The media coverage has been so extensive I have resorted to a very long page listing the coverage on – jump to the relevant sections with the links below (photo above: Steve Roberts, from the Sir Nigel Gresley unveiling). To go back to Media Highlights, click here.
Television
BBC News, Ada Nield Chew: The factory girl who fought for women’s rights, 30 July 2023
CBBC, Ricky Wilson’s Art Jam (Series 1: ep 5), Our Emmeline is art pick for pop star Nadine Coyle, 31 March 2023
Channel 5, Secrets of the Factories: Secrets of the McVities Factory, 29 January 2023, available to stream until 2024
BBC Breakfast, interview with Hazel Reeves and Art UK Director Andrew Ellis, 1 July 2022
BBC North West, Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy: Suffrage campaigner statue unveiled, 8 March 2022
BBC North West Tonight, Elizabeth Wolstenholme Statue, 24 October 2021
BBC North West Tonight, Opening of the Wolstenholme Elmy Way and forthcoming statue of Elizabeth, 19 April 2021
BBC One, Statues of Women, News, 10 February 2021
Channel 4, Britain’s Most Historic Towns: Industrial Revolution Manchester, featuring Our Emmeline, series 3, episode 7, 2021
Channel 4, Coronavirus: How to isolate yourself, 22 March 2020, features Our Emmeline wearing a surgical mask
BBC2 University Challenge, featured three questions on Reeves’ statues, 4 November 2019
CBBC Newsround, Mary Anning: Meet the girl getting a statue of her hero in Lyme Regis, 8 April 2019
BBC News, Hidden Heroines statue: ‘Making female success ordinary’, Carolyn Hitt, 7 January 2019
BBC News (BBC National News, North West Tonight, BBC South East), Suffragette statues mark 100 years of women’s first vote, 14 December 2018
BBC Breakfast, feature on the Our Emmeline unveiling, 14 December 2018
ITV Good Morning Britain, feature on the Our Emmeline unveiling, 14 December 2018
ITV News (including News at Ten), Statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst unveiled in home city, 14 December 2018
ITV, Statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst is being unveiled in her home city of Manchester, 14 December 2018
Sky News, Statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst unveiled on women’s vote centenary, 14 December 2018
5 News, Statue celebrating life of Emmeline Pankhurst erected in Manchester – 5 News, 14 December 2018
ITV, First part of Emmeline Pankhurst tribute unveiled, 16 July 2018
BBC One, Emmeline Pankhurst: Making of a Militant, featuring Sally Lindsay, by Helen Tither, Saffron Cherry TV, 18 June 2018
BBC South East, Celebrating the ‘cracker packers’ with a work in bronze, 8 March 2018
BBC Cumbria, Watch: celebrating the ‘cracker packers’ with a work in bronze, 8 March 2018
ITV Border, Cracker Packer statue unveiled in Carlisle, 8 March 2018
ITV, Emmeline Pankhurst statue to be unveiled in Manchester, 8 February 2018
BBC Breakfast, Feature on three statues: Emmeline Pankhurst, Alice Hawkins and Millicent Fawcett, filmed in my studio in West Sussex, 2 February 2018
BBC South East, News and online feature: Emmeline Pankhurst: Artist begins work on statue, 18 January 2018
BBC North West, Emmeline Pankhurst: chosen Suffragette statue will ‘inspire women’, 4 April 2017
ITV Granada, Design chosen for Emmeline Pankhurst statue, 4 April 2017
ITV Border, Statue to be unveiled in honour of women from Carlisle’s industrial heritage, 8 March 2017
BBC News Cumbria, Sculpture for Carlisle Carr’s factory ‘Cracker Packers’, 11 March 2017
Have I Got News for You, BBC One, Episode 2, Series 51, Friday 15 April 2016 (feature on Sir Nigel and the missing mallard)
