Classic Doctor Who episodes on BritBox spark race row due to 'yellowface' and racial slurs
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mirror.co.ukBBC and ITV streaming service BritBox has sparked a race row with its classic episodes of sci-fi favourite Doctor Who. The streaming service has already rejected a number of shows from its library due to its content failing to suit a diverse modern audience.
Shows that don't appear on BritBox include BBC 1965 show Death Us Do Part, which featured scenes of bigotry, and 1970s sitcom Love Thy Neighbour, which featured a black West Indian couple living next door to a white English couple.
However, the entire available back catalogue of the classic run of Doctor Who remains on the service, despite concerns regarding the racist content in the 1977 serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
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