Learn more

By Adam Bloodworth First Day on Earth will be programmed on the BBC I May Destroy You was an era defining lockdown drama alongside Sally Rooney’s Normal People, and four years on, writer Michaela Coel has revealed details of her new BBC show. It had been rumoured Coel, one of Britain’s most celebrated Black writer-performers, was putting together a follow-up to I May Destroy You, but in May producers announced that project was shelved. Coel, who rose to fame via her one-woman show and TV programme Chewing Gum Dreams, has announced her new project is called First Day on Earth. It will document …

cuu