My Name Is Leon review – a small miracle of child's-eye-view TV

The Guardian - 10 Jun 2022
Kit de Waal's award-winning novel about a boy in foster care becomes a wise, touching and magical drama packed with stellar talent.

News - New writing award for authors aged 60+ to prove it’s ‘Never Too Late’

The Bookseller - 19 Nov 2024
News - New writing award for authors aged 60+ to prove it’s ‘Never Too Late’ ...

Kit De Waal

Suffolk Libraries - 25 May 2024
Kit De Waal ...

'I wanted to write about a care system that didn’t care very much': Kit de Waal on My Name Is Leon

The Guardian - 22 Aug 2020
'I wanted to write about a care system that didn’t care very much': Kit de Waal on My Name Is Leon ...

Kit de Waal (Chair)

Women's Prize - 17 Oct 2024
Kit de Waal (Chair) ...

My Name Is Leon: an unconvincing tearjerker

British Film Institute - 23 Jun 2022
My Name Is Leon: an unconvincing tearjerker ...

My Name is Leon review: An incredibly moving, hard-to-watch story about a boy taken into care

The Independent - 10 Jun 2022
My Name is Leon review: An incredibly moving, hard-to-watch story about a boy taken into care ...

My Name Is Leon: Sir Lenny Henry brings moving adoption story to screen

BBC - 10 Jun 2022
My Name Is Leon: Sir Lenny Henry brings moving adoption story to screen ...

Book Review: My Name Is Leon by Kit de Waal

Culturefly - 06 Apr 2017
Book Review: My Name Is Leon by Kit de Waal ...

My Name is Leon – institutional racism through the eyes of a child

Socialist Worker - 07 Jun 2022
My Name is Leon – institutional racism through the eyes of a child ...

My Name is Leon: release date, plot, cast for BBC Two drama

RadioTimes - 01 Jun 2022
My Name is Leon: release date, plot, cast for BBC Two drama ...

BBC releases first-look images of My Name Is Leon

Royal Television Society | - 28 Oct 2021
BBC releases first-look images of My Name Is Leon ...

My Name is Leon, BBC Two review: Adaptation of Kit de Waal’s novel is both heart-wrenching and uplifting

Evening Standard - 10 Jun 2022
My Name is Leon, BBC Two review: Adaptation of Kit de Waal’s novel is both heart-wrenching and uplifting ...

'My Name Is Leon' Is Based On Kit De Waal’s 2016 Novel

Bustle - 10 Jun 2022
'My Name Is Leon' Is Based On Kit De Waal’s 2016 Novel ...