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Netflix reveals first looks at TOP BOY cast

17th August 201916th August 2019 Josie McFarlane 658 Views 0 Comments Black history, Entertainment, Netflix, television, Top Boy

Ashley Walters (Bulletproof, Sugarhouse) and Kane Robinson reprise their roles as ‘Dushane’ and ‘Sully’, joined by newcomerMicheal Ward as ‘Jamie’

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Channel 5 targets BAME indies for programme ideas

8th August 20196th August 2019 Josie McFarlane 422 Views 0 Comments BAME, black, Black Business, Channel 5, Companies, media, Multi ethnic, Production companies, talent, television

Channel 5 has launched a new initiative to encourage more BAME-owned and managed indie production companies to work with the

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Writer turns brother’s ‘traumatic’ Windrush scandal story into BBC drama

10th July 20199th July 2019 Josie McFarlane 266 Views 0 Comments African American, black, Black history, BME, drama, television, windrush

The experience left Anthony Bryan pictured above, “questioning his very identity” The brother of a man who was caught up

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How a Black Psychiatrist Shaped “Sesame Street” As a Tool Against Racism

23rd June 201920th June 2019 Josie McFarlane 277 Views 0 Comments Black Psychiatrist, kids television, Racism, sesame street, television

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Coronation Street producer admits new black family on the cobbles were “overdue”

8th April 20198th April 2019 Josie McFarlane 464 Views 0 Comments black, Black actors, community, Coronation Street, Diversity, ITV, television

Coronation Street is set to introduce a brand new family to the cobbles in the summer, which is exciting enough, but they

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BBC ‘burying’ Songs of Praise in lunchtime slot:

22nd February 201921st February 2019 Josie McFarlane 581 Views 0 Comments BBC, christian, church of England, community, Faith, Lunchtime slot, Songs of Praise, television

Senior religious figures in Northern Ireland have voiced their disappointment at the BBC’s decision to move the broadcast time of

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BBC announces new programmes celebrating British diversity, including a collaboration with Sir Lenny Henry

15th January 201914th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 536 Views 0 Comments BAME, BBC, black, community, Diversity, documentaries, Entertainment, ethnicity, Lenny Henry, Series, television

BBC 4 has announced a series of new programmes that will celebrate British diversity. The new programmes will explore the

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South Africa’s Chicken Licken colonialism of Europe advert banned

29th December 201819th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 419 Views 0 Comments #South Africa, Advert, Africa, banned, black, chicken, Colonialism, community, Europe, Racism, television

A fast-food outlet in South Africa has been ordered to withdraw a commercial showing an African explorer conquering Europe in

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Claudia Yusef Appointed Head Of Development At BBC Films

29th December 201819th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 525 Views 0 Comments BBC Films, Claudia Yusef, Entertainment, Head Of Development, television

BBC Films has announced that Claudia Yusef has been appointed Head of Development. Joining from Number 9 Films, Claudia will

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Documentary to challenge help for the hurting

28th November 201825th November 2018 Becky Wybrow 443 Views 0 Comments christian, Christian production company, community, documentary, Faith, television, the Church Hurt, The Recitent Ones Production

A new Christian production company is looking forward to the screening of their first ever documentary that deals with a

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The struggle to belong: Why film and TV loves a misfit

31st October 201828th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 481 Views 0 Comments awards, black, Black Hollywood, black man, community, Diversity, drama, Entertainment, Faith, Get Out Image, Jordan Peele, media, misfits, Mork and Mindy, science fiction, Sitcom, television

The final episode of Black Hollywood: ‘They’ve Gotta Have Us’ celebrates the new generation of talent finding success in cinema, like 2017’s

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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Is Back! We want to hear from you!

30th October 201827th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 938 Views 0 Comments Applications, Contestant, Entertainment, ITV, Quiz, show, television, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire

Filming of the new series is due to take place between November 2018 and January 2019. To apply

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South Africa shocked by live rape trial of Timothy Omotoso

29th October 201828th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 1353 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, #South Africa, Africa, black, Cheryl Zondi, church, community, Faith, human trafficking, Jesus Dominion International church, Rape, sexual assault, televangelist, television, Timothy Omotoso, trial

A televised rape trial in South Africa has prompted a furious public backlash after a witness – who says she

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7 black women who are rocking TV in 2018

17th October 201815th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 761 Views 0 Comments Angela Bassett, BBC, black, Black Mirror, christian, community, Doctor Who, drama, Entertainment, Faith, Fox, Freema Agyeman, Keke Palmer, Law Order, Letitia Wright, Michaela Coel, Netflix, Samira Wiley, Sky, television, TV, Viola Davis, women

2018 has been a big year for black TV and film. We’ve had brand new seasons of Dear White People, Black-ish, and Insecure,

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New curatorial appointments for Danny Leigh and Will Massa at the BFI National Archive

27th June 201727th June 2017 Mariah 1477 Views 0 Comments BFI, broadcaster, co host, curatorial team, Danny Leigh, experience, fiction, film, National Archive, robin baker, senior, television, wealth, Will Massa

The BFI today announces that Danny Leigh and Will Massa have joined the BFI National Archive curatorial team, directly reporting