Liam O'Dell – Freelance Journalist and Campaigner

A red rectangle with a two white pause lines inside. Underneath, white text on a grey rectangle reads: 'Community Captions'. Underneath this is a red line against a white line, like the YouTube progress bar.

YouTube’s Community Captions replacement still isn’t ready – a year after they were axed

by Liam O'Dell September 28, 2021September 20, 2021

‘Is God Is’ review – Aleshea Harris’ wild, wild Western is one hell of a trip

by Liam O'Dell September 16, 2021September 17, 2021

Fehinti Balogun, a young Black man, crouches with other dancers as he dances on a stage.

‘Can I Live?’ online review – Fehinti Balogun’s compelling, energetic lecture on climate change

by Liam O'Dell September 13, 2021September 16, 2021

On the left, a young white woman, Cinderella, wears black rags. On the right, an older white woman, the Stepmother, with a black dress and curly, bright ginger hair points at her.

‘Cinderella’ review – Carrie Hope Fletcher shines in stylish, subversive musical

by Liam O'Dell August 26, 2021August 26, 2021

Left, Riz Ahmed, a British Pakistani man, sits half naked behind a drum kit. Right, A young blonde girl leans out of a car and shows her right hand with her thumb, pinky, middle and index fingers sticking up. The middle and index are crossed. It's a take on the sign for 'I love you' in sign language.

Music is not the antithesis to Deaf culture – audism is

by Liam O'Dell August 25, 2021August 25, 2021

A purple gradient background. In the middle is text which reads: 'Voice Transformer. Change how your audience hears you by selecting a voice transformation.' There is then a slider showing a range of different icons (microphone, echos, sunglasses). Underneath this text says, 'Press and hold to hear how your own voice sounds.'

Twitter Spaces’ Voice Effects are hellish and inaccessible – they have to go

A bearded white man with his head poking out of a wooden box looks up. The legs of a man in sandy coloured trousers and black shoes are visible and standing above him, like they're about to urinate on the head.

‘Once Upon A Time in Nazi-Occupied Tunisia’ review – Ade Edmondson is jarring in insecure comedy

On the left, Raymond Antrobus, a black man in a blue shirt, stands and stares at the camera. On the right, the cover for his book, 'All The Names Given', which shows an illustration of an outstretched hand, its palm facing us.

Raymond Antrobus’ ‘All The Names Given’ is a flourishing collection on acceptance

The false start of the Paralympics’ WeThe15 campaign

Alfred Enoch, a Black man wearing a black bomber jacket and white shirt with the text 'good vibes only', stands on a ladder affixed to the side of Shakespeare's Globe.

Wherefore art thou ableist?

A Black woman with a bright blue and purple headdress and yellow dress sits and clasps a red envelope with both hands. She stares upwards, intensely.

‘Lava’ online review – Benedict Lombe’s fiery monologue lights a spark for change