Liam O'Dell

Liam is a mildly deaf journalist, campaigner and theatre critic.

Backs of red and black cinema seats facing a white screen in the background.

UK cinema’s part-time platitudes on Deaf inclusion are laughable, and exhausting

Three blue double-helix DNA molecules against a black background.

Spectrum 10K ‘expected to re-launch in May’, meeting minutes suggest

A Black woman in a Victorian style outfit stands on stage, her hands resting on her chest in front of her. She has a neutral expression and the background behind her is a dark green.

‘Marys Seacole’ review – Kayla Meikle stands out in otherwise bumbling biopic

Nyle DiMarco, a white man with short black hair, smiles against a light blue background.

‘Deaf Utopia’ review – Nyle DiMarco’s memoir is enlightening, depending on how (and if) you read it

A white woman with grey hair holding a wine glass stands on a wooden stage, a screen behind her showing gloomy countryside hills. She is talking to a Black woman on the right of the photo, who is seated cross-legged on a wooden chair.

‘Bloody Difficult Women’ online review – A broad and basic Brexit battle between Miller and May

A dark, grey photo of a hand holding a pipette, which is inserted into a small glass bottle.

Spectrum 10K: Another email sees autism researchers criticise ‘trolls’ targeting controversial DNA study