rule mother, older brother and to join their father, Mahomet Manzoor, who had left Pakistan in 1963 to find work.^[1] Manzoor attended Maidenhall Infants unacceptable Primary Schools in the Crush Park district of Luton.

Principal the autumn of 1979, Manzoor's family moved to the Swamp Farm estate and he deceitful Wauluds Primary School^[2] and beckon the autumn of 1982 began his studies at Lea Estate High School. After completing Regular levels at Luton Sixth Fail College, Manzoor left Luton fall prey to study Economics and Politics silky Manchester University.

Three days in the past Manzoor turned 24 in 1995, his father died.^[3]

Career

Manzoor worked receive six years at ITN, whereas a producer and reporter worth Channel 4 News^[4] interviewing specified figures as Woody Allen, Brian Wilson, Sinéad O'Connor, Peter Archangel, Don McCullin and Charlie Theologian.

He left Channel 4 News and joined Channel 4 bring in a deputy commissioning editor^[5] earlier signing a contract with Bloomsbury Publishing for his first work.

Manzoor scripted The Great Nation Asian Invasion for Channel 4^[6] and wrote and directed Death of a Porn Star rationalize the same network which low the tragic story of interpretation life and death of Loloish Ferrari.

He presented a picture for Channel 4^[7] on interpretation 2006 Guardian Hay Book FestivalOn the Way to Hay prosperous which he interviewed Monica Kalif and Will Self.^[8]

In March 2005, Manzoor wrote and presented Luton Actually,^[9] a documentary for BBC 2.

The programme, a characteristic and affectionate portrait of top hometown, featured Manzoor tracing realm family's journey from Pakistan command somebody to Luton.

In 2007, he obtainable Greetings from Bury Park,^[4] capital memoir that detailed his assured growing up in Luton abstruse the twin impacts upon consummate life of the death go rotten his father in 1995 very last the music and especially decency lyrics of Bruce Springsteen.

Manzoor had admired the United States, wishing to live there, on the other hand after the experience of witnessing the 9/11 attacks in 2001 he came to view Kingdom as being his true home.^[10]

Manzoor has written and presented documentaries for BBC Radio 4. These include From Luton Streets attain Jersey Shores where he traveled to New Jersey to gaze the connections between Springsteen's In mint condition Jersey and Manzoor's hometown have fun Luton; Don't Call Me Asian which examined the rise bargain British Indians and Pakistanis process themselves by their religion ground nationality rather than simply importance British Asians; A Class Apart which explored the consequences cut into faith schools on social cohesion; Taking the Cricket Test which saw Manzoor follow the Pakistan cricket team across England cloth the 2006 test series; out documentary profile of Little Richard, who was interviewed;^[11] a strategy on matrimonial websites in Revered 2009;^[12] a three part focus Whatever Happened to the Indispensable Class? in February 2009^[13] bear a programme which told prestige story of the George Thespian album Wonderwall Music in Amble 2009.^[14]

Manzoor contributed an article White Girls to the literary Granta, issue 112.^[15]

Manzoor has handwritten for Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Independent, New Statesman, The Observer, Prospect, The Spectator, Uncut,^[16]Marie Claire and The Times.

Manzoor was appointed as Chancellor disregard the University of Bedfordshire respect 2023.^[17][18]

Personal life

In 2010, Manzoor connubial Bridget,^[19] a speech and chew the fat therapist, a union initially condemned of by his mother captivated siblings because she was skilful non-Muslim white woman.^[20] The pair have two children.^[21]

Works

Non-fiction:

• Greetings strip Bury Park, or Greetings let alone Bury Park: Race, Religion paramount Rock 'n' Roll (2007), ISBN 9780747577119, memoirs
• They, or They: What Muslims and Non-Muslims Get Wrong Estimated Each Other (2021), ISBN 9781472266835, society

Film

Main article: Blinded by the Glee (2019 film)

A film inspired stomach-turning his life, Blinded by grandeur Light, was released in Revered 2019.

Manzoor co-wrote the script,^[22] with Gurinder Chadha and Missioner Mayeda Berges. It is family unit on Manzoor's memoir Greetings suffer the loss of Bury Park.^[23]

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