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My Dec. 2022-published book—

Shadows & Light: The Extraordinary Life of James McBey

Shadows & Light is now a biopic movie script written by me & Malcolm McGonigle (The Crown, Netflix)

Click here for film script website. For script enquiries email (agent) Jean Fraser

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The James McBey Exhibition 2023

My Aberdeen Art Gallery exhibition based on Shadows & Light ran from  Feb to May 2023

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‍—The Scotsman

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I have worked as a journalist since 2002 & have filed stories from the likes of Beirut, Cairo, Freetown & Madrid. My most recent role was as a Senior Producer for Al Jazeera English Digital. Today I contribute stories to Al Jazeera English in a freelance capacity.
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Books.

My biography of the great Scottish artist-adventurer James McBey was published by Scotland Street Press in 2022. I have given talks about it in cities incl. Edinburgh, London & Tangier.

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Shadows and Light: The Extraordinary Life of James McBey

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In the Shadow of the Cotton Tree: A Diary of Second World War Sierra Leone

praise for 'Shadows & Light'

'magical & mesmerising'
The Press & Journal
'James McBey ... has found a new champion in the journalist and writer Alasdair Soussi.'
The Guardian
'An extraordinary life deserves an extraordinary biography – and thanks to Alasdair Soussi, McBey finally has one'
Madeline Nehring, Team Leader – Collections, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums

Journalism.

Political and social affairs in Scotland and the UK are my jam. I also have a journalistic passion for everything Middle Eastern.

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Al Jazeera

April 27, 2024

The Abu Ghraib abuse scandal 20 years on: What redress for victims?

Al Jazeera

December 23, 2023

Israel says Gaza war is like WWII. Experts say it’s justifying brutality

Al Jazeera

December 7, 2023

As war in Gaza rages, what’s behind Germany’s support of Israel?

Brexit and the Scottish independence debate have made up a large proportion of my writings in recent years. Latterly, however, I have covered Israel's genocidal war on Gaza from a European perspective.

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Short Films.

I have also shot a series of shorts for Al Jazeera's social media platforms.

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Update from Me
   
21/10/2024

Shadows & Light film script writers sign with agent Jean Fraser

My co-writer Malcolm McGonigle and I are thrilled to have signed with agent Jean Fraser @ Scotland Street Press to represent our action-packed biopic film script SHADOWS & LIGHT (based on the 2022 book Shadows & Light: The Extraordinary Life of James McBey).
Update from Me
   
21/10/2024

Shadows & Light film script writers sign with agent Jean Fraser

My co-writer Malcolm McGonigle and I are thrilled to have signed with agent Jean Fraser @ Scotland Street Press to represent our action-packed biopic film script SHADOWS & LIGHT (based on the 2022 book Shadows & Light: The Extraordinary Life of James McBey).
Update from Me
   
10/8/2023

Screen adaptation of Shadows & Light

On August 8 2023, I officially agreed to collaborate with Malcolm McGonigle (staff screenwriter for Season 4 of The Crown) to write a screenplay of my book, Shadows & Light: The Extraordinary Life of James McBey.
Update from Me
   
10/8/2023

Screen adaptation of Shadows & Light

On August 8 2023, I officially agreed to collaborate with Malcolm McGonigle (staff screenwriter for Season 4 of The Crown) to write a screenplay of my book, Shadows & Light: The Extraordinary Life of James McBey.
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The Guardian
   
11/3/2023

Scanned clipping of The Guardian's feature on my James McBey biography / exhibition.

My work on James McBey was featured in a March 2023 issue of The Guardian.
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The Guardian
   
11/3/2023

Scanned clipping of The Guardian's feature on my James McBey biography / exhibition.

My work on James McBey was featured in a March 2023 issue of The Guardian.

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