BBC South, BBC South East, BBC London, BBC Derby, Gresley Statue Unveiling at King’s Cross, including interview by Sara Smith with Hazel Reeves, 5 April 2016 (see BBC South East News’ Facebook page for video, 5 April 2016 and news website page Demeaning’ duck absent from Sir Nigel Gresley statue, 5 April 2016)
ITV News, Statue of railway engineer Sir Nigel Gresley set to be unveiled, 5 April 2016
Latest TV, Brighton sculptor to unveil tribute to engineer Nigel Gresley at Kings Cross, London, interview by Holly Keogh, 4 April 2016, also on YouTube
ITV News, Duck ditched from statue of steam train designer, 1 April 2016
BBC One, Home away from home, Hazel Reeves tutors Mick and Mary in portrait sculpture (featured from 24 mins), 14 October 2015
Channel 5, The Wright Stuff, discussion of the Gresley Statue, 13 October 2015
Radio
BBC Radio 3, Martin Handley’s Breakfast Show, Sounds of the Earth feature, Hazel Reeves’ Knepp dawn chorus soundscape, 9 August 2020
BBC Radio 3, Our Emmeline unveiling interview and features, 14 December 2018
BBC Radio 4, Today Programme, Our Emmeline unveiling feature, 14 December 2018
Radio 5 Live, Our Emmeline unveiling interview, 14 December 2018
BBC Radio Manchester, Our Emmeline unveiling interview, 14 December 2018
BBC Radio Manchester, interview on progress of Emmeline, August 2018
BBC Radio Cumbria, ‘Watch: Statue honours ‘cracker packer’ women, 8 March 2018
Cumbria FM, Cracker Packers statue unveiled in Carlisle, radio and video, 8 March 2018
Local BBC Radio (syndicated), BBC Georgey Tonight, Hazel is interviewed by Georgey Spanswick on her unveiling of the Cracker Packers and her Emmeline Pankhurst statue, 36m 54s in, International Women’s Day special, 8 March 2018
BBC Radio 3, Hazel speaks about her favourite woman composer, Jocelyn Pook, and her favourite composition, ‘Dionysus’, as part of the “30 on 30” feature on the Breakfast show, 13 February 2018
BBC Radio Manchester, interviewed for the Breakfast show, 8 February 2018
BBC Radio Sussex, Neil Pringle interviews Hazel for the Breakfast show , 29 January 2018
BBC 5 Live, Adrian Chiles interviews Hazel Reeves on winning the Pankhurst commission, 26 April 2017
BBC Radio Cumbria, Breakfast show with Mike Zeller, interviewed on Cracker Packer statue with Elsie Martlew (54 mins in), 8 March 2017
BBC Radio London, Sir Nigel Gresley Statue, Hazel Reeves interviewed by Valley Fontaine, for Drivetime with Eddie Nestor (audio and video), 6 April 2016
BBC Radio Sussex, interviews with Hazel Reeves on the Gresley Statue for Sussex Breakfast with Nigel and for Sussex Drive with Jamie, 5 April 2016
BBC Radio Derby, audio interviews with Hazel Reeves, and website Demeaning duck absent from Sir Nigel Gresley Statue, 5 April 2016
Classic FM, news, 5 April 2016
BBC Radio London, Vanessa Feltz’ Show, feature on the Gresley Statue, 2 February 2016
BBC Sussex Radio, Breakfast Show, interview with Hazel about the Hove Plinth initiative, 29 December 2016
BBC Radio 2, Jeremy Vine show, feature on the Gresley Statue (featured from 1hr, 37m, 41s), 14 October 2015
BBC Radio 4, Today programme, feature on the Gresley Statue, 1 May 2015
BBC Radio London, Vanessa Feltz’ Show, one-hour feature on the Gresley Statue, 31 March 2015
Magazines & books
Lytollis, Roger, On a Pedestal: A trip around Britain’s Statues, October 2021 (features: Cracker Packers, Sir Nigel Gresley, Our Emmeline)
Helen Antrobus and Andrew SImcock, First in the Fight, includes ‘The Journey ‘ towards the unveiling of the Our Emmeline statue, iNostalgia, 14 November 2019
AS News, What is it like to be: a sculptor with Axial SpA (AS), Autumn 2019
