Biography
Sarfraz Manzoor is a British journalist, broadcaster and screenwriter of Pakistani origin. Born in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), Pakistan, in 1971, he moved to Luton with his family in 1974. He studied Economics and Politics at the University of Manchester and began his career at ITN, working as a producer and reporter on Channel 4 News before moving into commissioning and documentary-making for Channel 4 and the BBC.
Manzoor is the author of the 2007 memoir Greetings from Bury Park, which recounts his upbringing in Luton and the influence of Bruce Springsteen’s music. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 2019 film Blinded by the Light, directed by Gurinder Chadha and based on his memoir, alongside Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges. He contributes regularly to The Guardian and presents documentaries for BBC Radio 4. In 2023 he was appointed Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire.
