White Sugar

White Sugar

Since the horrific death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the country has been talking about race and racism.  Or has it?  On the BBC News Channel last Friday morning, during a discussion about the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, journalist Victoria Derbyshire reacted to a claim made by a BritishContinue Reading White Sugar

Talent is Everywhere… Diversity, Inequality and Elitism in British Film and Television

Talent is Everywhere… Diversity, Inequality and Elitism in British Film and Television

This piece first appeared on the Society of Authors website in March 2017.   As the awards season climaxed on Sunday with the Oscars and the shambles of Envelopegate, the debate about diversity in the creative industries is headlining again. It’s an issue that’s been running hot in the US since #OscarsSoWhite threatened to upset OscarContinue Reading Talent is Everywhere… Diversity, Inequality and Elitism in British Film and Television

Women in Jeopardy

Women in Jeopardy

The following post was originally published in January 2017 by the Society of Authors on its website and in its journal, The Author.   Season 3 of BBC 2’s controversial drama The Fall may have concluded last October, but the debate it has catalysed among programme makers, reviewers and audiences shows no sign of abating. Elizabeth-Anne Wheal offers aContinue Reading Women in Jeopardy