The Economist, They could be heroes: Britain is in the midst of a Victorian-style statue mania, Joel Budd, 23 March 2019 (p78)
Cheshire Life, ‘Feel the heat’, John Cocks, 1 February 2019
Lancashire Life, Emmeline Pankhurst statue unveiled in Manchester, 28 January 2019
Open Up South Manchester, Making a stand, Deborah Grace, January 2019
Stylist, A statue of Emmeline Pankhurst was just unveiled in Manchester, Hannah-Rose Yee, December 2018
ARTICULATE, Hazel Reeves – the representation of women in public art, #17, October 2018
Cumbria Life, Hunter Davies – On the great day of the cracker packer statue unveiling, I will be there, bursting with pride – false pride of course. As it was not my original idea…, March 2018
British Baker, pladis reveals Cracker Packers statue for women’s day, Ashley Williams, 8 March 2018
Stylist, Manchester’s Emmeline Pankhurst statue gets Government backing, January 2018
British Baker, Carr’s biscuit factory to build ‘Cracker Packers’ statue, Ashley Williams, 15 March 2017
Steam Railway, The statue of quality, issue 453, May 2016, pp8-9
Plus, coverage of Gresley Statue in numerous railway magazines across 2015/16
Online interviews, podcasts & blogs
Knepp Wildland Podcast, The Soundscape, Episode 24, interview with artist Hazel Reeves, 13 June 2023
Off the Leash Podcasts, Shortcast #52 Hazel Reeves | Emily Williamson Festival, 11 November 2021
Your Manchester TV, It’s a women’s world: International Women’s Day Special, 3 March 2021
Culture Vulture Podcast, July 2020: Lucy Branch interviews me about women sculptors & telling stories in bronze, July 2020
Restless Magazine, Set in Stone: Why We Need More Female Statues, Mags L Halliday, 6 December 2019
ART UK, Deeds Not Words: commemorating the women’s suffrage movement through statues, Anthony McIntosh, 11 December 2018
People’s History Museum, Our Emmeline – my statue, by Hazel Reeves, 10 December 2018
3rd Dimension (PMSA), Sir Nigel Gresley at King’s Cross, Joanna Barnes, 7 April 2017
The Art Academy, Hazel Reeves in conversation with the Art Academy, 11 March 2013
National & regional newspapers
The Daily Telegraph, Here’s what a monument to the late Queen should – and shouldn’t – look like, 13 September 2022
The Guardian, Acclaimed photographer Roger Bamber – a life in pictures, 13 September 2022
The Guardian, The Great British Art Tour: Manchester celebrates ‘Our Emmeline’, who changed history, Anthony McIntosh, 8 March 2021
Metro, What do today’s sculptors think about calls to topple racist statues across Britain, Renuka Odedra, 4 July 2020
Manchester Evening News, The winners of the Manchester Culture Awards 2019 revealed, Maya Black, 14 November 2019
Manchester Evening News, 50 reasons why Greater Manchester is so great, Emma Gill, 26 January 2019
The Guardian, The new Pankhurst statue makes me proud of the Manchester I grew up in, Anita Sethi, 16 December 2018
The Telegraph, Statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst unveiled in Manchester, by Telegraph Video, 14 December 2018
The Guardian, Emmeline Pankhurst Statue unveiled in Manchester – video, 14 December 2018
The Guardian, Thousands welcome Emmeline Pankhurst Statue in Manchester, Helen Pidd, 14 December 2018
iNews, Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst statue unveiled in Manchester on 100th anniversary of women’s first vote, Dean Kirby, 14 December
The Independent, Emmeline Pankhurst Statue unveiled in Manchester, Olivia Petter, 14 December 2018
The Sun, Statue of Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst unveiled 100 years to the day since women first voted in the UK, Chris Riches, 15 December 2018
