Heydon Prowse
satirist; writer and actor, The Revolution Will be Televised, The Ministry of Justice and Revolting; columnist, Wokeyleaks, Spectator

Heydon is a comedian, director and journalist best known for writing and starring in the Bafta winning The Revolution Will be Televised on BBC3, Revolting on BBC2 and The Ministry of Justice on Channel 4. As a journalist his comic undercover films have exposed the BNP, fraudulent bomb detectors and government ministers. He has made documentaries for BBC such as The Town That Took on the Taxman in which he taught an entire town in Wales offshore for tax purposes.

His charity work includes being involved in the birth of Help Refugees, establishing aid distribution networks in countries such as Greece, Turkey and Macedonia and launching the Choose Love Katharine Hamnett slogan T-shirts. He is an award-winning advert director for campaigning and charitable organisations such as Greenpeace and Global Witness. He is also the author of the satirical ‘Wokeyleaks; column for the Spectator.

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