When Afua Hirsch hit forty years old, she had an encounter that made her rethink her own, and society’s, attitudes towards body image and ancestry. That’s now the basis of her new book ...

Tom McKinney on Olivier Messiaen Journalist and writer Afua Hirsch discusses "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys, the story of the forgotten first wife of Mr Rochester in Charlotte Bronte's novel ...

Here’s what you need to know about Africa Rising With Afua Hirsch. Admit it: when I say documentary, you assume you’re in for a world of misery, murder and general despair. Not so, though, ...