The Telegraph, The industrial UK city where the suffragette movement was born, Cathy Toogood, 13 December 2018
The Independent, Emmeline Pankhurst: Who was she and how did she lead the suffragette movement?, Sabrina Barr, 13 December 2018
Mail Online, In Video – Emmeline Pankhurst statue undergoes bronze pour, 25 October 2018
Manchester Evening News, Statue of Emmeline Pankhurst will be unveiled next month to mark 100 years since women got the vote, Alice Wragg, 10 November 2018
The Guardian, Memorials for local heroes and forgotten poor to reach wider public, Maev Kennedy, 30 July 2018
Manchester Evening News, Our Emmeline – pictures show progress on the Pankhurst statue 100 years after votes for women, Paul Britton, 16 April 2018
Sunday Times, Biscuit heroines, I give you a cracker of a statue, Hunter Davies, 4 March 2018
Manchester Evening News, Emmeline is coming home – plans for statue of suffragette in St Peter’s Square approved, Sam Yarwood, 9 February 2018
Manchester Evening News, Decision over Manchester’s new Emmeline Pankhurst statue expected next week, Jennifer Williams, 2 February 2018
The Daily Telegraph, Pankhurst statue gets Government backing, Sophie Jamieson, 19 December 2017
Manchester Evening New, Manchester’s new statue of Emmeline Pankhurst will be ready next year. This is what it will look like, Jennifer Williams, 18 December 2017
The Guardian, Manchester’s Emmeline Pankhurst statue gets government backing, Josh Halliday, 17 December 2017
iNews, Manchester to receive statue of Emmeline Pankhurst to celebrate votes for women, Sophie Williams, 17 December 2017
Metro, Why Britain needs more female statues, that aren’t nudes, royals or virgins, 8 March 2017
The Guardian, Call for more statues to celebrate women in UK, Guardian International Women’s Day blog, Helen Pidd, 8 March 2017
Manchester Evening News, These are the designs for the new Emmeline Pankhurst statue, 1 March 2017
The Telegraph, 5 April 2016
The Times, 5 April 2016
iNews, Pioneer’s statue ruffles feathers, 5 April 2016
Mail Online, Feathers are ruffled as statue is unveiled of genius behind world’s fastest steam train the Mallard – WITHOUT a duck at his feet, by Thomas Burrows, 5 April 2016
The Yorkshire Post, Nigel Gresley statue unveiled at King’s Cross – and he’s out for a duck, by Lindsay Pantry, 5 April 2016
Yorkshire Evening Post, Tribute to steam legend Sir Nigel Gresley, 6 April 2016
The Scotsman, Duck row reignites ahead of Sir Nigel Gresley statue unveiling, Alastair Dalton, 26 March 2016
Evening Standard, In a flap – Sculptor of tribute to Mallard designer steams ahead – without his duck, Robert Dex, 22 March 2016 (photo by Roger Bamber)
The Observer, Memorial to man who made the Mallard runs into row over a duck, Jamie Doward, 7 February 2016 (photo by Roger Bamber)
The Times, Feathers fly in row over statue with (or without) a duck, Tom Whipple, 2 February 2016 (photo by Roger Bamber)
The Telegraph, Train lovers in a flap about statue with a duck, Beth Ryan, 2 February 2016
The Guardian, Duck and cover: there’s no row like a rail enthusiasts’ row, Ian Jack, 16 January 2016
The Independent, Are you calling us quackers? Duck fanciers fight for legacy of man behind the Mallard, Nick Clark, 12 October 2015
The Scotsman, Design dispute over memorial to Scots rail pioneer, Ilona Amos, 1 May 2015
The Times, Duck derails statue of steam train designer, Tom Whipple, 1 April 2015
Yorkshire Post, Duck trouble settled in bid to honour rail legend, Ben Barnett, 1 April 2015
The Scotsman, Sir Nigel Gresley statue planned for King’s Cross, 3 November 2014
The Times, Statue of Gresley and his duck set to arrive at King’s Cross, Michael Binyon,
22 August 2014
Local newspapers
Brighton and Hove Independent, Emmeline Pankhurst Statue unveiled by Brighton-based Sculptor, Bex Bastable, 20 December 2018
News and Star, Crackers about Cracker Packers, 10 March 2018
Cumberland News, I wanted to capture their spirit and camaraderie, Roger Lytollis, 9 January 2018
News and Star, Carlisle’s Cracker Packers immortalised in bronze, 8 March 2018
The Cumberland News, Countdown on to unveiling of Carlisle cracker packers statue, 24 February 2018
News & Star, Countdown on to unveiling of Carlisle Cracker Packers statue, 24 February 2018
News and Star, Project about history of Carlisle’s Cracker Packers supported by lottery grant, 12 January 2018
The Cumberland News, Cracker Packers immortalised: sculptor chosen to celebrate biscuit workers near factory site, 10 March 2017
News & Star, Cracker Packers to be immortalised: sculptor works with staff to create figure of biscuit workers, 11 March 2017
News & Star, Cracker Packer joy: sculptor will celebrate women workers, 8 March 2017
News & Star, Why Carlisle’s famous cracker packers deserve to be immortalised, 12 March 2017
The Argus, Brighton sculptor’s statue of Flying Scotsman engineer unveiled, by Neil Vowles, 14 April 2016
Ham & High, Why did a King’s Cross statue have to lose its duck?, by Alison Oldham, 12 April 2016
New Camden Journal, No duck? Sir Nigel Gresley’s statue is unveiled at King’s Cross, Dan Carrier, 7 April 2016
The Edinburgh Evening News, Sir Nigel Gresley Statue ruffles Mallard fans’ feathers, 6 April 2016
Derby Telegraph, Statue to world-famous Derbyshire engineer Sir Nigel Gresley unveiled – without duck, 7 April 2016
Burton Mail, Statue to South Derbyshire engineer is unveiled without the ‘demeaning’ mallard, 5 April 2016
Thorne and District Gazette, Statue of Doncaster rail pioneer to be unveiled on 75th anniversary of his death, by Darren Burke, 5 April 2016
The Argus, Engineering great behind The Mallard and The Flying Scotsman to get his moment in the spotlight, by Neil Vowles (photos by Roger Bamber and Andy Fallon)
Brighton & Hove Independent, Statue by Brighton sculptor to be unveiled at King’s Cross, Bex Bastable, 25 March 2016 (photo by Andy Fallon)
New Camden Journal, First look at finished Gresley statue heading for King’s Cross station (minus duck), by Dan Carrier, 18 March 2016 (photo by Andy Fallon)
Online stories
4barsrest, RNCM Founding Principal to be honoured with sculpture, 20 February 2024
Congleton Nub News, Sculptor announced for Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy statue in Congleton, Elizabeth’s Group, 29 January 2021
Confidential, Body Confidential’s Manchester Women of the year 2018, 21 December 2018, by Tori Attwood and L’Oréal Blackett
Government Equalities Office, Baroness Trafford, Statue of Emmeline Pankhurst unveiled in Manchester today, 18 December 2018
Carlisle City Council, Cracker Packers statue, 8 March 2018
Viva, Statue of WoManchester’s Emmeline Pankhurst to be unveiled in December, February 2018
Cumbria Crack, Statue celebrates Carlisle workers, 24 February 2018
Cumbria Crack, Artist appointed for Carlisle Public Artwork, 8 March 2017
The Engineer, Of ducks and men, Stuart Nathan, 18 May 2016
Institute of Mechanical Engineers, Statue celebrates Mallard designer and Past-President Sir Nigel Gresley CBE, website article, 21 April 2016
Press Association, BT.com, Statue of steam train designer Sir Nigel Gresley ducks Mallard issue, 5 April 2016